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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2022
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Peter Flanagan, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Kyle Olson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Michael Karl Sacha, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Andy S. Lin, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Fa Wang, Bloomington, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A system may have a rechargeable hearing instrument with a power source, an ultraviolet (UV) sensor configured to convert received UV light into electrical power and charging circuitry coupled to the UV sensor and to the power source. The charging circuitry may use the electrical power to charge the power source. A charger may have a charging cavity configured to receive the rechargeable hearing instrument. A power source within the charger powers a UV light source located within the charger configured to provide UV light to the UV sensor of the rechargeable hearing instrument when the rechargeable hearing instrument is placed within the charging cavity.