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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2023
Applicant:

Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Inventors:

Craig M. Standish, Waconia, MN (US);

Thaddeus R. Hoffman, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);

Cindy S. Walters, Webster, MN (US);

Ganesh Borra, Plymouth, MN (US);

Assignee:

Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/658 (2013.01); H04R 25/604 (2013.01); H04R 25/609 (2019.05); H04R 2225/0216 (2019.05);
Abstract

Embodiments herein relate to ear-wearable devices. In an embodiment, a hearing aid assembly is included having a housing with a top case and a bottom case. The housing defines an electronics cavity between the top case and the bottom case and a housing inlet between the bottom case and the top case. The hearing aid assembly can include an electronics assembly positioned within the electronics cavity, the electronics assembly defining a microphone inlet, wherein an acoustic passageway extends inward from the housing inlet to the microphone inlet. The electronics assembly includes a microphone, and the acoustic passageway includes a front trap portion located below the front microphone inlet. Other embodiments are also included herein.


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