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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Sonova Ag, Staefa, CH;
Inventors:
Erwin Kuipers, Wolfhausen, CH;
Arno Römmeler, Zürich, CH;
Assignee:
Sonova AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/654 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 25/652 (2013.01); H04R 25/656 (2013.01); H04R 2225/023 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01); H04R 2460/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are a protective element configured to be connected to an electroacoustic transducer or a sound tube included in a hearing device, the protective element comprising a 3D-shaped membrane enclosing a cavity with an opening at which the membrane is configured to connect to the transducer or sound tube, wherein the membrane has one or more thinner portions configured to transmit sound and one or more thicker portions at which a rigidity of the membrane is greater than at the thinner portions.