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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Sonova Ag, Staefa, CH;
Inventors:
Patrizia Richner, Männedorf, CH;
Thomas Wessel, Männedorf, CH;
Assignee:
Sonova AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/652 (2013.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); H04R 25/658 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01); H04R 2225/77 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary hearing device may comprise an in-the-ear ('ITE') component comprising a shell that is custom formed of a soft material by additive manufacturing to fit at least partially within an ear canal of the user. The shell may include a compressible region provided along an outer surface of the shell that is configured to contact a wall of the ear canal. The compressible region may be deformable due to a cavity that is located within the shell in the compressible region and that is configured to deform and/or compress when the ear canal deforms while the ITE component is inserted within the ear canal of the user.