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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. 30, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Sonova Ag, Staefa, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sonova AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/08 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/08 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); H04R 25/656 (2013.01); A61F 11/085 (2022.01); A61F 2210/0071 (2013.01); A61F 2240/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to an earpiece configured to be at least partially inserted into an ear and comprising a core comprising a material that during insertion of the earpiece into the ear is deformable above a transition temperature and non-deformable below the transition temperature. The disclosure also relates to a method of manufacturing the earpiece. The disclosure further relates to a method of customizing the earpiece.