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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2023
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Josh Braband, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Daniel Smieja, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Tom Monsen, Chaska, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a connector and a hearing device cable that includes such connector are disclosed. The connector includes a body having a first end and a second end, where the first end is configured to be connected to a socket of a hearing module and the second end is configured to be connected to a cable; an acoustic path disposed through the body, where the acoustic path includes an outlet disposed in the first end of the body and an inlet disposed in the second end of the body; and an ingress filter disposed over the inlet of the acoustic path or at least partially within the acoustic path.