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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:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Marie, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Sunil Chojar, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
381 686 ; 381 69 ;
Abstract
A line is secured to the rotor of a potentiometer which serves as the volume control for a Completely In the Canal ('CIC') hearing aid. The patient can change the volume of the aid by rotating the line and can remove the aid from the ear canal by pulling on the line. By mounting the line on the potentiometer, more space is freed up on and in the hearing aid housing and the patient can change the volume without removing the aid from the ear canal.