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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christoph Widmer, Stäfa, CH;
Joydeep Dutta, Pully, CH;
Assignee:
Phonak AG, Stafa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ; B29C 3/504 ; G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ; B29C 3/504 ; G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing ear devices that are individualized for individuals. Data of the three-dimensional shape of each individual's area of application for a hearing device is provided. Individual shells for the hearing devices are construed by respectively depositing commonly a layer of one of a liquid and a powderous material and solidifying by a laser arrangement in the layer individually shaped layers of the individual shells, thereby controlling the laser arrangement with the data.