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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shin Chai Mark Lin, Millburn, NJ (US);
Oleg Saltykov, Fairlawn, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ;
Abstract
The dimensions of a hearing instrument can be minimized by positioning the internal components in a configuration that occupies the least amount of volume. A pocket for situating the microphone on a diagonal aids in decreasing the required size of the instrument's shell and facilitates assembly.