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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2005
Bradley Dean Bengtsson, Mesa, AZ (US);
Scott Raymond Fink, Apache Junction, AZ (US);
Samuel L. Thomasson, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Bradley Dean Bengtsson, Mesa, AZ (US);
Scott Raymond Fink, Apache Junction, AZ (US);
Samuel L. Thomasson, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Zounds, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A hearing aid having a rechargeable battery and a charger for charging the battery includes a first microphone and a first speaker in the hearing aid and a second microphone and a second speaker in the charger for acoustically transferring data between the hearing aid and the charger. The hearing aid can detect the charge state of a battery and send a signal to the charger indicative of the charge state. The charger also includes a chamber for receiving at least a portion of the hearing aid.