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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2009
Jorn Eiler Vestergaard, Helsinge, DK;
Jorgen Mejner Olsen, Hillerod, DK;
Leif Hojslet Christensen, Roskilde, DK;
Kenneth Brian Haugshoj, Taastrup, DK;
Martin Frohling Jensen, Nastved, DK;
Kasper Vestentoft, Copenhagen, DK;
Jorn Eiler Vestergaard, Helsinge, DK;
Jorgen Mejner Olsen, Hillerod, DK;
Leif Hojslet Christensen, Roskilde, DK;
Kenneth Brian Haugshoj, Taastrup, DK;
Martin Frohling Jensen, Nastved, DK;
Kasper Vestentoft, Copenhagen, DK;
Widex A/S, Lynge, DK;
Abstract
A hearing aid () comprises an inlet port (), a sound tube () for conveying sound to the ear piece (). The invention further provides a component for a hearing aid comprising a slab () having an exterior surface, which is super-hydrophobic. The component may be any one of a housing, a casing, a shell, a faceplate, a grid, a hook, a lid, a battery drawer, a button, or a manipulator. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a component for a hearing aid.