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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2012
Hamid R. Djalilian, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark Bachman, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark Merlo, Irvine, CA (US);
Peyton Paulick, Irvine, CA (US);
Hamid R. Djalilian, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark Bachman, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark Merlo, Irvine, CA (US);
Peyton Paulick, Irvine, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A device and methods are provided for a hearing device. In one embodiment, a hearing device includes a microphone to receive sound, an interactive tip and actuator. The actuator can include an actuator element and preload force element to place the interactive tip in contact with a portion of an ear. The hearing device includes circuitry coupled to the microphone and actuator, the circuitry configured to process sound received by the microphone and drive the actuator based on processed sound, wherein the actuator drives the interactive tip relative to a portion of the ear based on one or more signals received from the circuitry.