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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 18, 2012
Applicant:

Sonova Ag, Stäfa, CH;

Inventors:

Brett Bymaster, San Jose, CA (US);

Herbert Bächler, Zürich, CH;

Gerard van Oerle, Uster, CH;

Assignee:

Sonova AG, Stäfa, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/502 (2013.01); H04R 25/30 (2013.01); H04R 25/356 (2013.01); H04R 25/602 (2013.01); H04R 25/65 (2013.01); H04R 25/604 (2013.01); H04R 25/654 (2013.01); H04R 25/658 (2013.01); H04R 2225/023 (2013.01); H04R 2225/31 (2013.01); H04R 2225/33 (2013.01); H04R 2460/03 (2013.01);
Abstract

CIC Hearing device () comprising electronics configured to receive an electrical signal as an input signal and generate an output signal provided to a receiver, the electronics including a variable gain amplifier with input buffering circuitry including a compound transistor, the electronics being configured to bias the compound transistor such that a quiescent current associated with the output signal is limited or controlled.


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