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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
Applicants:
James Vandyke, Macquarie University, AU;
David Harte, Macquarie University, AU;
Jan Patrick Frieding, Macquarie University, AU;
Inventors:
James Vandyke, Macquarie University, AU;
David Harte, Macquarie University, AU;
Jan Patrick Frieding, Macquarie University, AU;
Assignee:
COCHLEAR LIMITED, Macquarie University, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/60 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2013.01); H04R 1/083 (2013.01); H04R 1/086 (2013.01); H04R 25/604 (2013.01); H04R 2225/77 (2013.01); H04R 2410/07 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A boot is used to cover an inlet of a microphone of an auditory prosthesis. The boot prevents water, sweat, and other debris from damaging the microphone or entering the prosthesis housing. Additionally, the boot can include structure that helps dampen vibrations within the auditory prosthesis, thus improving microphone performance.