Several patent titles caught the eye in March, stirring the imagination as to how and by whom ear devices may be applied to individuals:
- IBM 11602287 Automatically aiding individuals with developing auditory attention abilities
- Starkey 11607170 Detection of physical abuse or neglect using data from ear-wearable devices
The March 2023 Patent List
| Description | Patent Number | Assignee | Issued |
| Hearing and monitoring system | 11596216 | Tran, Bao (applicant, Saratoga, CA) | 3/07/2023 |
| Vestibular stimulation device | 11596786 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 3/07/2023 |
| Shifting of output in a sense prosthesis | 11596793 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 3/07/2023 |
| Head orientation tracking | 11599189 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 3/07/2023 |
| Input and edit functions utilizing accelerometer based earpiece movement system and method
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11599333 | Bragi GmbH (Munich, DE) | 3/07/2023 |
| Managing characteristics of active noise reduction | 11600256 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 3/07/2023 |
| Hearing device with acceleration-based beamforming | 11600286 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 3/07/2023 |
| Hearing device system, devices and method of creating a trusted bond between a hearing device and a user accessory device | 11601259 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 3/07/2023 |
| Headset having right- and left-ear sound output units with through-holes formed therein | 11601538 | Finewell Co Ltd (Osaka, JP) | 3/07/2023 |
| Wireless ear bud system with pose detection | 11601743 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 3/07/2023 |
| Method for adapting a hearing instrument and hearing system therefor | 11601765 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 3/07/2023 |
| Binaural hearing system having two hearing instruments to be worn in or on the ear of the user, and method of operating such a hearing system | 11601766 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 3/07/2023 |
| Proximity-based connection for bluetooth devices | 11601996 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 3/07/2023 |
| Antenna structure for hearing devices | 11601767 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 3/07/2023 |
| Automatically aiding individuals with developing auditory attention abilities | 11602287 | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 3/14/2023 |
| User interfaces of a hearing device | 11602632 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 3/14/2023 |
| Systems and methods for alerting auditory prosthesis recipient | 11602636 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 3/14/2023 |
| Method and device for spectral expansion of an audio signal | 11605395 | Staton Techiya LLC (Delray Beach, FL) Techiya | 3/14/2023 |
| Audio synchronization in wireless systems | 11606408 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 3/14/2023 |
| Charging and updating of an implantable hearing aid | 11606648 | Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) | 3/14/2023 |
| Inductive coupling coil structure in a contact hearing system | 11606649 | Earlens Corporation (Menlo Park, CA) | 3/14/2023 |
| Neural network-driven feedback cancellation | 11606650 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 3/14/2023 |
| Concept for attaching a sound processor to the head via an interchangeable magnet | 11606651 | Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) | 3/14/2023 |
| Distortion compensation for bone anchored hearing device | 11606652 | Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) | 3/14/2023 |
| System and method for validation of hearing aids for infants using a speech signal | 11606653 | Interacoustics A/S (Middelfart, DK) | 3/14/2023 |
| Method to estimate hearing impairment compensation function | 11607155 | Staton Techiya LLC (Delray Beach, FL) Techiya | 3/21/2023 |
| System and method for individualized hearing air prescription | 11607170 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 3/21/2023 |
| Personalized sound management and method | 11610587 | Staton Techiya LLC (Delray Beach, FL) Techiya | 3/21/2023 |
| Methods and devices for occluding an ear canal having a predetermined filter characteristic
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11611820 | Staton Techiya LLC (Delray Beach, FL) Techiya | 3/21/2023 |
| Earbud operation during earbud insertion detection | 11611822 | Avnera (Hillsboro, OR) | 3/21/2023 |
| Transcutaneous bone-anchored hearing aid with improved packaging | 11611836 | Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) Medical | 3/21/2023 |
| System and method for individualized hearing air prescription | 11611838 | The Trustees of Indiana University (Bloomington, IN) | 3/21/2023 |
| System and method of otoscopy image analysis to diagnose ear pathology | 11612311 | Ohio State Innovation Foundation (Columbus, OH) | 3/28/2023 |
| Cognitive benefit measure related to hearing-assistance device use
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11612320 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 3/28/2023 |
| (+)-azasetron for use in the treatment of ear disorders | 11612605 | Sensorion (Montpellier, FR) | 3/28/2023 |
| Electrode array manufacture
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11612740 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 3/28/2023 |
| Inner ear electrode implantation outcome assessment | 11612745 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 3/28/2023 |
| Method and apparatus for measuring endolymphatic hydrops ratio of inner ear organ using artificial neural network | 11615604 | Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation (Seoul, KR) | 3/28/2023 |
| Hearing device with omnidirectional sensitivity | 11617037 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 3/28/2023 |
| Acoustic transducers with a low pressure zone and diaphragms having enhanced compliance | 11617042 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 3/28/2023 |
| EEG-assisted beamformer, beamforming method and ear-worn hearing system
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11617043 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 3/28/2023 |
| Hearing system to be worn at a user’s head
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11617047 | Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) Medical | 3/28/2023 |
Holly Hosford-Dunn, PhD, owned and operated a dispensing audiology practice in Tucson and was active in management of HearingHealthMatters.org through 2017. She holds BA degrees in Communication Sciences, Psychology and Economics; MA in Communication Disorders; PhD in Hearing Sciences. Following post-doctoral work at Max Planck Institute (Munich, DE) and Eaton-Peabody Auditory Physiology Lab (Boston), she joined the Stanford medical school faculty as director of audiology. She has authored/edited numerous text books, chapters, journals, and articles and taught Marketing and Practice Management in a variety of academic settings. She continues to consult and write on topics related to hearing health care vis-à-vis consumer demands, professional training, technological advancement, capital investment, industry consolidation, regulatory control, product and service distribution, and strategic pricing.
