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Damping in contact hearing systems

US10779094B2 · kind B2 · utility

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427References

23Claims

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Assignee

Earlens Corporation · US

Inventors

Paul Rucker · San Francisco, US
Sunil Puria · Sunnyvale, US
Stuart Wenzel · San Francisco, US
Jake L. Olsen · Palo Alto, US
Cem Shaquer · Los Gatos, US
Morteza Khaleghimeybodi · Bellevue, US
Jonathan P. Fay · San Mateo, US
Micha Rosen · Jerusalem, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 12, 2019
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 12, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invent include a method of controlling unwanted vibration in a tympanic lens, wherein the tympanic lens comprises a perimeter platform connected to a microactuator through at least one biasing element, the method comprising the step of: damping the motion of the at least one biasing element. In embodiments of the invention, the at least one biasing element is a spring. In embodiments of the invention, the at least one bias spring is coated in a damping material.

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