Ear tips capable of capturing bioelectrical signals and providing nerve stimulation

US10835145B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Bose Corporation · US

Inventors

• Shawn J. Prevoir · Northborough, US
• Andrew D. Dominijanni · Waltham, US
• Thomas J. Peters, Jr. · Sudbury, US
• Harsh Anilkant Mankodi · Watertown, US
• Yang Liu · Nanhu, CN
• Corey Ann Le · Tyngsborough, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 21, 2019
• Grant date: Nov 17, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 21, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/0548
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An ear tip for an earpiece including a body having first and second ends, an inner wall extending between the first and second ends to define a hollow passage to conduct sound waves, and an outer wall connected to the inner wall of the body at the first end and tapering away from the inner wall toward the second end. The ear tip further includes first and second electrically conductive elements arranged on an outer surface of the deformable outer wall.