Sound control ear cup, tinnitus treatment device, and hearing protection device
US11290804B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2460/01
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention is a Sound Control Ear Cup in the form of an externally fitted ear cupping device fitted to the contour of the ear for the ear for the purpose of reproducing a sound to acoustically cancel out another sound and enable sonic (active noise control) treatment of tinnitus while sleeping facing the side pressing an ear against a sleeping surface. The Sound Control Ear Cup can also be used to protect hearing and/or cancel out ambient sound noise. The tinnitus treatment device is a pair of sound control ear cups optionally held together with a headset or head-strap. The hearing protection device is a pair of sound control ear cups optionally held together with a headset or head-strap.
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