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Active sound absorber

US5267321A · kind A · utility

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6References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 19, 1991
Grant dateNov 30, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 19, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R3/002
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The Active Sound Absorber of the invention is based on an electroacoustical transceiver defined as a bilateral electroacoustical transducer acting as both a diaphragm actuator and motion sensor, and an associated mutual inductance discriminator, in a electroacoustical positive feedback system. Selected embodiment of such a system is an unvented hearing aid where the Active Sound Absorber combats the occlusion effect.

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