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Ellipsoidal line cut system and method for hearing aid shell design

US7680634B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. · US
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Artem Boltyenkov · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Andreas Reh · Princeton, US
Tong Fang · Morganville, US
Fred McBagonluri · Plainsboro, US
Jorg Bindner · Weisendorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 3, 2006
Grant date	Mar 16, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49572
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and appertaining algorithm provide a cutting and shaping of the hearing aid shell using an Ellipsoidal Line Cut that increases the speed of detailing operations and enables a creation of more cosmetically appealing shells. A contour algorithm determines a projected contour on the bottom cut plane that corresponds in shape to a portion of the line cut plane contour, and a merger algorithm defines a line cut surface between the portion of the line cut plane contour and the projected contour. An elimination algorithm eliminates parts of the new hearing aid shell design that extend beyond boundaries defined by the original hearing aid shell design.

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