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Direct drive micro hearing device

US8885860B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

Hamid R. Djalilian · Orange, US
Mark Bachman · Irvine, US
Mark William Merlo · Irvine, US
Peyton Paulick · Irvine, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 4, 2012
Grant date	Nov 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2460/17
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device and methods are provided for a hearing device. In one embodiment, a hearing device includes a microphone to receive sound, an interactive tip and actuator. The actuator can include an actuator element and preload force element to place the interactive tip in contact with a portion of an ear. The hearing device includes circuitry coupled to the microphone and actuator, the circuitry configured to process sound received by the microphone and drive the actuator based on processed sound, wherein the actuator drives the interactive tip relative to a portion of the ear based on one or more signals received from the circuitry.

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