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Hearing protection system

US9071894B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2013
Grant dateJun 30, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2460/13
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hearing protection system including a detection subsystem configured to determine bone conducted sound vibrations and one or more actuators placed proximate a predetermined location on the skull of a user configured to generate cancellation vibrations out of phase with the bone conducted sound vibrations to mitigate the effect of bone conducted sound vibrations on the middle and/or inner ear of a user.

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