Patents
US 12615482 B2: Ear-worn hearing device with physiological or activity sensor
- Granted
- 2026-04-28
- Filed
- 2023-07-28 application 18361691
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An ear-worn hearing device is disclosed and includes a body portion with a sound-producing transducer acoustically coupled to a sound passage of a nozzle. a resilient portion protrudes from a side of the body portion and includes a physiological or activity sensor coupled to a flexible portion of a flex harness. The resilient portion at least partially covers a portion of the flex harness without impeding operation of the sensor, wherein the flexible portion and the sensor are flexible toward and away from the body portion upon depression and release of the resilient portion.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 (ipgb20260428.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC 414 patents | US company or organization | Itasca, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Kreuzer | Munich, DE | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 | ||
| David Biegger | Munich, DE | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 | ||
| Leo Lorenz | Taufkirchen, DE | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 | ||
| Christopher Monti | Elgin, IL | 27 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 | |
| Charles King | Oak Park, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04R | Loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers; electric hearing aids; public address systems | H04R25/60 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KREUZER, JOHANNES signed 2023-07-20 BIEGGER, DAVID signed 2023-07-24 LORENZ, LEO signed 2023-07-26 MONTI, CHRISTOPHER signed 2023-07-19 KING, CHARLES signed 2023-07-19 | KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC ITASCA, IL | 64680/840 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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