US Patent Issued to Knowles Electronics on May 5 for "Low latency audio processing system having active noise cancellation for ear-worn hearing device" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,620,385, issued on May 5, was assigned to Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, Ill.).

"Low latency audio processing system having active noise cancellation for ear-worn hearing device" was invented by Thomas E. Miller (Arlington Heights, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ear-worn hearing device includes a speaker disposed in a housing comprising a portion configured for wear over, on, or at least partially in a canal of a user's ear. Microphones are integrated with the housing, and a digital signal processing chain is coupled to and located between the microphones and the speaker. The digital signal processing chain includes active noise ...