ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,030, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Oticon A/S (Smorum, Denmark).
"Hearing aid comprising an activation element" was invented by Anders Erik Petersen (Smorum, Denmark), Thorbjorn Pasgaard (Smorum, Denmark), Kim Molholm Hejlesen (Smorum, Denmark) and Jesper B. Johansen (Smorum, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hearing aid adapted for being worn by a user comprises a housing configured to enclose components of the hearing aid; a forward audio signal path for receiving an audio signal, processing the audio signal and providing an output signal in dependence of said processed audio signal; a mechanical activation element for co...