ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,210, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Sonova AG (Staefa, Switzerland).

"Ear piece for a hearing device" was invented by Markus Leuthold (Staefa, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ear piece for a hearing device includes one of two, three four or more shapes, wherein the ear piece comprises a tube having a first bend separating two essentially straight sections of the tube which smoothly merge into one another at the first bend, wherein each section has a respective centerline, wherein the centerlines enclose an angle between them, wherein the angle is in a range of 41deg to 58deg, wherein the centerlines meet at an inter...