US Patent Issued to Starkey Laboratories on Jan. 13 for "Ear-wearable electronic device including in-canal temperature sensor" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,020, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Starkey Laboratories Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

"Ear-wearable electronic device including in-canal temperature sensor" was invented by Kyle Olson (St. Louis Park, Minn.), Michael Karl Sacha (Chanhassen, Minn.), Peter Flanagan (Minneapolis) and Andy S. Lin (Chanhassen, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments are directed to an electronic device configured to measure temperature from within an ear canal having a first bend, a second bend, and a tympanic membrane. The device comprises an enclosure comprising an in-canal section dimensioned for deployment in the ear canal. The in-canal se...