US Patent Issued to Starkey Laboratories on June 16 for "Ear-wearable hearing device" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,659,672, issued on June 16, was assigned to Starkey Laboratories Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

"Ear-wearable hearing device" was invented by Sidney A. Higgins (Maple Grove, Minn.), David Fabry (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Fue Yang (Minneapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ear-worn electronic device comprises a housing, electronic circuitry, a power source, a microphone, and a receiver or speaker. The housing comprises a nozzle dimensioned for deployment within at least a portion of an ear canal. The nozzle comprises a distal portion, a proximal portion, a cavity within the nozzle, and a terminus surface at the distal portion comprising a...