US Patent Issued to Starkey Laboratories on Nov. 3 for "Ear-wearable electronic device including in-ear optical heart rate and blood oxygen saturation sensor" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,510, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Starkey Laboratories Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

"Ear-wearable electronic device including in-ear optical heart rate and blood oxygen saturation sensor" was invented by Janet Glenn (Minneapolis), Peter Flanagan (Minneapolis), Craig Feldsien (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Kyle Olson (St. Louis Park, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ear-wearable electronic device comprises a shell having a uniquely-shaped outer surface that corresponds uniquely to an ear geometry of a wearer of the device. The shell comprises a window through a proximal portion of the shell and positioned at ear canal tissue when...