US Patent Issued to Starkey Laboratories on Sept. 15 for "System for charging an ear-worn electronic device" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,739,553, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Starkey Laboratories Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

"System for charging an ear-worn electronic device" was invented by Erik Carlson (Stillwater, Minn.), Thomas Burns (Minneapolis), Kyle Olson (St. Louis Park, Minn.) and Kent Giswold (Minnetonka, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a hearing device comprising a rechargeable power source, power management circuitry, and a first charging interface comprising a first cathode contact and a first anode contact spaced apart from the first cathode contact. A charging module comprises a second charging interface configured to detachab...