Abstract: A composite that includes an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane having a porous microstructure. The porous microstructure of the ePTFE membrane is impregnated with a stiffening polymer. An acoustic device assembly that includes the composite and an acoustic device is also described. The composite and the acoustic device assembly can exhibit an insertion loss of less than 7 dB at 1 kHz when measured by the Acoustic Response Measurement (“ARM”) Test.

Abstract: A hearing device cable including a body portion is described herein. The body portion may extend between a first end region and a second end region along a tube centerline. The body portion may include a first radial portion proximate the first end region and second radial portion proximate the second end region. The first radial portion may define a radius of curvature that is greater than or equal to a radius of curvature defined by the second radial portion. The tube centerline may lie along an x-y plane between the first and second end regions. In one or more embodiments, the body portion may define a passageway extending between the first and second end regions. Further, the hearing device cable may include a superelastic wire within the passageway extending between the first and second end regions.

Abstract: Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are a capacitive MEMS microphone, a microphone unit and an electronic device. The capacitive MEMS microphone includes: a back electrode plate; a diaphragm; and a spacer for separating the back electrode plate from the diaphragm, wherein in a state where no operating bias is applied, at least a portion of the diaphragm is pre-deviated in a direction away from the back electrode plate relative to a flat position.

Abstract: A bone conduction device is configured to classify received sound signals (sounds) into one or more sound categories/classes (i.e., determine the input signal type). The bone conduction device is configured to dynamically set a maximum force output (MFO) of the bone conduction device at least based on the sound class of the sound signals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a speaker including a first frame, a second frame forming a receiving room with the first frame, a first vibration system, a second vibration system, and a magnetic circuit system. The first vibration system includes a first diaphragm and a first voice coil. The second vibration system includes a second diaphragm and a second voice coil. Winding planes of the first voice coil and the second voice coil are parallel to a vibration direction of the first diaphragm. Taking a center point of the speaker as the center, a structure of the first voice coil is centrosymmetric with the structure of the second voice coil. The speaker of the present invention is narrower in size, the upper and lower amplitudes are synchronized, and the functions are diverse. The two diaphragms can be driven separately to achieve the effect of sensitivity superposition.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to a method, system and apparatus to improve a user's understanding of speech in real-time conversations by processing the audio through a neural network contained in a hearing device. The hearing device may be a headphone or hearing aid. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to enhance incoming audio signal.

Abstract: Ear buds are provided that communicate wirelessly with an electronic device. To determine the current status of the ear buds and thereby take suitable action in controlling the operation of the electronic device and ear buds, the ear buds may be provided with sensor circuitry. The sensor circuitry may include proximity sensors. The ear buds may each have a housing with a main body portion that is configured to be inserted into the ear of the user and an elongated stem portion that extends from the main body portion. The proximity sensors may include sensors on the main body and sensors on the stem. The proximity sensors may be light-based sensors that emit light that passes through the housing.

Abstract: Described is a hearing device configured to be worn by a user, the hearing device having a battery compartment configured to house a battery and a microphone, wherein the battery compartment is located in a housing. The housing includes: a casing configured to form the battery compartment; and a lid member having a hinged end pivotally connected to the casing such that the lid member is configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position relative to the casing; wherein the lid member is formed to define an opening through the lid member; wherein, when the lid member is in the closed position, the opening is configured to allow the microphone to be in air communication with ambient air.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first frame including a first surface, a second surface facing the direction opposite to that of the first surface, and a side surface encompassing the space between the first surface and the second surface, a guide path which is formed in the space of the first frame and which includes, from the side surface toward the space, an external environment connection hole formed at a specified depth, a first through-hole formed from the second surface up to the external environment connection hole, and a second through-hole formed at a location apart from the first through-hole so as to be formed from the first surface up to the second surface, and a sealing member including a sound module disposed on the first surface so as to correspond to the second through-hole, and a recess which is disposed on the second surface and connects the first through-hole to the second through-hole.

Abstract: An ear-worn electronic hearing device comprises an enclosure configured to be supported by, at, in or on an ear of the wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the enclosure and comprises a wireless transceiver. An antenna is disposed in or on the enclosure and operably coupled to the wireless transceiver. The antenna has a physical size and comprises a plurality of cutouts disposed along a periphery of the antenna. The cutouts are configured to increase an electrical length of the antenna without an increase in the physical size of the antenna. The antenna can comprise at least one interior window having a window periphery. A plurality of window cutouts are disposed along the window periphery. The window cutouts are configured to increase a path length of current distribution along the window periphery.

Abstract: The invention provides assemblies for production of sound using a plurality of configurations, including in one embodiment, surfaces that may be fixed or moveable relative to each other. These surfaces may be electromagnetic, electrostatic, piezoelectric, transducer implemented, thermally activated, permanently magnetized, or activated by any other means, including but not limited to mechanical activation. The surfaces may in a variety of configurations be free floating, constrained, levitated or combinations thereof. The surfaces themselves may be foldable, rollable, expandable, specialized or any combinations thereof.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid including a vibrator configured to apply a main vibration stimulation onto a skull of a recipient of the hearing aid. The vibrator may include a first assembly which comprises a magnet configured to provide a static magnetic flux and a coil configured to provide a dynamic magnetic flux based on a first current, and the coil may be wrapped around at least a part of the magnet. Furthermore, the vibrator includes a second assembly which includes a vibrator transfer unit and a suspension spring, and wherein the first assembly may be configured to move relative to the second assembly generating a first vibration based on the static and the dynamic magnetic flux, and the first vibration may be transferred to the vibrator transfer unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an earphone. The earphone may include a wearing assembly and a core module. The core module may be disposed on one end of the wearing assembly. The wearing assembly may be configured to fix the core module on a head of a user. The core module may include a core housing, a core, and a cover plate. An opening may be disposed on one end of the core housing, and the cover plate may be covered on the opening of the core housing, so as to form a chamber structure inside the core housing for accommodating the core.

Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprises a housing configured to be supported by, at, in or on an ear of a wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the housing and comprises a processor. A power source and a receiver or a speaker are respectively disposed in or on the housing. A microphone array is disposed in or on the housing and operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry. The microphone array comprises a plurality of microphones. The processor is configured to operate a set of two or more of the microphones in a directional mode, detect degradation in performance of any microphone of the microphone set, and switch microphone operation from the directional mode to a safe mode using at least one non-degraded microphone of the microphone set in response to detecting the microphone performance degradation.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to transducer assemblies or device in which one or more buried cavities are present within a substrate and define or form one or more membranes along a surface of the substrate. One or more piezoelectric actuators are formed on the one or more membranes and the one or more piezoelectric actuators drive the membranes at an operating frequency with an operating bandwidth of the transducer assemblies. Each of the one or more membranes is anchored at respective portions to a main body portion of the substrate to provide robust and strong anchoring of each of the one or more membranes to push unwanted flexure modes outside the operating bandwidth of the transducer assemblies.

Abstract: A low-profile earbud is disclosed that sits securely within an ear of a user. The earbud includes a protruding portion that passes through a channel defined by the tragus and anti-tragus of the ear. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can take the form of a cable configured to supply power and transfer data to the earbud. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can provide additional space for electrical components and sensors supporting the earbud.

Abstract: A speaker includes a first transducer assembly and a second transducer assembly arranged in opposite to each other, wherein the first transducer assembly includes a first diaphragm, and the second transducer assembly includes a second diaphragm. A magnet assembly having a set of primary magnets and a secondary magnet that are asymmetrically arranged and disposed between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm.

Abstract: A speaker includes: a frame, a vibration system, including a diaphragm, a voice coil, and a flexible circuit board, the flexible circuit board including a first fixing portion, a second fixing portion, and an elastic arm, and a magnetic circuit system, including a yoke with a through hole and a main magnet and a secondary magnet fixed to the yoke, the secondary magnet surrounding and spaced from the main magnet for forming a magnetic gap, the voice coil located in the magnetic gap, wherein a projection of the elastic arm along a vibration direction of the diaphragm is at least partially located in the through hole, the speaker further comprises a connecting piece connected with an outer surface of the yoke, the connecting piece covers the through hole. Compared with the related art, the speaker disclosed by the present disclosure has better acoustic performance.

Abstract: A reverberation condition is detected affecting an electronic hearing device. The hearing device receives sound from a microphone and provides amplified sound to an in-ear receiver. The reverberation condition is predicted to impact clarity of the amplified sound. A sound processing capability is determined that will affect the reverberation. The sound processing capability is applied to the amplified sound and includes one or more of expansion, compression, and directionality processing. In response to detecting the reverberation condition, at least one of the following is performed: enabling the sound processing capability with a reverberation mitigation setting if the sound processing capability is currently disabled; or changing the sound processing capability to the reverberation mitigation setting from a default setting if the sound processing capability is currently enabled. The reverberation mitigation setting is removed when the reverberation condition is no longer detected.

Abstract: A hearing aid includes a forward path for processing sound from the user's environment. The forward path includes a) a first microphone providing a first electric input signal representing sound as received at the first microphone, the first microphone being located away from an ear canal of the user, b) an audio signal processor for processing the first electric input signal, or a signal or signals originating therefrom, and for providing a processed signal, c) an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable as sound to the user in dependence of the processed signal, and d) a second microphone configured to provide a second electric input signal representing sound received at the second microphone, the second microphone being located at or in the user's ear canal, and e) a feature extractor for extracting acoustic characteristics of the user's ear from the second electric input signal, or a signal originating therefrom.