Patents by Inventor Christopher Drake Conger

Christopher Drake Conger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hearing aid positioning system and structure
    Patent number: 9571939
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a relatively rigid shell which holds hearing aid electronics and one or more flexible, shape-retaining filaments attached to the hearing aid shell. The filament(s) extend(s) out a proximal side of the hearing aid shell having a shape which interacts with the user's ear anatomy such as the conchae bowl. The shape determines an insertion depth of the hearing aid shell into the user's ear canal, and a spring action biases the hearing aid toward the desired insertion depth. The hearing aid supported by the filament(s) provides an open, unoccluding position in the ear canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: IntriCon Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Fretz, Jean Elvira Daavettila, Christopher Drake Conger, Vincent Joseph Mako
  • Hearing Aid Positioning System And Structure
    Publication number: 20140105438
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a relatively rigid shell which holds hearing aid electronics and one or more flexible, shape-retaining filaments attached to the hearing aid shell. The filament(s) extend(s) out a proximal side of the hearing aid shell having a shape which interacts with the user's ear anatomy such as the conchae bowl. The shape determines an insertion depth of the hearing aid shell into the user's ear canal, and a spring action biases the hearing aid toward the desired insertion depth. The hearing aid supported by the filament(s) provides an open, unoccluding position in the ear canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: IntriCon Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Fretz, Jean Elvira Daavettila, Christopher Drake Conger, Vincent Joseph Mako
  • Hearing aid positioning system and structure
    Patent number: 8605927
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a relatively rigid shell which holds hearing aid electronics and one or more flexible, shape-retaining filaments attached to the hearing aid shell. The filament(s) extend(s) out a proximal side of the hearing aid shell having a shape which interacts with the user's ear anatomy such as the conchae bowl. The shape determines an insertion depth of the hearing aid shell into the user's ear canal, and a spring action biases the hearing aid toward the desired insertion depth. The hearing aid supported by the filament(s) provides an open, unoccluding position in the ear canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: IntriCon Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Fretz, Jean Elvira Daavettila, Christopher Drake Conger, Vincent Joseph Mako
  • Hearing Aid Positioning System And Structure
    Publication number: 20120076336
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a relatively rigid shell which holds hearing aid electronics and one or more flexible, shape-retaining filaments attached to the hearing aid shell. The filament(s) extend(s) out a proximal side of the hearing aid shell having a shape which interacts with the user's ear anatomy such as the conchae bowl. The shape determines an insertion depth of the hearing aid shell into the user's ear canal, and a spring action biases the hearing aid toward the desired insertion depth. The hearing aid supported by the filament(s) provides an open, unoccluding position in the ear canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: INTRICON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert J. Fretz, Jean Elvira Daavettila, Christopher Drake Conger, Vincent Joseph Mako