Patents by Inventor Christopher Frank Filo

Christopher Frank Filo 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).

  • Modularization of components of an ear-wearable device
    Patent number: 11330380
    Abstract: An ear-wearable device is described that includes a plurality of modules that mate together forming a physical outer shell of the ear-wearable device. Each module from the plurality of modules is associated with a different, corresponding feature of the ear-wearable device and each module from the plurality of modules includes a respective physical portion that comprises a different, corresponding part of the outer shell. In addition, each module from the plurality of modules shares a physical interface with at least one other module from the plurality of modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidney A. Higgins, Scott Timmerman, Dustin Degen, Jodi Rickheim, Brian Dahl, Christopher Frank Filo, Kenneth Duane Gjerde, Jr.
  • MODULARIZATION OF COMPONENTS OF AN EAR-WEARABLE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210211816
    Abstract: An ear-wearable device is described that includes a plurality of modules that mate together forming a physical outer shell of the ear-wearable device. Each module from the plurality of modules is associated with a different, corresponding feature of the ear-wearable device and each module from the plurality of modules includes a respective physical portion that comprises a different, corresponding part of the outer shell. In addition, each module from the plurality of modules shares a physical interface with at least one other module from the plurality of modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Sidney A. Higgins, Scott Timmerman, Dustin Degen, Jodi Rickheim, Brian Dahl, Christopher Frank Filo, Kenneth Duane Gjerde, JR.
  • Modularization of components of an ear-wearable device
    Patent number: 10911878
    Abstract: An ear-wearable device is described that includes a plurality of modules that mate together forming a physical outer shell of the ear-wearable device. Each module from the plurality of modules is associated with a different, corresponding feature of the ear-wearable device and each module from the plurality of modules includes a respective physical portion that comprises a different, corresponding part of the outer shell. In addition, each module from the plurality of modules shares a physical interface with at least one other module from the plurality of modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidney A. Higgins, Scott Timmerman, Dustin Degen, Jodi Rickheim, Brian Dahl, Christopher Frank Filo, Kenneth Duane Gjerde, Jr.
  • MODULARIZATION OF COMPONENTS OF AN EAR-WEARABLE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200204933
    Abstract: An ear-wearable device is described that includes a plurality of modules that mate together forming a physical outer shell of the ear-wearable device. Each module from the plurality of modules is associated with a different, corresponding feature of the ear-wearable device and each module from the plurality of modules includes a respective physical portion that comprises a different, corresponding part of the outer shell. In addition, each module from the plurality of modules shares a physical interface with at least one other module from the plurality of modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Sidney A. Higgins, Scott Timmerman, Dustin Degen, Jodi Rickheim, Brian Dahl, Christopher Frank Filo, Kenneth Duane Gjerde, JR.