Patents by Inventor Christopher Marxen

Christopher Marxen 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 assistance device and method of forming same
    Patent number: 10652677
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a hearing assistance device and a method of forming such device are disclosed. The hearing assistance device can provide sound to an ear of a patient. The device includes a housing adapted to be worn on or behind the ear, hearing assistance components enclosed in the housing, and an earmold adapted to be worn in the ear. The device further includes a sound tube adapted to transmit sound from the housing to the earmold, and an earhook adapted to connect the housing to the sound tube. The earmold and the sound tube are printed three dimensionally (3D) as one piece that is custom fit for the patient using a computer-aided design software (CAD) model. Further, a first end of the sound tube is integral with the earmold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Marxen, Brian Kaspari
  • HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20170127199
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a hearing assistance device and a method of forming such device are disclosed. The hearing assistance device can provide sound to an ear of a patient. The device includes a housing adapted to be worn on or behind the ear, hearing assistance components enclosed in the housing, and an earmold adapted to be worn in the ear. The device further includes a sound tube adapted to transmit sound from the housing to the earmold, and an earhook adapted to connect the housing to the sound tube. The earmold and the sound tube are printed three dimensionally (3D) as one piece that is custom fit for the patient using a computer-aided design software (CAD) model. Further, a first end of the sound tube is integral with the earmold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Marxen, Brian Kaspari
  • Rapid prototype fabrication of a monolithic hearing instrument housing with an integrally-fabricated faceplate
    Patent number: 7191029
    Abstract: The benefits of rapid modeling and prototyping of a hearing instrument housing can be increased by fashioning the housing as a monolithic unit, incorporating the faceplate as an integral part of the housing. An opening in the faceplate region of the housing can be created to accept a module containing various electronic components of the hearing instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Marxen, Martin W. Masters
  • Rapid prototype fabrication of a monolithic hearing instrument housing with an integrally-fabricated faceplate
    Publication number: 20030152242
    Abstract: The benefits of rapid modeling and prototyping of a hearing instrument housing can be increased by fashioning the housing as a monolithic unit, incorporating the faceplate as an integral part of the housing. An opening in the faceplate region of the housing can be created to accept a module containing various electronic components of the hearing instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Christopher Marxen, Martin W. Masters