Patents by Inventor Jerry Yanz

Jerry Yanz 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).

  • Real ear measurement system using thin tube
    Patent number: 8452021
    Abstract: An embodiment of a hearing assistance apparatus for performing a Real Ear Measurement (REM), comprises a hearing assistance device housing, a microphone within the housing, an earhook connected to the housing, and a flexible tube. The house has a first opening for guiding sound into the housing to the microphone. The housing and the connected earhook form an interface, where the earhook has a shape to provide a slot near the interface of the housing and the earhook. The tube guides sound, and has a first end and a second end. The first end of the flexible tube and the slot of the earhook cooperate to retain the first end of the flexible tube in the slot of the earhook and flush with the housing to provide a sound-tight connection with the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Yanz, Sidney A. Higgins, Robert P. Jacoby, Tao Zhang
  • REAL EAR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING THIN TUBE
    Publication number: 20080260192
    Abstract: An embodiment of a hearing assistance apparatus for performing a Real Ear Measurement (REM), comprises a hearing assistance device housing, a microphone within the housing, an earhook connected to the housing, and a flexible tube. The house has a first opening for guiding sound into the housing to the microphone. The housing and the connected earhook form an interface, where the earhook has a shape to provide a slot near the interface of the housing and the earhook. The tube guides sound, and has a first end and a second end. The first end of the flexible tube and the slot of the earhook cooperate to retain the first end of the flexible tube in the slot of the earhook and flush with the housing to provide a sound-tight connection with the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Jerry Yanz, Sidney A. Higgins, Robert P. Jacoby, Tao Zhang