Patents by Inventor Mark T. Farley

Mark T. Farley 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).

  • Electrodes for hearing devices and related methods
    Patent number: 11558701
    Abstract: A hearing device for electrically coupling to skin of a user includes a body having a housing forming at least part of an outer surface. The device includes an acoustic transducer and an electrode disposed at least partially in the body. The electrode includes an outer conductor disposed at least partially in the housing and an inner conductor electrically coupled to the outer conductor and disposed subflush to the outer surface. A method of forming the hearing device includes providing a cast shell, forming an elastomeric conductor in a cavity of the cast shell, and removing a thin outer wall of the cast shell to form the housing of the hearing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Janet Marie Glenn, Mark T. Farley
  • ELECTRODES FOR HEARING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190111261
    Abstract: A hearing device for electrically coupling to skin of a user includes a body having a housing forming at least part of an outer surface. The device includes an acoustic transducer and an electrode disposed at least partially in the body. The electrode includes an outer conductor disposed at least partially in the housing and an inner conductor electrically coupled to the outer conductor and disposed subflush to the outer surface. A method of forming the hearing device includes providing a cast shell, forming an elastomeric conductor in a cavity of the cast shell, and removing a thin outer wall of the cast shell to form the housing of the hearing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Janet Marie Glenn, Mark T. Farley