Patents by Inventor Nathan Curtis Johnson

Nathan Curtis Johnson 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 WITH REMOTE BATTERY AND ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20220078562
    Abstract: A hearing aid design is described that compartmentalizes hearing aid components for easier use and better operation. In one embodiment, the processing circuitry and transducers are disposed in housing designed to placed in the ear canal so as to be isolated from antennas and sources of noise. In one embodiment, the battery is moved out of the canal in a behind-the-ear housing so that the remaining components in the ear canal are smaller so as to improve fit rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Dobson, Daniel A. Hanson, Gregory John Haubrich, Christopher Young, Jeffrey Paul Solum, Yoshi Kasahara, Preetham Varghese, Nathan Curtis Johnson
  • Method and apparatus for integrating a living-hinge in a hearing instrument
    Patent number: 9980063
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for integrating a living-hinge in a hearing instrument. A system may include a living-hinge cover for a momentary, multi-function switch. The living-hinge switch may be used for volume adjustment. The system may be used to prevent debris ingress or rattling sounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan Curtis Johnson
  • HEARING AID WITH REMOTE BATTERY AND ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20180027343
    Abstract: A hearing aid design is described that compartmentalizes hearing aid components for easier use and better operation. In one embodiment, the processing circuitry and transducers are disposed in housing designed to placed in the ear canal so as to be isolated from antennas and sources of noise. In one embodiment, the battery is moved out of the canal in a behind-the-ear housing so that the remaining components in the ear canal are smaller so as to improve fit rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Brian Dobson, Daniel A. Hanson, Gregory John Haubrich, Christopher Young, Jeffrey Paul Solum, Yoshi Kasahara, Preetham Varghese, Nathan Curtis Johnson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING A LIVING-HINGE IN A HEARING INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20160234614
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for integrating a living-hinge in a hearing instrument. A system may include a living-hinge cover for a momentary, multi-function switch. The living-hinge switch may be used for volume adjustment. The system may be used to prevent debris ingress or rattling sounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Nathan Curtis Johnson, Thomas Howard Burns
  • Hearing device
    Patent number: D989319
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Curtis Johnson, Craig Michael Standish, Jaclyn Ellen Lowery, Jack Andrew Marple, Dayne Nathaniel Tanner, Thaddeus Rockwell Hoffman