Patents by Inventor Theodore J. Marx

Theodore J. Marx 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).

  • Support device for a behind-the-ear hearing aid
    Patent number: 6510230
    Abstract: A support for a behind-the-ear hearing aid, including a body and a sound tube that includes at least one pad positioned underneath the behind-the-ear hearing aid, and at least one attachment mechanism that connects the at least one pad to the behind-the-ear hearing aid. This support device can also include a moisture guard that includes a sweat pad located underneath the body of the behind-the-ear hearing aid and also includes a muffler pad located adjacent to the microphone of the hearing aid and is attached to the sound tube of the behind-the-ear hearing aid wherein the at least one attachment mechanism further includes a first attachment mechanism to attach the sweat pad underneath the body of the behind-the-ear hearing aid and a second attachment mechanism to attach the muffler pad to the sound tube and adjacent to the microphone of the behind-the-ear hearing aid. The support and sweat pads can, but are not necessarily, made of foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Inventor: Theodore J. Marx
  • Support device for a behind-the-ear hearing aid
    Publication number: 20020085729
    Abstract: A support for a behind-the-ear hearing aid, including a body and a sound tube that includes at least one pad positioned underneath the behind-the-ear hearing aid, and at least one attachment mechanism that connects the at least one pad to the behind-the-ear hearing aid. This support device can also include a moisture guard that includes a sweat pad located underneath the body of the behind-the-ear hearing aid and also includes a muffler pad located adjacent to the microphone of the hearing aid and is attached to the sound tube of the behind-the-ear hearing aid wherein the at least one attachment mechanism further includes a first attachment mechanism to attach the sweat pad underneath the body of the behind-the-ear hearing aid and a second attachment mechanism to attach the muffler pad to the sound tube and adjacent to the microphone of the behind-the-ear hearing aid. The support and sweat pads can, but are not necessarily, made of foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventor: Theodore J. Marx