Patents by Inventor Westley Gordon Gentry

Westley Gordon Gentry 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).

  • Device to optically verify custom hearing aid fit and method of use
    Patent number: 11785403
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a test shell for assessing fit in an ear of a user of an ear-wearable device, such as a hearing aid. The test shell includes a body having an aperture end and an ear canal end, the aperture end defines a first aperture, and the body defines a shell cavity extending away from the first aperture in a direction of the ear canal end. The body includes a transparent or translucent material and is sized to fit within an ear of the user of an ear-wearable device. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Thomas Dahl, Julian Taylor Struksheats, Westley Gordon Gentry
  • DEVICE TO OPTICALLY VERIFY CUSTOM HEARING AID FIT AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20220070596
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a test shell for assessing fit in an ear of a user of an ear-wearable device, such as a hearing aid. The test shell includes a body having an aperture end and an ear canal end, the aperture end defines a first aperture, and the body defines a shell cavity extending away from the first aperture in a direction of the ear canal end. The body includes a transparent or translucent material and is sized to fit within an ear of the user of an ear-wearable device. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Thomas Dahl, Julian Taylor Struksheats, Westley Gordon Gentry