Hearing aid

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a hearing aid showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof, the broken line showing of an adaptor is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D297979 October 4, 1988 Voroba et al.
D338530 August 17, 1993 Oberlander
D375556 November 12, 1996 Narisawa et al.
4716985 January 5, 1988 Haertl
5185802 February 9, 1993 Stanton
Foreign Patent Documents
925353 May 1995 JPX
Other references
  • "Earmate"--Omron Kabushiki Kaisha, issued in 1996. "Sony Hearing Aid"--Sony Kabushiki Kaisha, issued in Feb., 1996. "WIDEX" (Denmark) & VIENNATONE (Austria--(catalog was issued by the importer, Japan Hearing Aid Sales Kabushiki Kaisha), issued presumably in Jul., 1995. Advertisement on newspaper--Nihon Keizai Shimbun dated Jan. 7, 1998 "EARMATE" --Kabushiki Kaisha. "Senso CX"--Widex, Denmark (catalog was issued by the importer, Japan Hearing Aid Sales Kabushiki Kaisha) issued presumably in Sep. 1996. "ism" NLC-500-Kabushiki Kaisha Nikon Optical, issurance date--unknown. "Beltone" (U.S.A.) UNITRON (canada) & A & M (UK)--(catalog was issued by the importer, N J H CO., LTD>) issued presumably in Aug., 1995. "Invisa" -N J H CO., LTD., issued presumably in Mar., 1995. "Beltone" (U.S.A.) & UNITRON (CANADA)--(catalog ias issued by the importer, N J H CO., LTD.) issued presumably in Jun., 1995. "RIONET" --RION KABUSHIKI KAISHA issued presumably in May, 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D397796
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 18, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 1, 1998
Assignees: Citizen Tokei Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo), Sayama Seimitsu Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Saitama)
Inventors: Isao Yabe (Tokorozawa), Akira Yanagisawa (Hidaka), Toshibumi Wakayama (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Law Firm: IP Group of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
Application Number: 0/76,329
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hearing Aid (D24/174)
International Classification: 2499;