HEARING AID DEVICE INCLUDING CONTROL SWITCH

• US 20080089541A1
• Filed: 11/20/2007
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Starkey Laboratories Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Starkey Laboratories Incorporated
• Inventors: Preves, David, Sacha, Mike
• Application Number:
  US11/943,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20080089541A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/323
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0413 Large-sized flat cells or batteries for motive or stationary systems with plate-like electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0445 Multimode batteries, e.g. containing auxiliary cells or electrodes switchable in parallel or series connections
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4207 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 12/08 composed of a half-cell of a fuel-cell type and a half-cell of the secondary-cell type
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

This application provides hearing aid devices including a housing, hearing aide electronics enclosed in the housing, and a capacitive switch coupled to the hearing aid electronics.

Claims

1. A hearing aid device comprising:

a housing;

hearing aid electronics enclosed in the housing; and

a capacitive switch coupled to the hearing aid electronics.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a single supply source having multiple voltage taps, wherein one or more of the multiple voltage taps are coupled to the hearing aid electronics.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the single supply source includes a common substrate on which a plurality of source regions are disposed, each source region to provide a supply voltage, the supply voltage of at least one source region at a rated voltage level different from another source region of the plurality of source regions.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the common substrate is an insulating alumina substrate.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein the common substrate is a rigid ceramic platform substrate.

6. The device of claim 3, wherein the common substrate is a flexible platform in a folded configuration.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the capacitive switch is adapted to control one or more functions of the hearing aid electronics.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the capacitive switch is adapted to turn the device on and off.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the housing is adapted to mount in or about an ear of a person.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the hearing aid electronics include a wireless communication unit.

11. A hearing aid device comprising:

a housing;

hearing aid electronics enclosed in the housing; and

a piezo switch coupled to the hearing aid electronics.

12. The device of claim 11, further comprising a single supply source having multiple voltage taps, wherein one or more of the multiple voltage taps are coupled to the hearing aid electronics.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the single supply source includes a common substrate on which a plurality of source regions are disposed, each source region to provide a supply voltage, the supply voltage of at least one source region at a rated voltage level different from another source region of the plurality of source regions.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the common substrate is an insulating alumina substrate.

15. The device of claim 13, wherein the common substrate is a rigid ceramic platform substrate.

16. The device of claim 13, wherein the common substrate is a flexible platform in a folded configuration.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein the piezo switch is adapted to control one or more functions of the hearing aid electronics.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein the piezo switch is adapted to turn the device on and off.

19. The device of claim 11, wherein the housing is adapted to mount in or about an ear of a person.

20. The device of claim 11, wherein the hearing aid electronics include a wireless communication unit.