US3875349A
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Hearing aid
Assignee: BOMMER AG
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Filing: 1973-01-24
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Granted: 1975-04-01
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Expires: 1993-01-24
Abstract
Abstract A hearing aid for the hard of hearing incorporating a microphone system connected with an amplifier. The microphone system embodies a first microphone with approximately spherical-shaped sensitivity characteristics and a second microphone with directional sensitivity characteristics. The amplifier can be selectively connected with one or the other of both microphones.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Ruegg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04R; H04R25/00; H04R25/40; H04R25/402; H03; H03F; H03F3/00; H03F3/181; H03F3/183; H04R25/45; H04R25/456
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
An individual hearing aid for wearing by the hard of hearing, the hearing aid being transportable by the wearer and comprising amplifier means, a microphone system electrically coupled with said amplifier means, said microphone system comprising a first microphone having approximately spherical sensitivity chatacteristics and a second microphone with directed sensitivity characteristics, and means for selectively connecting the amplifier means with one or the other of both microphones.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
An individual hearing aid for wearing by the hard of hearing, the hearing aid being transportable by the wearer and comprising amplifier means, a microphone system electrically coupled with said amplifier means, said microphone system comprising a first microphone having approximately spherical sensitivity chatacteristics and a second microphone with directed sensitivity characteristics, and means for selectively connecting the amplifier means with one or the other of both microphones.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
110 words
A hearing aid for the hard of hearing comprising amplifier means, a microphone system electrically coupled with said amplifier means, said microphone system comprising a first microphone having approximately spherical sensitivity characteristics and a second microphone with directed sensitivity characteristics, means for selectively connecting the amplifier means with one or the other of both microphones, and further including a housing, a partition wall for subdividing the housing into two compartments, each of the microphones being arranged in a respective compartment of the housing, means defining a sound inlet opening which opens into one of the compartments and means defining two oppositely situated sound inlet openings opening into the other compartment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
A hearing aid for the hard of hearing comprising amplifier means, a microphone system electrically coupled with said amplifier means, said microphone system comprising a first microphone having approximately spherical sensitivity characteristics and a second microphone with directed sensitivity characteristics, means for selectively connecting the amplifier means with one or the other of both microphones, and further including a housing, a partition wall for subdividing the housing into two compartments, each of the microphones being arranged in a respective compartment of the housing, means defining a sound inlet opening which opens into one of the compartments and means defining two oppositely situated sound inlet openings opening into the other compartment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The hearing aid as defined in claim 2, wherein each of the microphones has a diaphragm which can be placed into oscillation, and wherein said diaphragms are arranged substantially parallel to the partition wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
The hearing aid as defined in claim 3, wherein for said other compartment one sound inlet opening is arranged at one side of the diaphragm which can be oscillated and the other sound inlet opening is arranged at the other side of said diaphragm of the associated microphone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The hearing aid as defined in claim 4, wherein the sound inlet opening of said one compartment and said one sound inlet opening of the other compartment communicate with a common sound inlet funnel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The hearing aid as defined in claim 5, wherein said other sound inlet opening possesses a greater sound absorption capacity than the remaining sound inlet openings.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The hearing aid as defined in claim 6, wherein both microphones are connected via a controlled reversing switch means with a threshold value amplifier constituting said amplifier means, and said threshold value amplifier upon exceeding a predetermined signal peak controls the reversing switch means for switching to said second microphone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
The hearing aid as defined in claim 1, wherein both microphones are connected via a controlled reversing switch means with a threshold value amplifier constituting said amplifier means, said threshold value amplifier upon exceeding a predetermined signal peak controlling the reversing switch means for switching from one of the microphones to the other of the microphones.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The hearing aid as defined in claim 8, wherein the reversing switch means normally connects the first microphone with said threshold value amplifier and in response to said threshold value amplifier exceeding a predetermineD signal peak connects the second microphone to said amplifier.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The hearing aid as defined in claim 1, wherein the hearing aid is a self-contained unit arranged for accommodation on the wearer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The hearing aid as defined in claim 1, further comprising common housing means for accommodating at least the first and second microphones for positioning on the wearer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The hearing aid as defined in claim 11, wherein said amplifier means is contained in said housing means.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-03-31 | 1982-09-30 | 1983-04-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-03-31 | 1986-09-30 | 1987-04-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |