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US 11,310,580 B2Granted
Methods and devices for radio frequency (RF) mitigation proximate the ear
AssigneeStaton Techiya LLC
InventorsSteven Wayne Goldstein, Gideon Duvall
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Abstract
Earpieces and methods of forming earpieces for radio frequency (RF) mitigation are provided. An earpiece is configured to be inserted in an ear canal. The earpiece includes an insertion element and a sealing section disposed on the insertion element and configured to conform to the ear canal. The sealing section is configured to substantially mitigate radio frequency (RF) transmission and to substantially isolate the ear canal from an ambient environment.
Claims20
An earpiece, comprising:
- a pump;
- and
- a sealing section configured to conform to an ear canal,
- wherein the pump is configured to provide a mixture to an expandable element of the sealing section disposed on a stent of the earpiece so as to expand the expandable element and cause the sealing section to conform to the ear canal, wherein the expandable element includes:
- a first layer, wherein the first layer is an elastic layer with a Shore A value between about 5 to 40;
- and
- a barrier layer, where the barrier layer is less permeable to the mixture than the first layer.
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A method of forming an earpiece, comprising:
- attaching a sealing section to an insertion element of the earpiece;
- and
- attaching a pump to a channel, where the channel is connected to an expandable element, wherein the pump is configured to provide a mixture to the expandable element of the sealing section disposed on a stent of the earpiece so as to expand the expandable element and cause the sealing section to conform to the ear canal, wherein the expandable element includes:
- a first layer, wherein the first layer is an elastic layer with a Shore A value between about 5 to 40;
- and
- a barrier layer, where the barrier layer is less permeable to the mixture than the first layer.
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An earpiece, comprising:
- a stent;
- a housing coupled to the stent;
- and
- a sealing section configured to conform to an ear canal,
- wherein a pump is configured to provide a mixture to an expandable element of the sealing section disposed on the stent of the earpiece so as to expand the expandable element and cause the sealing section to conform to the ear canal, wherein the expandable element includes:
- a first layer, wherein the first layer is an elastic layer with a Shore A value between about 5 to 40;
- and
- a barrier layer, where the barrier layer is less permeable to the mixture than the first layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.