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US 2017/0289670 A1Published application
In-Ear Noise Dosimeter
AssigneeWiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.
InventorsLynn Gilbertson, Donna Jean Holzer Vosburgh, Timothy Klein
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Abstract
An in-ear microphone allowing assessment of sound pressure level directly of an individual's ear canal without intervening conduits between the sound source (i.e., ear canal) and the microphone is provided. Sound from an in-ear communications device may also be isolated from ambient noise using an in-line noise detector For recording the noise from the in-ear communications device
Claims17
A system for making in-ear measurements of sound pressure levels of a human user, comprising:
- an ear piece sized to fit within an ear canal of the human user;
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- a microphone coupled to the ear piece at a location within the ear canal and adapted to receive sound pressure signals from within the ear canal wherein the sound pressure signals are communicated to a sound monitor.
A system for making in-ear measurements of sound pressure levels of a human user comprising:
- an ear piece disposed within the ear canal and having a connector communicating with a flexible tubular conductor extending to a location outside of the ear canal;
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- an external dosimeter coupled to an opposite end of the flexible tubular conductor and adapted to receive sound pressure signals from within the ear canal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.