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US 2019/0342673 A1Published application
Earpiece and method for forming an earpiece
AssigneeStaton Techiya LLC
InventorsSteven Goldstein, John Patrick Keady, Paul Calvert
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Abstract
A device includes an electromagnetic radiation delivery system such as a laser of light emitting diode infrared emitter configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed canal such as an ear canal, a fiber optic cable configured for delivering or capturing the electromagnetic radiation within the sealed canal, and a photo detector coupled to the fiber optic cable forming a portion of a voice communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- an electromagnetic radiation delivery system configured to deliver electromagnetic radiation to a medium within an ear canal;
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- a detector configured to collect scattered energy reflected off the medium within the ear canal induced by a vibration caused by a sound occurring in the ear canal.
A device, comprising:
- an electromagnetic radiation delivery source configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed ear canal;
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- a fiber optic cable configured to capture a reflection of the electromagnetic radiation within the sealed ear canal, wherein the electromagnetic radiation delivery source is configured to be pulsed as an acoustic frequency and the fiber optic cable is configured to pick up a wall vibration from a sound occurring within the sealed ear canal.
A device, comprising:
- an electromagnetic radiation delivery system configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed canal,
- wherein the electromagnetic radiation delivery system comprises a laser configured to stimulate a tympanic membrane, and
- wherein the laser is further configured as part of an acquisition mechanism to acquire an oscillation in the ear canal that is activated by a sound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.