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US 2020/0221207 A1Published application
Modular in-ear device
AssigneeX Development LLC
InventorJason Rugolo
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Abstract
An in-ear device includes a molding shaped to hold the in-ear device in an ear, and an audio package configured to emit sound. The audio package is structured to removably attach to the molding. An electronics package is structured to removably couple to the audio package and removably attach to the molding. The electronics package includes a controller to control the sound output from the audio package.
Claims18
An in-ear device, comprising:
- a molding custom shaped prior to insertion into an ear to match a geometry of the ear and to hold the in-ear device in the ear;
- an audio package including audio electronics configured to emit sound, wherein the audio package is structured to removably attach to the molding;
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- an electronics package structured to removably couple to the audio package and removably attach to the molding, wherein the electronics package includes:
- a controller to control the sound output from the audio package.
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A method of using an in-ear device, including:
- removably attaching a molding, custom shaped prior to insertion into an ear to match a geometry of the ear and to hold the in-ear device in the ear, to an audio package including audio electronics configured to emit sound;
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- removably attaching an electronics package to the audio package, wherein when the electronics package is attached to the audio package the electronics package is coupled to communicate with the audio package, and wherein the electronics package includes a controller to control the sound output from the audio package.
An in-ear device, comprising:
- a molding shaped to hold the in-ear device in an ear, wherein the molding comprises a polymer material that is pre-shaped prior to insertion into the ear to match a geometry of the ear;
- an audio package including audio electronics configured to emit sound, wherein the audio package is disposed within a first housing that removably inserts into a cavity of the molding;
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- an electronics package including a controller to control the sound output from the audio package, wherein the electronics package is disposed within a second housing, separate and distinct from the first housing, that removably inserts into the cavity after the audio package is inserted into the cavity, wherein the first and second housings include electrodes that align to each other when the first and second housings are inserted into the cavity to electrically connect the electronics package to the audio package.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.