Customizable ear insert
AssigneeLogitech Europe S.A.
InventorsDaniel BLUMER, Navi COHEN
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Abstract
The present invention provides a customizable ear insert for fitting within a user's outer ear or ear canal or both and methods therefor. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a customizable ear insert having: a body formed of photocurable polymer, the body having a first shape configured for insertion into the outer ear canal of a user; a light source, the light source positioned adjacent the body, and wherein the body can be cured into a second shape by application of light generated by the light source, the second shape snugly conforming to the interior surface of the user's outer ear or ear canal or both.
Claims20
A customizable ear insert for insertion into an outer ear and an ear canal of a user, comprising:
- a body formed of a photocurable polymer which has a first shape that is deformable and pliable;
- a light source configured to emit radiation to cure the photocurable polymer, wherein the light source is positioned within a housing;
- a sleeve that surrounds at least a portion of the body, wherein the sleeve comprises an elastic material;
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- an integrated circuit positioned within the housing, the integrated circuit configured for wireless communication and configured to enable the emission of the radiation from the light source, and
- when a portion of the sleeve and the body are positioned within the ear canal of the user and exposed to the radiation emitted from the light source, the sleeve and the body form a shape-retentive second shape adapted to conform to a portion of outer ear of the user.
A customizable ear insert for insertion into an outer ear and an ear canal of a user, comprising:
- a body formed of a photocurable polymer which has a first shape that is deformable and pliable;
- a light source configured to emit radiation to cure the photocurable polymer, wherein the light source is positioned within a housing;
- a sleeve that surrounds at least a portion of the body;
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- an integrated circuit positioned within the housing, the integrated circuit configured for wireless communication and configured to enable the emission of the radiation from the light source;
- wherein when positioning a portion of the sleeve and the body within the outer ear of the user and exposing the portion of the sleeve and the body to the radiation emitted from the light source, the sleeve and the body form a shape-retentive second shape adapted to conform to a portion of the outer ear of the user.
A customizable ear insert for insertion into an outer ear and an ear canal of a user, comprising:
- a body formed of a photocurable polymer which has a first shape that is deformable and pliable;
- a light source configured to emit radiation that will cure the photocurable polymer, wherein the light source is positioned within a housing;
- a sleeve that surrounds at least a portion of the body, wherein the sleeve comprises an elastic material;
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- an attachment means;
- wherein the attachment means allows the sleeve and body to be mechanically and removably connected to the housing, and
- when a portion of the sleeve and the body are positioned within the ear canal of the user and exposed to the radiation emitted from the light source, the sleeve and the body form a shape-retentive second adapted to conform to a portion of the ear canal of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.