Vincent Joseph Mako
Hearing Instrument Specialists in Lakeville, MN
License number
Utah 8169319-4601
Issued Date
Jan 6, 2012
Expiration Date
Sep 30, 2014
Category
Hearing Instrument
Type
Hearing Instrument Specialist
Address
Address
Lakeville, MN
Professional information
Soft Concha Ring Behind-The-Ear Hearing Aid
US Patent:
2012023, Sep 20, 2012
Filed:
Mar 19, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/423505
Inventors:
Robert J. Fretz - Maplewood MN, US
Vincent Joseph Mako - Lakeville MN, US
Vincent Joseph Mako - Lakeville MN, US
Assignee:
INTRICON CORPORATION - Arden Hills MN
International Classification:
H04R 25/00, H01R 43/00
US Classification:
381330, 29825
Abstract:
A hearing aid has hearing aid electronics including the microphone, battery and amplifier in a behind-the-ear housing, with a flexible tube extending from the behind-the-ear housing to a concha-based suspension structure. The concha-based suspension portion is flexible and bears off a tragus contact area, an antitragus contact area and an antihelix contact area. Based on forces generated from these concha bowl contact areas, the tube is suspended in a centered position within the ear canal in an unoccluded fashion making little or no contact with the wall of the ear canal. An annulus of the suspension portion provides an open concha skin surface, which can naturally reflect sound down the generally open ear canal.
Hearing Aid Positioning System And Structure
US Patent:
8605927, Dec 10, 2013
Filed:
Sep 27, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/245974
Inventors:
Robert J. Fretz - Maplewood MN, US
Jean Elvira Daavettila - St. Paul MN, US
Christopher Drake Conger - Stillwater MN, US
Vincent Joseph Mako - Lakeville MN, US
Jean Elvira Daavettila - St. Paul MN, US
Christopher Drake Conger - Stillwater MN, US
Vincent Joseph Mako - Lakeville MN, US
Assignee:
IntriCon Corporation - Arden Hills MN
International Classification:
H04R 25/00
US Classification:
381328, 381312, 381322, 381323, 381329
Abstract:
A hearing aid includes a relatively rigid shell which holds hearing aid electronics and one or more flexible, shape-retaining filaments attached to the hearing aid shell. The filament(s) extend(s) out a proximal side of the hearing aid shell having a shape which interacts with the user's ear anatomy such as the conchae bowl. The shape determines an insertion depth of the hearing aid shell into the user's ear canal, and a spring action biases the hearing aid toward the desired insertion depth. The hearing aid supported by the filament(s) provides an open, unoccluding position in the ear canal.
Hearing Aid Body
US Patent:
D671218, Nov 20, 2012
Filed:
Dec 30, 2011
Appl. No.:
29/409970
Inventors:
Jean Elvira Daavettila - St. Paul MN, US
Vincent Joseph Mako - Lakeville MN, US
Robert J. Fretz - Maplewood MN, US
Vincent Joseph Mako - Lakeville MN, US
Robert J. Fretz - Maplewood MN, US
Assignee:
IntriCon Corporation - Arden Hills MN
International Classification:
2499
US Classification:
D24174