Maintenance station for hearing aid

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20090296968A1
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12154963

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A maintenance station includes means for disinfecting, drying, recharging, and communicating with one or more hearing aids using light. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a fluorescent lamp is primarily for disinfecting a hearing aid, an incandescent lamp is primarily for recharging a hearing aid, and a light emitting diode is primarily for communicating with a hearing aid. All power dissipated within the station aids in drying the hearing aids within.

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ZOUNDS LLC (FORMERLY ZOUNDS ACQUISITION LLC)4405 E BASELINE ROAD SUITE 114 A DELAWARE CORPORATION HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AT PHOENIX AS 85042 U S A

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  • 2008 Application Filing Year
  • H04R Class
  • 1224 Applications Filed
  • 878 Patents Issued To-Date
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Thomasson, Samuel L Gilbert , US 44 1096
Wu, Fan Scottsdale , US 104 549

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