Maintenance station for hearing aid
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United States of America Patent
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Dec 3, 2009
app pub date -
May 28, 2008
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May 28, 2008
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Abstract
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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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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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
- 71.74 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Thomasson, Samuel L | Gilbert , US | 44 | 1096 |
# of filed Patents : 44 Total Citations : 1096 | |||
Wu, Fan | Scottsdale , US | 104 | 549 |
# of filed Patents : 104 Total Citations : 549 |
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- 179 Citation Count
- H04R Class
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Maintenance Fees
Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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