Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices – Sound effects – Reverberators
Patent
1994-08-17
1995-06-13
Kuntz, Curtis
Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices
Sound effects
Reverberators
381 683, 381 686, H04R 2500
Patent
active
054251044
ABSTRACT:
An inconspicuous hearing system is described that uses a coil to electromagnetically couple with, and therefore drive, a permanent magnet attached to the tympanic membrane or ossicular chain. This hearing system enables hearing impaired individuals, as well as persons with normal hearing, to selectively receive sound signals in a wide variety of hearing environments while avoiding socially or aesthetically unacceptable stigmas associated with visible wires, headphones, earpieces, etc.
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Kuntz Curtis
Le Huyen D.
ReSound Corporation
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