US Patent Issued to Chromatic on June 3 for "Ear-worn device configured for over-the-counter and prescription use" (New York, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,323,769, issued on June 3, was assigned to Chromatic Inc. (New York).

"Ear-worn device configured for over-the-counter and prescription use" was invented by Matthew de Jonge (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Andrew J. Casper (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) and Nicholas Morris (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to some embodiments, an ear-worn device, e.g., a hearing aid, is provided that operates both as an over-the-counter device, as well as a prescription device. Features stored on the ear-worn device may be used to amplify, enhance, de-noise, or otherwise process audio signals in a manner desired by the user. Some features, or setti...