ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,674, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, Denmark).

"Wirelessly rechargeable in-ear hearing device and charger for same" was invented by Thomas John Chappell (Frederiksberg C, Denmark), Soren Davids (Jyllinge, Denmark) and Henrik Nielsen (Roskilde, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a wirelessly rechargeable in-car hearing device, a charger for a wirelessly rechargeable in-car hearing device, and a system comprising a wirelessly rechargeable in-car hearing device and a charger for the wirelessly rechargeable in-car hearing device."

The patent was filed on April 11, 2024, un...