ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,982, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to GN HEARING A/S (Ballerup, Denmark).

"Magnet shielding by using a magnetisable plate" was invented by Alexander Wildt Forrest (Copenhagen, Denmark), Emil Holm Knudsen (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Michael Sean James Tanswell (Copenhagen, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a system comprising a hearing device and a charging device. The charging device is configured for receiving the hearing device and for charging the hearing device. The hearing device comprises a hearing device magnet and a receiving charging element. The charging device comprises a charging device magnet and a supp...