ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,912, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SOUNDUCT (France).
"Bone conduction hearing aid" was invented by Jean-Philippe Marie De Chastenay (Strasbourg, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a hearing aid intended to be placed around an ear of a user, characterised in that it comprises at least one first bone conduction device and at least one second bone conduction device, the first device being configured to be positioned in contact with a first bone area of the user's head and to transmit first vibrations to said first bone area, and the second device being configured to be positioned in contact with a secon...