US Patent Issued to Starkey Laboratories on Jan. 20 for "Faceplate for a custom-fitted hearing device shell" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,136, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Starkey Laboratories Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

"Faceplate for a custom-fitted hearing device shell" was invented by Justin Barlow (Minneapolis), Janet Glenn (Minneapolis) and Toto Saykeo (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ear-wearable electronic device is housed within a shell. The shell includes an organically-shaped outer surface that corresponds uniquely to an ear geometry of a user of the ear-wearable device. The shell also has a faceplate void that has a curved and beveled perimeter edge. The faceplate void facilitates access to one or more devices installable into th...