US Patent Issued to Starkey Laboratories on May 6 for "Ear-worn electronic device incorporating microphone fault reduction system and method" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,833, issued on May 6, was assigned to Starkey Laboratories Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

"Ear-worn electronic device incorporating microphone fault reduction system and method" was invented by Zac Jensen (Norwood Young America, Minn.), Ryan Chester (Bloomington, Minn.), Brian Dahl (Minnetrista, Minn.), Thomas Scheller (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Joel Erdman (Waconia, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ear-worn electronic device comprises a housing configured to be supported by, at, in or on an ear of a wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the housing and comprises a processor. A power source and a receiver or a speaker are re...