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BURNS THOMAS HOWARD
US31 patents
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STARKEY LABS INC
13 patentsUS11264029B2Mar 1, 2022
Local artificial intelligence assistant system with ear-wearable device
STARKEY LABS INC7 citations85
US11869505B2Jan 9, 2024
Local artificial intelligence assistant system with ear-wearable device
STARKEY LABS INC2 citations72
US11856371B2Dec 26, 2023
Method and apparatus for own-voice sensing in a hearing assistance device
STARKEY LABS INC1 citations72
US10932071B2Feb 23, 2021
Methods and systems for loading hearing instrument parameters
STARKEY LABS INC1 citations72
US10880657B2Dec 29, 2020
Method and apparatus for own-voice sensing in a hearing assistance device
STARKEY LABS INC3 citations72
US10440486B2Oct 8, 2019
Methods and systems for loading hearing instrument parameters
STARKEY LABS INC1 citations72
US10097937B2Oct 9, 2018
Methods and systems for loading hearing instrument parameters
STARKEY LABS INC2 citations72
US11223915B2Jan 11, 2022
Detecting user's eye movement using sensors in hearing instruments
STARKEY LABS INC5 citations71
US12374335B2Jul 29, 2025
Local artificial intelligence assistant system with ear-wearable device
STARKEY LABS INC0 citations62
US9900710B2Feb 20, 2018
Method and apparatus for own-voice sensing in a hearing assistance device
STARKEY LABS INC1 citations61
US12356152B2Jul 8, 2025
Detecting user's eye movement using sensors in hearing instruments
STARKEY LABS INC0 citations60
US12041423B2Jul 16, 2024
Ingress protection from foreign material in hearing instruments
STARKEY LABS INC0 citations54
US9473859B2Oct 18, 2016
Systems and methods of telecommunication for bilateral hearing instruments
STARKEY LABS INC0 citations52
BURNS THOMAS HOWARD
9 patentsUS8744101B1Jun 3, 2014
System for controlling the primary lobe of a hearing instrument's directional sensitivity pattern
BURNS THOMAS HOWARD55 citations97
US8644533B2Feb 4, 2014
Method and apparatus for hearing assistance device microphones
BURNS THOMAS HOWARD19 citations92
US8798298B1Aug 5, 2014
Constrained layer damping for hearing assistance devices
BURNS THOMAS HOWARD27 citations86
US8879763B2Nov 4, 2014
Method and apparatus for detecting user activities from within a hearing assistance device using a vibration sensor
BURNS THOMAS HOWARD5 citations84
US8811637B2Aug 19, 2014
Method and apparatus for detecting user activities from within a hearing assistance device using a vibration sensor
BURNS THOMAS HOWARD12 citations84
US8840558B2Sep 23, 2014
Method and apparatus for mathematically characterizing ear canal geometry
BURNS THOMAS HOWARD4 citations73
US8767989B2Jul 1, 2014
Method and apparatus for a hearing assistance device using MEMS sensors
BURNS THOMAS HOWARD4 citations73
US9433373B2Sep 6, 2016
Method and apparatus for mathematically characterizing ear canal geometry
BURNS THOMAS HOWARD2 citations62
US9020176B2Apr 28, 2015
Apparatus for vented hearing assistance systems
BURNS THOMAS HOWARD1 citations52
STARKEY LAB INC
8 patentsUS7542580B2Jun 2, 2009
Microphone placement in hearing assistance devices to provide controlled directivity
STARKEY LAB INC18 citations92
US9042586B2May 26, 2015
Method and apparatus for own-voice sensing in a hearing assistance device
STARKEY LAB INC18 citations91
US9294849B2Mar 22, 2016
Method and apparatus for detecting user activities from within a hearing assistance device using a vibration sensor
STARKEY LAB INC6 citations84
US7809149B2Oct 5, 2010
Microphone placement in hearing assistance devices to provide controlled directivity
STARKEY LAB INC7 citations74
US9020173B2Apr 28, 2015
Method and apparatus for harvesting energy in a hearing assistance device
STARKEY LAB INC6 citations73
US7769185B2Aug 3, 2010
System for testing hearing assistance devices using a planar waveguide
STARKEY LAB INC5 citations63
US9386384B2Jul 5, 2016
Hearing instrument transduction apparatus using ferroelectret polymer foam
STARKEY LAB INC0 citations52
US9055357B2Jun 9, 2015
Multi-directional and omnidirectional hybrid microphone for hearing assistance devices
STARKEY LAB INC0 citations52