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EP 1052880 A3 20011024 - Digital hearing aid microphone

Title (en)

Digital hearing aid microphone

Title (de)

Mikrofon für digitales Hörhilfegerät

Title (fr)

Microphone pour prothèse auditive numerique

Publication

EP 1052880 A3 20011024 (EN)

Application

EP 99306409 A 19990813

Priority

US 10341598 P 19981007
US 35267799 A 19990714

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1052880A2] The present invention is directed to an improved digital hearing aid microphone with an analog-to-digital converter placed within the integral housing of the microphone.

IPC 1-7

H04R 19/00

IPC 8 full level

H04R 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04R 25/505 (2013.01); H04R 2410/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] DE 19545760 C1 19970220 - SIEMENS AUDIOLOGISCHE TECHNIK [DE]
[X] GB 2319922 A 19980603 - SONY UK LTD [GB]
[X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 216 (E - 760) 19 May 1989 (1989-05-19)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1052880 A2 20001115; EP 1052880 A3 20011024

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99306409 A 19990813