Patent ID: 11956599
Assignee: COCHLEAR LIMITED
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A  F | IPC A  F  H

Claim 8:
9. An apparatus, comprising:
a housing comprising at least one acoustic port, an outer surface, and an inner surface;
a printed circuit board (PCB) positioned within the housing adjacent to the at least one acoustic port;
a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone disposed in the housing; and
at least one light source that is separate from the MEMS microphone and mounted on the PCB below the inner surface of the housing, wherein light signals emitted by the at least one light source are observable at the outer surface of the housing via at least one translucent member disposed at the at least one acoustic port, and:
(i) wherein the at least one translucent member is a microphone gasket configured to mount the MEMS microphone to the housing and to create an acoustic seal between the MEMS microphone and the housing; or
(ii) wherein the at least one translucent member comprises a microphone membrane configured to be attached to the outer surface of the housing; or
(iii) wherein the at least one translucent member further comprises an optical housing insert disposed in the at least one acoustic port, wherein the optical housing insert includes a cavity to retain a microphone protector therein.