Patent ID: 11863935
Assignee: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A hearing device comprising:
an earpiece comprising an earpiece passageway;
an ear-tip suspension element disposed in the earpiece, the ear-tip suspension element comprising an ear-tip passageway connected to the earpiece passageway to form a vent through the earpiece;
a solenoid actuator comprising a solenoid and a core, the core movable within the solenoid between an open position and a closed position to open and close the vent; and
a controller comprising one or more processors and operably coupled to the solenoid actuator to control movement of the core between the open and closed position, the controller configured to move the core using the solenoid based on at least a listening environment of the hearing device.