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

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a housing including at least one acoustic port;
a microphone positioned within the housing; and
at least one light source that is separate from the microphone and positioned within the housing, wherein light emitted from the at least one light source is observable outside of the housing via at least one translucent member located at the at least one acoustic port, and:
(i) wherein the at least one translucent member is disposed in the at least one acoustic port, and wherein the at least one translucent member is a microphone gasket configured to mount the microphone to the housing and to create an acoustic seal between the microphone and the housing; or
(ii) wherein the at least one translucent member is disposed in the at least one acoustic port, and wherein the at least one translucent member comprises a microphone membrane configured to be attached to an outer surface of the housing; or
(iii) wherein the at least one translucent member comprises an optical insert disposed in the at least one acoustic port, wherein the optical housing insert includes a cavity to retain a microphone protector therein; or
(iv) wherein the microphone is a microelectrical systems (MEMS) microphone electrically mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) within the housing, and wherein the at least one light source is also electrically mounted on the PCB.