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App. No. 12/154,963

Maintenance station for hearing aid

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App. No.
12/154,963
Abstract

A maintenance station includes means for disinfecting, drying, recharging, and communicating with one or more hearing aids using light. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a fluorescent lamp is primarily for disinfecting a hearing aid, an incandescent lamp is primarily for recharging a hearing aid, and a light emitting diode is primarily for communicating with a hearing aid. All power dissipated within the station aids in drying the hearing aids within.

Claims (9)

1 . A maintenance station for a hearing aid that has a photovoltaic cell as part of the hearing aid, said station characterized in that the station includes means for disinfecting, drying, and recharging the hearing aid using light.

2 . The maintenance station as set forth in claim 1 and further characterized by means for communicating with the hearing aid using light.

3 . The maintenance station as set forth in claim 2 wherein said means for communicating includes a light emitting diode.

4 . The maintenance station as set forth in claim 1 wherein said station includes a housing having a base and a cover, wherein the base and the cover contain said means.

5 . The maintenance station as set forth in claim 4 wherein said means include a fluorescent lamp and an incandescent lamp.

6 . The maintenance station as set forth in claim 1 and further including a microphone for converting sounds emitted by the hearing aid into an electrical signal.

7 . A maintenance station for a hearing aid that has a photovoltaic cell as part of the hearing aid, said station characterized in that the station includes means for disinfecting, drying, recharging, and communicating with the hearing aid using light.

8 . The maintenance station as set forth in claim 7 wherein said means include a fluorescent lamp and an incandescent lamp.

9 . The maintenance station as set forth in claim 7 and further including a microphone for converting sounds emitted by the hearing aid into an electrical signal.

Assignments (4)
TRANSFER OF ASSETS IN BANKRUPTCY Recorded Oct 22, 2009
From: ZOUNDS, INC.
To: ZOUNDS, LLC (FORMERLY ZOUNDS ACQUISITION LLC)
Reel/Frame 023413/0826 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 23, 2009
From: ZOUNDS, INC.
To: D. SUMNER CHASE, III 2001 IRREVOCABLE TRUST, THE; DS&S CHASE, LLC; DS&S CHASE, LLC; DS&S CHASE, LLC; DERWOOD S. CHASE, JR. GRAND TRUST, THE; DERWOOD S. CHASE, JR. GRAND TRUST, THE; DERWOOD S. CHASE, JR. GRAND TRUST, THE; STUART F. CHASE 2001 IRREVOCABLE TRUST, THE; STEWART, J. MICHAEL; MICHAELIS, LAWRENCE L.; HUDSON FAMILY TRUST; COSTELLO, JOHN H.; POCONO LAKE PROPERTIES, LP; LINSKY, BARRY R.; WHEALE MANAGEMENT LLC; O'CONNOR, RALPH S.; BARNES, KYLE D.; MCGAREY, MAUREEN A.; CONKLIN, TERRENCE J.; ALLEN, RICHARD D.; NIEMASKI, WALTER, JR.; TROPEA, FRANK; STOUT, HENRY A.; POMPIZZI FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; GEIER, PHILIP H., JR.; HICKSON, B.E.; LANCASTER, JAMES R., TTEE JAMES R. LANCASTER REVOCABLE TRUST U/A/D9/5/89; COLEMAN, CRAIG G.; SHOBERT, BETTY; SHOBERT, ROBERT; REGEN, THOMAS W.; MASSAD & MASSAD INVESTMENTS, LTD.; SCOTT, DAVID B.; C. BRADFORD JEFFRIES LIVING TRUST (1994); JULIAN, ROBERT S., TRUSTEE, INSURANCE TRUST OF 12/29/72; HINTLIAN, VARNEY J.; BOLWELL, FARLEY; SOLLOTT, MICHAEL H.; FOLLAND FAMILY INVESTMENT COMPANY; BEALL FAMILY TRUST; STOCK, STEVEN W.; PATTERSON, ELIZABETH T.; BORTS, RICHARD; STONE, JEFFREY M.; LANDIN, ROBERT; GOLDBERG, JEFFREY L.; LAMBERTI, STEVE; ROBERT P. HAUPTFUHRER FAMILY PARTNERSHIP; SCHELLENBACH, PETER; MIELE, R. PATRICK; MIELE, VICTORIA E.
Reel/Frame 022440/0370 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 5, 2009
From: ZOUNDS, INC.
To: DS&S CHASE, LLC; THE DERWOOD S. CHASE, JR. GRAND TRUST; THE D. SUMNER CHASE, III 2001 IRREVOCABLE TRUST; THE STUART F. CHASE 2001 IRREVOCABLE TRUST; STEWART, J. MICHAEL
Reel/Frame 022214/0011 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2008
From: THOMASSON, SAMUEL L.; WU, FAN
To: ZOUNDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 021370/0204 →