Granted Patent B2

US 12,629,286 · App. 18/215,167 · Granted May 19, 2026

Inventor: Steven W. Goldstein (Delray Beach, FL)

Assignee: ST TipTech, LLC

A61F11/10A61B5/125A61F11/08A61F11/12

Abstract

Claims (13)

1 . An occlusion section, comprising:

an insertion element, wherein the insertion element is configured to fit upon an earphone housing and be removable from the housing; and

an flexible element attached to the insertion element, wherein the flexible element encompasses a cavity, wherein the cavity includes a medium, wherein the medium provides a transmission loss across the occlusion section that is lower at frequencies above 500 Hz than a transmission loss across the occlusion section below 500 Hz.

2 . The section of claim 1 , wherein the flexible element comprises a plurality of layers.

3 . The section of claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes an inflation management system for controlling transfer of the medium into and out of the cavity.

4 . The section of claim 3 , wherein the housing unit further comprises a user interface coupled to the inflation management system, wherein the inflation management system is configured to be activated using the user interface.

5 . The section of claim 4 , wherein, upon activation via the user interface, the inflation management system is configured to pump medium into the flexible element.

6 . The section of claim 5 , wherein the housing unit further includes: a speaker, a memory, a battery, and a communication unit.

7 . The section of claim 6 , wherein the housing unit further includes: an ear canal microphone configured to measure a sound pressure level in the ear canal.

8 . The section of claim 7 , further including a processor, wherein the processor is operatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes the instructions to perform operations comprising:

sending an audio signal to the speaker;

receiving a microphone signal from the ear canal microphone; and

analyzing the microphone signal to determine a seal integrity.

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