公开(公告)号：US12155999B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US18111319

申请日：2023-02-17

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Thomas Zurbruegg ,  Paul Wagner ,  Antonio Hoelzl

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: An illustrative hearing device may be at least partially inserted into an ear canal and may include an acoustic transducer having a membrane configured to generate sound waves, a housing enclosing a first chamber and a second chamber acoustically coupled by the membrane, a sound outlet configured to release sound waves from the first chamber into the ear canal, an acoustic port acoustically coupling the second chamber to an ambient environment outside the ear canal, and a mechanical resonator configured to resonate with sound waves at a resonance frequency. The second chamber may be acoustically coupled to the mechanical resonator.

公开(公告)号：US20230209280A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18111319

申请日：2023-02-17

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Thomas Zurbruegg ,  Paul Wagner ,  Antonio Hoelzl

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/456 ,  H04R2225/023 ,  H04R2225/025

Abstract: An illustrative hearing device may be at least partially inserted into an ear canal and may include an acoustic transducer having a membrane configured to generate sound waves, a housing enclosing a first chamber and a second chamber acoustically coupled by the membrane, a sound outlet configured to release sound waves from the first chamber into the ear canal, an acoustic port acoustically coupling the second chamber to an ambient environment outside the ear canal, and a mechanical resonator configured to resonate with sound waves at a resonance frequency. The second chamber may be acoustically coupled to the mechanical resonator.

公开(公告)号：US11317223B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16695374

申请日：2019-11-26

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Thomas Zurbruegg ,  Antonio Hoelzl ,  Paul Wagner ,  Fabian Hohl

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G10K11/178

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device comprising a housing accommodating an acoustic transducer inside an inner volume of the housing, the acoustic transducer having an oscillator element configured to generate sound waves, the housing accommodating the acoustic transducer inside an inner volume of the housing. The hearing device further comprises a sound outlet configured to release sound waves from the inner volume into an ear canal. The hearing device may also comprise a microphone configured to be acoustically coupled to the ear canal, and an active feedback control circuit configured to provide an active feedback control signal to modify the sound waves generated by the acoustic transducer.

公开(公告)号：US11622206B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17345988

申请日：2021-06-11

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Thomas Zurbruegg ,  Paul Wagner ,  Antonio Hoelzl

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing device includes an acoustic transducer having a membrane configured to generate sound waves, a housing enclosing a first chamber and a second chamber acoustically coupled by the membrane, a sound outlet configured to release sound waves from the first chamber into the ear canal, and an acoustic port acoustically coupling the second chamber to an ambient environment outside the ear canal.

公开(公告)号：US20220201405A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17692545

申请日：2022-03-11

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Thomas Zurbruegg ,  Antonio Hoelzl ,  Paul Wagner ,  Fabian Hohl

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G10K11/178

Abstract: An illustrative hearing device includes a housing configured to be partially inserted into an ear canal; an acoustic transducer having an oscillator element configured to generate sound waves, the housing accommodating the acoustic transducer inside an inner volume of the housing; and a sound outlet provided at the housing and configured to enable propagation of sound waves from the inner volume into the ear canal. The acoustic transducer and the housing are configured such that an output impedance of the hearing device measured at the sound outlet has a value of at most 3.5·107 kg/(m4·sec) within a frequency bandwidth of at least 50 Hz comprised in a frequency range between 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz.

公开(公告)号：US09584932B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-28

申请号：US14894007

申请日：2013-06-03

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Thomas Zurbruegg ,  Andre Niederberger

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/453 ,  H04R2460/03 ,  H04R2460/05

Abstract: A method for operating a hearing device including an ambient microphone, a signal processing unit, a receiver and an ear canal microphone. The method includes steps of filtering the audio signal processed by the signal processing unit with a filter having a transfer function including a transfer function from an output of the receiver to an input of the ear canal microphone when the hearing device is turned on and being worn in an ear canal of the user, computing a difference between the audio signal picked up by the ear canal microphone and the filtered signal, and detecting a presence of own-voice of the user based on the difference. Furthermore, a hearing device including an own-voice detection unit is provided, which is adapted to perform the proposed method.

Abstract translation: 一种用于操作包括环境麦克风，信号处理单元，接收器和耳道麦克风的听力设备的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：当听力装置被打开并被佩戴时，利用具有从接收器的输出到耳道麦克风的输入的传递函数的滤波器对由信号处理单元处理的音频信号进行滤波的步骤 在用户的耳道中，计算由耳道麦克风拾取的音频信号与经滤波的信号之间的差异，并且基于该差异来检测用户的自身声音的存在。 此外，提供了包括自身语音检测单元的听力装置，其适于执行所提出的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20210400401A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17345988

申请日：2021-06-11

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Thomas Zurbruegg ,  Paul Wagner ,  Antonio Hoelzl

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing device includes an acoustic transducer having a membrane configured to generate sound waves, a housing enclosing a first chamber and a second chamber acoustically coupled by the membrane, a sound outlet configured to release sound waves from the first chamber into the ear canal, and an acoustic port acoustically coupling the second chamber to an ambient environment outside the ear canal.

公开(公告)号：US20200178003A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-04

申请号：US16695220

申请日：2019-11-26

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Thomas Zurbruegg ,  Antonio Hoelzl ,  Paul Wagner ,  Fabian Hohl

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: The disclosure relates to hearing device comprising a housing accommodating an acoustic transducer separating an inner volume inside the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber acoustically coupled by an oscillator element of the acoustic transducer. A first acoustic port acoustically couples the first chamber to an ambient environment outside the inner volume.

公开(公告)号：US20160105751A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：US14894007

申请日：2013-06-03

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Thomas Zurbruegg ,  Andre Niederberger

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/453 ,  H04R2460/03 ,  H04R2460/05

Abstract: A method for operating a hearing device including an ambient microphone, a signal processing unit, a receiver and an ear canal microphone. The method includes steps of filtering the audio signal processed by the signal processing unit with a filter having a transfer function including a transfer function from an output of the receiver to an input of the ear canal microphone when the hearing device is turned on and being worn in an ear canal of the user, computing a difference between the audio signal picked up by the ear canal microphone and the filtered signal, and detecting a presence of own-voice of the user based on the difference. Furthermore, a hearing device including an own-voice detection unit is provided, which is adapted to perform the proposed method.

Abstract translation: 一种用于操作包括环境麦克风，信号处理单元，接收器和耳道麦克风的听力设备的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：当听力装置被打开并被佩戴时，利用具有从接收器的输出到耳道麦克风的输入的传递函数的滤波器对由信号处理单元处理的音频信号进行滤波的步骤 在用户的耳道中，计算由耳道麦克风拾取的音频信号与经滤波的信号之间的差异，并且基于该差异来检测用户的自身声音的存在。 此外，提供了包括自身语音检测单元的听力装置，其适于执行所提出的方法。