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公开(公告)号:US09973864B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-15
申请号:US15191135
申请日:2016-06-23
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Poul Henriksen , Jens Troelsen
CPC classification number: H04R25/554 , H01Q1/273 , H01Q1/44 , H04R25/602 , H04R25/65 , H04R25/652 , H04R2225/025 , H04R2225/51
Abstract: A hearing aid device having an antenna unit is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises a transmission line connecting a communication unit and the antenna unit, or at least being part of a connection between them. The antenna unit is at least partly embedded in a battery drawer of the hearing aid device.
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公开(公告)号:US11792584B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-17
申请号:US17870218
申请日:2022-07-21
Applicant: OTICON A/S
Inventor: Poul Henriksen , Søren Nørskov
IPC: H04R25/00
CPC classification number: H04R25/554 , H04R2225/021 , H04R2225/39 , H04R2225/51
Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with an antenna connected to a transmission and/or reception circuit for transmission and/or reception of the electromagnetic energy via the antenna. A coupling circuit, e.g. including a directional coupler, is configured to sense an electric return power from the antenna, and to generate a power signal based on the sensed electric return power. A controllable impedance circuit is connected to the antenna, so as to allow adjusting of impedance of the antenna in at least two different steps. A processor is configured to generate a tuning control signal to the controllable impedance circuit in response to the power signal. This allows control of the impedance of the antenna for minimizing impedance mismatch, and thus improve performance of the antenna by tuning the impedance to the operating conditions of the antenna, preferably in an automatic manner.
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公开(公告)号:US10659892B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-19
申请号:US15977322
申请日:2018-05-11
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Poul Henriksen , Jens Troelsen
Abstract: A hearing device having an antenna unit is disclosed. The hearing device comprises a transmission line connecting a communication unit and the antenna unit, or at least being part of a connection between them. The transmission line may be configured to transfer a signal from the communication unit to the antenna unit and/or from the antenna unit to the communication unit, so as to minimize parasitic effects on the antenna unit.
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公开(公告)号:US10560787B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-11
申请号:US15797800
申请日:2017-10-30
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Vijay Kumar Bhat , Poul Henriksen , Alberto Escolar Piedras
Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and an amplifier system for minimizing variation in an acoustical signal caused by variation in gain of an amplifier, comprising a battery for providing a supply voltage to the amplifier, a digital signal processor for providing the acoustical signal to the amplifier, a controller unit receiving an enablement signal when the supply voltage is in an offset mode, and based on the enablement signal requesting a measured voltage during a time period, and a first analog-to-digital converter configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier when receiving the request from the controller unit or the first analog-to-digital converter is configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier continuously, and where variations in the measured voltage relates to variations in the supply voltage during the time period. Furthermore, the controller unit is configured to predict offset modes (i.e. changes) in the supply voltage based on the enablement signals and a fitting of the measured voltages, and wherein the controller unit is configured to generate a compensating signal based on the fitting and transmit the compensating signal to the digital signal processor, the digital signal processor is then configured to minimize variation in the acoustical signal at the output of the amplifier by compensating the variation in gain of the amplifier based on the compensating signal.
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公开(公告)号:US10341788B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-02
申请号:US15669671
申请日:2017-08-04
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Poul Henriksen
IPC: H04R25/00
Abstract: A hearing aid comprising a housing configured to receive a battery is disclosed. The housing comprises a battery drawer configured to receive the battery, wherein the battery drawer comprises a cover and a surrounding structure configured to at least partly surround the battery. The cover is attached to said surrounding structure and at least a part of the battery drawer is slidably attached to the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US11778395B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-03
申请号:US17873758
申请日:2022-07-26
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Poul Henriksen
IPC: H04R25/00
CPC classification number: H04R25/602 , H04R25/658 , H04R2225/025 , H04R2225/31
Abstract: There is presented an in-the-ear hearing aid comprising a faceplate, an ear shell, such as a custom ear shell, and a battery, wherein the battery is fixed to the ear shell and furthermore a method for providing an in-the-ear hearing aid, said method comprising obtaining data, such as three-dimensional data, representative of a shape and/or size of an ear canal of a specific person, such as the part of an ear canal extending at least partially from the outer ear to the middle ear, establishing a digital model of the ear shell, such as the custom ear shell, of the hearing aid for said ear canal based on said data, wherein said providing includes determining a position and/or orientation of a battery in said ear shell, which position and/or orientation increases or maximizes a distance from the outer ear to the faceplate.
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公开(公告)号:US20220386044A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-01
申请号:US17864965
申请日:2022-07-14
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Jens Troelsen , Poul Henriksen
Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a housing, comprising: a substrate carrying a wireless interface, the substrate further carrying a processor, the substrate arranged in the housing; an antenna arranged in the housing, the antenna being connected to the wireless interface; the antenna configured to emit and/or receive electromagnetic fields, an electronic element, connected to the processor via an electrical connection line; wherein a decoupling element is provided in the electrical connection line wherein the decoupling element has a characteristic frequency at the frequency, at which the antenna is tuned to radiate and/or receive the electromagnetic fields.
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公开(公告)号:US11082776B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-03
申请号:US16728895
申请日:2019-12-27
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Vijay Kumar Bhat , Poul Henriksen , Alberto Escolar Piedras
Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and an amplifier system for minimizing variation in an acoustical signal caused by variation in gain of an amplifier, comprising a battery for providing a supply voltage to the amplifier, a digital signal processor for providing the acoustical signal to the amplifier, a controller unit receiving an enablement signal when the supply voltage is in an offset mode, and based on the enablement signal requesting a measured voltage during a time period, and a first analog-to-digital converter configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier when receiving the request from the controller unit or the first analog-to-digital converter is configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier continuously, and where variations in the measured voltage relates to variations in the supply voltage during the time period. Furthermore, the controller unit is configured to predict offset modes (i.e. changes) in the supply voltage based on the enablement signals and a fitting of the measured voltages, and wherein the controller unit is configured to generate a compensating signal based on the fitting and transmit the compensating signal to the digital signal processor, the digital signal processor is then configured to minimize variation in the acoustical signal at the output of the amplifier by compensating the variation in gain of the amplifier based on the compensating signal.
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公开(公告)号:US10993053B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-27
申请号:US16844169
申请日:2020-04-09
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Poul Henriksen , Jens Troelsen
Abstract: A hearing device includes: an input transducer for providing an electrical signal representing ambient sound, a sound processor for processing the electrical signal, an output transducer, an extractor cord, attached to the housing, for removing and/or inserting the hearing device in the ear canal of the wearer, an antenna unit for reception and/or emission of electromagnetic energy, the antenna unit being at least partly disposed within the extractor cord, a communication unit, and a coaxial cable configured as a transmission line connecting the communication unit and the antenna unit. The coaxial cable is configured to transfer a signal from the communication unit to the antenna unit and/or from the antenna unit to the communication unit, so as to minimize parasitic effects on the antenna unit. The coaxial cable includes a shield and the shield of the coaxial cable is terminated at a battery inside the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US10757515B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-25
申请号:US16279771
申请日:2019-02-19
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Jens Troelsen , Poul Henriksen
Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a housing, comprising: a substrate carrying a wireless interface, the substrate further carrying a processor, the substrate arranged in the housing; an antenna arranged in the housing, the antenna being connected to the wireless interface; the antenna configured to emit and/or receive electromagnetic fields, an electronic element, connected to the processor via an electrical connection line; wherein a decoupling element is provided in the electrical connection line wherein the decoupling element has a characteristic frequency at the frequency, at which the antenna is tuned to radiate and/or receive the electromagnetic fields.
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