公开(公告)号：US20150172834A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-18

申请号：US14518393

申请日：2014-10-20

申请人： Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Jeffrey Paul Solum

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/27

CPC分类号： H04R25/554 ,  H01Q1/241 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/023 ,  H04R2225/025 ,  H04R2225/51

摘要： A hearing assistance device to provide sound to the ear of a user, the device comprising a housing, hearing assistance electronics enclosed in the housing, an acoustic transducer adapted to be worn in the ear, a cable assembly adapted to connect the acoustic transducer to the hearing assistance electronics, a wireless communications receiver connected to the hearing assistance electronics, and an antenna comprising one or more conductors forming at least a portion of the cable assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20150131830A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-14

申请号：US14199511

申请日：2014-03-06

申请人： GN ReSound A/S

发明人： Alexandra Da Luz PINTO

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/55 ,  H04R25/65 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/51

摘要： A hearing aid with an assembly, the assembly includes: a microphone; a signal processor for processing a first audio signal into a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user; a wireless communication unit configured for wireless data communication; and an antenna for emission of an electromagnetic field, the antenna being coupled with the wireless communication unit, the antenna having a total length between three quarters of a wavelength of the emitted electromagnetic field and five quarters of the wavelength; wherein a part of the antenna extends from a first side of the assembly to a second side of the assembly; and wherein the antenna has a midpoint located at the part of the antenna extending from the first side to the second side, or a distance between the midpoint of the antenna and the part of the antenna is less than a quarter of the wavelength.

摘要翻译： 具有组件的助听器，所述组件包括：麦克风; 用于将第一音频信号处理成补偿用户的听力损失的第二音频信号的信号处理器; 配置用于无线数据通信的无线通信单元; 以及用于发射电磁场的天线，所述天线与所述无线通信单元耦合，所述天线的总长度为所发射的电磁场的波长的四分之三和所述波长的五分之三; 其中所述天线的一部分从所述组件的第一侧延伸到所述组件的第二侧; 并且其中所述天线具有位于所述天线从所述第一侧延伸到所述第二侧的部分的中点，或者所述天线的中点与所述天线的所述部分之间的距离小于所述波长的四分之一。

公开(公告)号：US09020176B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US12051635

申请日：2008-03-19

申请人： Thomas Howard Burns

发明人： Thomas Howard Burns

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/456 ,  H04R25/656 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/025 ,  H04R2225/77 ,  H04R2460/11

摘要： An apparatus related to earmolds with venting configurations designed to relieve the occlusion effect. Various designs provide multiple vents allow residual ear canal air volume to vent to and from air outside the ear and the earmold. In various designs, the earmold includes one vent between the residual ear canal air volume and a volume of air internal to the earmold. A second vent provides passage of air internal to the earmold and air external to the ear and the inserted earmold when worn by a user.

摘要翻译： 一种与具有排气构造的earmold相关的设备，旨在减轻遮挡效应。 各种设计提供多个通风口，允许残留的耳道空气体积从耳朵外部的空气和艾玛尔放出。 在各种设计中，艾玛尔包括一个通气孔，其余耳道空气体积与耳罩内部的空气体积之间。 第二个通风口在使用者佩戴时，通过外部耳朵和耳朵外部的空气进入内部，并插入耳塞。

公开(公告)号：US20150110312A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-23

申请号：US14060148

申请日：2013-10-22

申请人： Yezihalem Mesfin ,  Michael Karl Sacha

发明人： Yezihalem Mesfin ,  Michael Karl Sacha

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/30 ,  H04R19/005 ,  H04R25/356 ,  H04R25/453 ,  H04R2201/003 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/023 ,  H04R2225/025 ,  H04R2225/61

摘要： Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for input stage headroom expansion for hearing assistance devices. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a hearing assistance device. According to various embodiments, the hearing assistance device includes an input stage including a microphone configured with variable sensitivity, and hearing assistance electronics connected to the microphone. The hearing assistance electronics are configured to process a signal received by the microphone for hearing assistance for a wearer of the hearing assistance device, in an embodiment. A receiver is connected to the hearing assistance electronics and configured to output the processed signal to the user, in various embodiments. According to various embodiments, the hearing assistance electronics are configured to dynamically change the sensitivity of the microphone to change headroom of the input stage.

摘要翻译： 这里公开的是用于听力辅助装置的输入级余量扩展的系统和方法。 本主题的一个方面包括听力辅助装置。 根据各种实施例，助听装置包括输入级，其包括配置有可变灵敏度的麦克风，以及连接到麦克风的助听电子装置。 在一个实施例中，助听电子设备被配置为处理由麦克风接收的信号以便听力辅助装置的佩戴者听到帮助。 在各种实施例中，接收器连接到助听电子设备并被配置为将经处理的信号输出给用户。 根据各种实施例，助听电子设备被配置成动态地改变麦克风的灵敏度以改变输入级的余量。

公开(公告)号：US09002045B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-07

申请号：US13729189

申请日：2012-12-28

申请人： Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Ivo Merks

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04B15/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/402 ,  G01S3/802 ,  G10L21/0216 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/50 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/023 ,  H04R2225/025

摘要： A hearing assistance system includes an adaptive directionality controller to control a target direction for sound reception. The adaptive directionality controller includes a beamformer, a speech detector to detect off-axis speech being speech that is not from the target direction, and a steering module to steer the beamformer in response to a detection of the off-axis speech.

摘要翻译： 助听系统包括用于控制声音接收的目标方向的自适应方向性控制器。 自适应方向性控制器包括波束形成器，语音检测器，用于检测离轴语音是不是从目标方向的语音;以及转向模块，用于响应于离轴语音的检测来转向波束形成器。

公开(公告)号：US20150092970A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-02

申请号：US14470485

申请日：2014-08-27

申请人： Linda Klem

发明人： Linda Klem

IPC分类号： H04R1/10 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/556 ,  H04R2225/021

摘要： A hearing aid safety aid is provided. The hearing aid is configured to attach a hearing aid to an earring of the wearer. If the hearing aid comes loose and falls off, the hearing aid safety aid prevents it from falling off the user by its connection to the user's earring.

摘要翻译： 提供助听器安全辅助装置。 助听器构造成将助听器附接到佩戴者的耳环。 如果助听器松动并脱落，则助听器安全辅助装置通过与用户耳环的连接来防止其脱落。

公开(公告)号：US20150078599A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-19

申请号：US14491326

申请日：2014-09-19

申请人： Oticon A/S

发明人： Oliver SUNDBERG ,  Jens TROELSEN ,  Bjarne KIELSHOLM-RIBALAYGUA

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/554 ,  H01Q1/2291 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/402 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/51 ,  H04R2225/63

摘要： A hearing aid device configured to communicate wirelessly with an external device is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises a housing with a microphone, an amplifier, where the hearing aid device comprises an antenna and either: a) a tube configured to deliver sound acoustically from a receiver in the housing to an ear mould or a dome or electrically to a receiver in an ear mould or a dome or b) a hook configured to deliver sound acoustically from a receiver in the housing to an ear mould or a dome. The antenna extends along at least a portion of the tube or the hook.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种被配置为与外部设备进行无线通信的助听器装置。 助听器装置包括具有麦克风的外壳，放大器，其中助听器装置包括天线，以及：a）配置成将声音从壳体中的接收器传递到耳模或圆顶或电或电 在耳模或穹顶中的接收器，或b）构造成将声音从壳体中的接收器传递到耳模或穹顶的钩。 天线沿管或钩的至少一部分延伸。

公开(公告)号：US08983102B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13726817

申请日：2012-12-26

申请人： Advanced Bionics, LLC

发明人： Scott A. Crawford ,  Douglas P. Lynch ,  Carla Mann Woods

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61N1/36

CPC分类号： H04R25/602 ,  A61N1/0541 ,  A61N1/36032 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  A61N1/37217 ,  A61N1/3787 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/556 ,  H04R25/60 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/67

摘要： A cochlear implant system includes: an electrode array implanted within a cochlea; an internal processor in communication with the electrode array; an implanted antenna which is electrically coupled to the internal processor; and a modular external headpiece which is removably positioned over the implanted antenna, the modular external headpiece including a core containing a sound processor for processing sound and providing a corresponding signal to the implanted antenna; and a modular component configured to releasably engage the core and supply electrical power to the core. A modular speech processor headpiece includes a core comprising a microphone and sound processor for producing a signal representing ambient sound to be transmitted to a cochlear implant, the core further comprising a number of electrical contacts; and a modular component containing a number of electrical contacts corresponding to the electrical contacts of the core; wherein the core is configured to engage with the modular component such that electrical communication is made between the core and the modular component.

摘要翻译： 耳蜗植入系统包括：植入在耳蜗内的电极阵列; 与电极阵列连通的内部处理器; 电耦合到内部处理器的植入天线; 以及可拆卸地定位在所述植入天线上的模块化外部头盔，所述模块化外部头盔包括包含用于处理声音并且向所述植入天线提供对应信号的声音处理器的核心; 以及被配置为可释放地接合所述芯并且向所述芯提供电力的模块化部件。 模块化语音处理器头盔包括：芯，其包括麦克风和声音处理器，用于产生表示要传输到耳蜗植入物的环境声音的信号，所述芯还包括多个电触头; 以及包含对应于所述芯的电触点的多个电触点的模块化部件; 其中所述芯被配置为与所述模块化部件接合，使得在所述芯部和所述模块化部件之间进行电连通。

公开(公告)号：US20150055809A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-26

申请号：US14337592

申请日：2014-07-22

申请人： Oticon A/S ,  Bernafon AG

发明人： Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN ,  Monika Bertges REBER ,  Martin LINDEBJERG

IPC分类号： H04R1/10 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R1/1058 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R25/456 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/021

摘要： The invention describes a hearing device with a BTE (Behind-The-Ear) unit and an air filled tube. The BTE unit comprises a power source, a microphone, an amplifier, and a receiver and is configured to be mounted behind or on the ear of a user. The air filled tube as a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the air filled tube is connected to the receiver of the BTE unit and a flexible sealing part is provided at the distal end. The flexible sealing part comprises a core hole permeable for sound transmitted from the air filled tube through a core pathway. The air filled tube is further configured to be arranged in a user's ear canal to transmit sound generated by the BTE unit to a tympanic membrane of the user. The flexible sealing part is arranged in a bony portion of the user's ear canal when in use. The diameter of the flexible sealing part is at least as large as the diameter of the bony portion of the ear canal of a user to close the ear canal.

摘要翻译： 本发明描述了具有BTE（Behind-the-Ear）单元和充气管的听力装置。 BTE单元包括电源，麦克风，放大器和接收器，并且被配置为安装在用户的耳后或耳后。 充气管作为近端和远端。 充气管的近端连接到BTE单元的接收器，并且在远端设置柔性密封部。 柔性密封部分包括可透过空气填充管通过芯路径传播的声音的芯孔。 充气管还被配置为布置在用户的耳道中，以将由BTE单元产生的声音传送到用户的鼓膜。 柔性密封部件在使用时布置在使用者耳道的骨部分中。 柔性密封部分的直径至少与使用者的耳道的骨部的直径相同以闭合耳道。

公开(公告)号：US20150025595A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-22

申请号：US14243862

申请日：2014-04-02

申请人： Derek Ian Darley ,  Michael Goorevich ,  Peter Scott Single

发明人： Derek Ian Darley ,  Michael Goorevich ,  Peter Scott Single

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/02 ,  A61N1/36

CPC分类号： H04R25/65 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  A61N1/3787 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R25/60 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/31 ,  H04R2225/49 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： A method for operating an external component of a cochlear implant hearing system. The external component includes a speech processor module operable in a stand-alone mode of operation and a body-worn mode of operation, and a protective case. The method includes operating the speech processor module in the stand-alone mode, determining when the speech processor module is mounted in the case, and operating the speech processor module in the body-worn mode in response to determining that the speech processor module is mounted in the case.

摘要翻译： 一种用于操作耳蜗植入物听觉系统的外部部件的方法。 外部部件包括可以以独立的操作模式和身体佩戴的操作模式操作的语音处理器模块以及保护壳体。 该方法包括以独立模式操作语音处理器模块，确定语音处理器模块何时安装在该情况下，并且响应于确定语音处理器模块被安装而以身体佩戴模式操作语音处理器模块 在这种情况下。