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：US20170201840A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15469144

申请日：2017-03-24

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Stuart Wenzel ,  Chuangang Lin ,  Paul Wagner ,  Igal Ladabaum ,  Michael Au

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H01M6/04 ,  H01M12/06 ,  H01M2/02 ,  H01M2/04

CPC classification number: H04R25/602 ,  B23P17/00 ,  H01M2/0217 ,  H01M2/026 ,  H01M2/0285 ,  H01M2/0408 ,  H01M2/0421 ,  H01M6/02 ,  H01M6/045 ,  H01M12/06 ,  H01M2220/30 ,  H01M2300/0014 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/654 ,  H04R25/656 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/023 ,  H04R2225/49 ,  Y10T29/49108 ,  Y10T29/49799

Abstract: Hearing devices configured to fit within the bony portion of the ear canal and batteries that may be used with same.

公开(公告)号：US20230209283A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18089093

申请日：2022-12-27

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Paul Wagner ,  Sebastian Kroedel ,  Claudio Santelli ,  Markus Hofbauer ,  Manon Barbier

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/507 ,  H04R25/606

Abstract: Methods, hearing systems and neural networks for audio signal processing are described. A hearing system comprises a neural network. An input audio signal is processed into an output audio signal at least partially by means of a processing unit of the hearing system. The audio signal processing of the input audio signal includes executing audio signal processing by the neural network for performing a step of the audio signal processing, determining a confidence parameter resembling the reliability of the audio signal processing by the neural network and steering the audio signal processing in dependence of the confidence parameter. A particularly suitable neural network is configured to solve a regression-based acoustic processing task and additionally determining the confidence parameter.

公开(公告)号：US20220174439A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17105717

申请日：2020-11-27

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Frank Wang ,  Michael Au ,  Yashvant Venkatakrishnan ,  Xiuming Zhu ,  Roland Kern ,  Simone Kneipp ,  Paul Wagner

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing device including a housing, a receiver within the housing, and a contaminant guard having a guard sound port and one or both of an outer contaminant receptacle, which is located outward of the guard sound port and that extends around the guard sound port, and an inner contaminant receptacle, which that is located on the central axis of the guard sound port and operably connected to a location outward of the guard sound port.

公开(公告)号：US11317221B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US17055094

申请日：2018-05-15

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Erdal Karamuk ,  Paul Wagner ,  Daniel Baer

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/28

Abstract: Systems and methods for two-way communication with a hearing device are disclosed. In one embodiment, an accessory for communication with a hearing device includes an acoustic filter, and a microphone configured as an acoustic receiver (RX) for acoustic signals from a speaker of the hearing device via the acoustic filter. The acoustic filter is configured to operate at at least one resonance frequency. The accessory is in acoustic and magnetic communication with the hearing device.

公开(公告)号：US10897676B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US16310044

申请日：2016-06-17

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Paul Wagner ,  Michael Au ,  Barjinder Chana ,  Karamuk Erdal ,  Mehnaz Khan ,  Daniel Baer ,  Gerald van Oerle ,  Andi Vonlanthen

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/02

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for insertion of a deep-in-the-canal hearing aid—alternatively designatable as extended wear hearing aid—into an ear canal of an individual user, at a pre-determined insertion depth (d) thereof. The insertion device comprises a customized support comprising an outer profile conforming to the shapes of at least a portion of a conchal cavity and of an ear canal of said individual user; and a guide channel, disposed internal to said outer profile, extending between a lateral entry opening thereof, for loading said hearing aid; and a medial exit opening thereof, for releasing said hearing aid into said ear canal. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing an insertion device for inserting a hearing aid deep into an ear canal of an individual hearing aid user, at a pre-determined insertion depth (d) thereof.

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：US20230262400A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18168073

申请日：2023-02-13

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Markus Hofbauer ,  Andreas Breitenmoser ,  Claudio Santelli ,  Paul Wagner ,  Sebastian Kroedel ,  Manon Barbier ,  Manuela Feilner

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/507 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2225/55

Abstract: A hearing device arrangement includes two hearing devices which are connected to each other in a data transmitting manner. Each hearing device includes an audio input unit for obtaining an input audio signal, a processing unit for audio signal processing of the input audio signal to obtain an output audio signal, a neural network which, when executed by the processing unit performs a processing step of the audio signal processing, and an audio output unit for outputting the output audio signal. The hearing device arrangement is configured to transmit neural network data of the neural network of at least one of the hearing devices to the respective other hearing device to be used in the audio signal processing by the processing unit of the respective other hearing device.

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.