Patents by Inventor Marcel Ubezio

Marcel Ubezio has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Deactivatable hearing device, corresponding hearing system and method for operating a hearing system
    Patent number: 9313586
    Abstract: The hearing system (1) comprises at least one hearing device which comprises an operability control unit (3) and, operationally connectable thereto, a storage unit (4) in which operability data (5) are stored. The operability control unit (3) is structured and configured to either disable or not disable the hearing device (2) from functioning as a hearing device in dependence of the operability data (5), and the hearing system comprises no means for modifying the operability data (5), more particularly comprises no means for modifying the operability data stored in the storage unit (4). The method for operating a hearing system (1) comprises providing a hearing system (1) comprising at least one hearing device (2) comprising an operability control unit (3) and, operationally connected thereto a storage unit (4) in which operability data (5) are stored, wherein the hearing system comprises no means for modifying the operability data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SONOVA AG
    Inventors: Marcel Ubezio, Christian Reus, Hans-Ueli Roeck, Ruedi Suter, Pete Jones
  • DEACTIVATABLE HEARING DEVICE, CORRESPONDING HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120140962
    Abstract: The hearing system (1) comprises at least one hearing device which comprises an operability control unit (3) and, operationally connectable thereto, a storage unit (4) in which operability data (5) are stored. The operability control unit (3) is structured and configured to either disable or not disable the hearing device (2) from functioning as a hearing device in dependence of the operability data (5), and the hearing system comprises no means for modifying the operability data (5), more particularly comprises no means for modifying the operability data stored in the storage unit (4). The method for operating a hearing system (1) comprises providing a hearing system (1) comprising at least one hearing device (2) comprising an operability control unit (3) and, operationally connected thereto a storage unit (4) in which operability data (5) are stored, wherein the hearing system comprises no means for modifying the operability data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: PHONAK AG
    Inventors: Marcel Ubezio, Christian Reus, Hans-Ueli Roeck, Ruedi Suter, Pete Jones