Patents by Inventor Uwe Blessing

Uwe Blessing 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).

  • Patent number: 10149069
    Abstract: The application relates to a configurable hearing device such as a hearing aid comprising an input transducer adapted to transform an input sound signal to an electrical input signal; a memory storing at least two different performance categories, each comprising a group of technical features, the group of technical features of each of the at least two different performance categories being at least partially overlapping and each technical feature of the group of technical features being defined by a selectable range and/or parameter settings; a signal processing unit adapted to access the memory and to process the electrical input signal in accordance with an active performance category selectable from the at least two different performance categories, the signal processing unit providing a processed electrical signal; and an output transducer adapted to transform the processed electrical signal to an output signal producing a hearing perception to a user of the hearing device. The invention may e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: BERNAFON A/G
    Inventors: Uwe Blessing, Carsten Braun, Remo Vaterlaus, Christian Glück
  • Publication number: 20180109883
    Abstract: The application relates to a configurable hearing device such as a hearing aid comprising an input transducer adapted to transform an input sound signal to an electrical input signal; a memory storing at least two different performance categories, each comprising a group of technical features, the group of technical features of each of the at least two different performance categories being at least partially overlapping and each technical feature of the group of technical features being defined by a selectable range and/or parameter settings; a signal processing unit adapted to access the memory and to process the electrical input signal in accordance with an active performance category selectable from the at least two different performance categories, the signal processing unit providing a processed electrical signal; and an output transducer adapted to transform the processed electrical signal to an output signal producing a hearing perception to a user of the hearing device. The invention may e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Bernafon A/G
    Inventors: Uwe BLESSING, Carsten Braun, Remo VATERLAUS, Christian GLÜCK
  • Patent number: 9883294
    Abstract: The application relates to a configurable hearing device such as a hearing aid comprising an input transducer adapted to transform an input sound signal to an electrical input signal; a memory storing at least two different performance categories, each comprising a group of technical features, the group of technical features of each of the at least two different performance categories being at least partially overlapping and each technical feature of the group of technical features being defined by a selectable range and/or parameter settings; a signal processing unit adapted to access the memory and to process the electrical input signal in accordance with an active performance category selectable from the at least two different performance categories, the signal processing unit providing a processed electrical signal; and an output transducer adapted to transform the processed electrical signal to an output signal producing a hearing perception to a user of the hearing device. The invention may e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BERNAFON A/G
    Inventors: Uwe Blessing, Carsten Braun, Remo Vaterlaus, Christian Glück
  • Publication number: 20170099550
    Abstract: The application relates to a configurable hearing device such as a hearing aid comprising an input transducer adapted to transform an input sound signal to an electrical input signal; a memory storing at least two different performance categories, each comprising a group of technical features, the group of technical features of each of the at least two different performance categories being at least partially overlapping and each technical feature of the group of technical features being defined by a selectable range and/or parameter settings; a signal processing unit adapted to access the memory and to process the electrical input signal in accordance with an active performance category selectable from the at least two different performance categories, the signal processing unit providing a processed electrical signal; and an output transducer adapted to transform the processed electrical signal to an output signal producing a hearing perception to a user of the hearing device. The invention may e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: BERNAFON A/G
    Inventors: Uwe Blessing, Carsten Braun, Remo Vaterlaus, Christian Glück
  • Patent number: 7883111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator, in particular for airbag modules in motor vehicles, comprising two generator stages each of which includes in its pressure housing at least one igniter, at least one propellant charge and at least one combustion chamber. An inner generator stage is arranged at least substantially inside an outer generator stage and the two generator stages are arranged at least partly in a common filter housing together with a common filter unit arranged outside a pressure housing of the outer generator stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Uwe Blessing, Jochem Gaertner, Peter Lehniger, Marc Alexander Winterhalder
  • Patent number: 7350810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator, in particular for airbag modules in motor vehicles, comprising a plurality of separate generator stages which can be ignited independently of one another and each of which includes in its own pressure housing at least one igniter, at least one propellant charge and at least one combustion chamber. The generator stages are arranged at least partly in a common filter housing together with a common filter unit and the space remaining in the filter housing is designed at least regionally as an outflow passage system leading from outflow apertures formed in the pressure housings to the filter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Uwe Blessing, Jochem Gaertner, Peter Lehniger, Marc Alexander Winterhalder
  • Publication number: 20060119086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator, in particular for airbag modules in motor vehicles, comprising a plurality of separate generator stages which can be ignited independently of one another and each of which includes in its own pressure housing at least one igniter, at least one propellant charge and at least one combustion chamber. The generator stages are arranged at least partly in a common filter housing together with a common filter unit and the space remaining in the filter housing is designed at least regionally as an outflow passage system leading from outflow apertures formed in the pressure housings to the filter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Uwe Blessing, Jochem Gaertner, Peter Lehniger, Marc Winterhalder
  • Publication number: 20060119087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator, in particular for airbag modules in motor vehicles, comprising two generator stages which can be ignited independently of one another and each of which includes in its own pressure housing at least one igniter, at least one propellant charge and at least one combustion chamber. The two generator stages are arranged at least partly in a common filter housing together with a common filter unit arranged outside the pressure housing and a first generator stage is made in annular shape. A second generator stage is arranged centrally with respect to the first generator stage and is disposed at least partly above the first generator stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Uwe Blessing, Jochem Gaertner, Peter Lehniger, Marc Winterhalder
  • Publication number: 20060117982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator, in particular for airbag modules in motor vehicles, comprising two generator stages each of which includes in its pressure housing at least one igniter, at least one propellant charge and at least one combustion chamber. An inner generator stage is arranged at least substantially inside an outer generator stage and the two generator stages are arranged at least partly in a common filter housing together with a common filter unit arranged outside a pressure housing of the outer generator stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Uwe Blessing, Jochem Gaertner, Peter Lehniger, Marc Winterhalder