Patents by Inventor William Ballande

William Ballande 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).

  • Hearing assistance system
    Patent number: 10735870
    Abstract: There is provided a system for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising: a table microphone unit (10) for capturing audio signals from a speaker's voice, comprising a microphone arrangement (16) comprising at least three microphones (M1, M2, M3) arranged in a non-linear manner, a beamformer unit (48) comprising a plurality of beamformers (BF1, BF2, . . . ), wherein each beamformer is configured to generate an acoustic beam (B1, B2, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sonova AG
    Inventors: William Ballande, Timothée Jost
  • Hearing Assistance System
    Publication number: 20190104371
    Abstract: There is provided a system for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising: a table microphone unit (10) for capturing audio signals from a speaker's voice, comprising a microphone arrangement (16) comprising at least three microphones (M1, M2, M3) arranged in a non-linear manner, a beamformer unit (48) comprising a plurality of beamformers (BF1, BF2, . . . ), wherein each beamformer is configured to generate an acoustic beam (B1, B2, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Sonova AG
    Inventors: William Ballande, Timothée Jost