Patents Assigned to GN Audio A/S
  • Patent number: 10904659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microphone apparatus (30) with a main beamformer (31) that provides a main output audio signal (SM) as a beamformed signal by applying a main weight vector (BM) to a main input vector (MM). A main beamformer controller (32) repeatedly determines a main steering vector (dM) and adaptively determines the main weight vector (BM) in dependence on the main steering vector (dM) and the main input vector (MM) to increase the relative amount of voice sound (V) from the user (6) in the main output audio signal (SM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventor: Mads Dyrholm
  • Patent number: 10878798
    Abstract: An earphone (1) comprising an earphone housing (2), a speaker unit (3), the speaker unit (3) comprising a diaphragm (4). A front chamber (29) is defined in the earphone between a front side (31) of the diaphragm (4) and the user (7), when the earphone (1) is worn. A rear chamber (27) is defined between the earphone housing (2) and a rear side (32) of the diaphragm (4). The earphone (1) comprises an active noise cancelling feedback microphone (9), which is arranged in the rear chamber (27) and which comprises a microphone opening (11). The diaphragm (4) comprises a cylindrical part (14), to which a voice coil (12) is attached, and an outer ring part (15) extending from the cylindrical part (14) in a direction away from a centre axis (30) of the diaphragm (4). The feedback microphone (9) is arranged farther from the centre axis (30) than the voice coil (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Jacob Reimert
  • Patent number: 10880631
    Abstract: A wireless binaural hearing device (1; 101) comprising a first earphone (2; 102), a second earphone (3; 103), a connecting device (4; 104) connecting the first earphone (2; 102) and the second earphone (3; 103) and a rechargeable battery (6). The first earphone (2; 102) comprises a first charging connector (7; 107), which is in electrical connection with the 5 rechargeable battery (6; 106), the second earphone (3; 103) comprises a second electrical connector (8; 108) which is in electrical connection with the rechargeable battery (6; 106). The hearing device (1; 101) can be a part of a system comprising a charging cradle (11; 111).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventor: Peter Ulrik Kann
  • Patent number: 10516206
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna structure configured to be provided in a headset to be worn. The antenna structure has a radiator and ground plate. The radiator is arranged in a first plane, and the ground plate in a second plane. The first plane, in which the radiator is arranged, is configured to be arranged substantially parallel to the surface of the head of the user, when the user wears the headset in its intended position on the head. The radiator and the ground plate are connected by a first ground connector, a second ground connector and a feed connector. The radiator has an opening between the first ground connector and the second ground connector. The opening between the first ground connector and the second ground connector provides that an object is configured to be arranged between the first plane and the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Alexander Riisberg
  • Patent number: 10481632
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns an apparatus of multiple processors, such as microprocessors and communications therebetween and enables efficient half-duplex two-way communication between two processors, each having two logic output pins and two logic input pins, e.g. GPIO pins, available for the communication. For each of the first and the second processor (101, 102), the first logic output pin (11, 21) is connected to the second logic input pin (14, 24) of the respective other processor (101, 102), and for each of the first and the second processor (101, 102), the second logic output pin (12, 22) is connected to the first logic input pin (13, 23) of the respective other processor (101, 102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Erling Skjoldborg
  • Patent number: 10455316
    Abstract: Disclosed is an earphone for a hearing device, wherein the earphone is configured to be worn at the ear of a user, the earphone comprising: a speaker housing comprising an output transducer for reproduction of audio signals, wherein the speaker housing has a first side configured to face towards the ear of the user when the earphone is worn by the user, and a second side opposite the first side; an earphone housing configured to retain the speaker housing such that the second side of the speaker housing faces a first side of the earphone housing, wherein the earphone housing has as a second side opposite the first side; a battery compartment for accommodating a replaceable battery, such that the replaceable battery is located at least partly between the second side of the speaker housing and at least a portion of the earphone housing; wherein the earphone comprises a retaining mechanism configured to retain the speaker housing and the earphone housing in a mechanical relationship with each other; wherein the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventors: Claus Ellegaard Madsen, Kevin Han
  • Patent number: D862423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Johan Birger
  • Patent number: D866530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventor: Johan Birger
  • Patent number: D868751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Bill Zeng
  • Patent number: D870038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Bill Zeng
  • Patent number: D870080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Bill Zeng
  • Patent number: D870451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Johan Birger
  • Patent number: D875073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventor: Rasmus Trudslev Pedersen
  • Patent number: D876386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Johan Birger
  • Patent number: D880448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventors: David Jaques, Thomas Terrien, Kevin Batson, Bill Blank
  • Patent number: D897985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventors: Bill Zeng, Johan Birger
  • Patent number: D898711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventor: Rasmus Trudslev Pedersen
  • Patent number: D900056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventors: David Alden Jaques, Thomas F. Terrien, Jr., Kevin A. Batson, William J. Blank, Jr.
  • Patent number: D904755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventor: Johan Birger
  • Patent number: D908109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventor: Johan Birger