Patents Assigned to Oticon A/S
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Patent number: 12273678Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for reducing noise induced in one or more components in a hearing aid. The present disclosure provides methods for reducing noise induced in telecoils.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jan M. De Haan, Andreas Thelander Bertelsen, Matias Tofteby Bach, Rasmus Glarborg Jensen, Franz Treue, Kåre Tais Christensen
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Publication number: 20250111860Abstract: A hearing device comprises a) at least one input transducer configured to pick up sound from an acoustic environment around the user when the user is wearing the hearing device, the at least one input transducer providing at least one electric input signal representative of said sound, b) at least one analysis filter bank configured to provide said at least one electric input signal as a multitude of frequency sub-band signals, the at least one analysis filter bank comprising b1) a plurality of M first filters hm(n), whose impulse responses are modulated from a first prototype filter h (n), where m=0, 1, . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jan M. DE HAAN, Jesper JENSEN
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Patent number: 12267637Abstract: The present disclosure relates to dome-type inserts, or simply domes, for a hearing aid. The dome is intended to be attached to a housing, such as an in-the-ear housing, and abut the ear canal. The dome-type insert comprises one or more vent channels for alleviating air pressure built-up and/or occlusion.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2024Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Kenneth Rueskov Møller, Alexandru M. Simion
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Publication number: 20250106571Abstract: A speaker unit detachably mountable to a hearing aid device body configured to be positioned behind an ear of a wearer is disclosed. Further, hearing aid device system comprising the speaker unit is disclosed. The speaker unit comprises a contacting unit comprising at least one contact element and configured to be detachably mountable to a hearing aid device connector of said hearing aid device. The speaker unit further comprises a speaker unit body configured to be positioned at least partly in an ear canal of the wearer and comprising an output transducer unit configured to provide an acoustic signal based on an electrical signal input to said output transducer unit via said at least one contact element. The speaker unit further comprises a connecting unit provided between said speaker unit body and said contacting unit and including at least one wire configured to electrically connect said speaker unit body and said contacting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Mathias Rask MØLLER, Peter STEUTEL, Ole ANDERSEN
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Publication number: 20250097647Abstract: A method of estimating a real-ear-to-coupler-difference (RECD) in a hearing is provided. The hearing aid comprises an input transducer; an output transducer; and an ITE-part configured to define a residual volume when mounted in an ear canal of a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Steen Michael MUNK
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Publication number: 20250097652Abstract: A hearing aid with an earpiece for placement in the ear canal, and a dome, are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Jens MØRUP, Nicolai Terp HOLM, Sune HEIBING, Anders THULE
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Patent number: 12256197Abstract: A hearing aid includes a forward path for processing sound from the user's environment. The forward path includes a) a first microphone providing a first electric input signal representing sound as received at the first microphone, the first microphone being located away from an ear canal of the user, b) an audio signal processor for processing the first electric input signal, or a signal or signals originating therefrom, and for providing a processed signal, c) an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable as sound to the user in dependence of the processed signal, and d) a second microphone configured to provide a second electric input signal representing sound received at the second microphone, the second microphone being located at or in the user's ear canal, and e) a feature extractor for extracting acoustic characteristics of the user's ear from the second electric input signal, or a signal originating therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Thomas Behrens, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Meng Guo
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Patent number: 12250508Abstract: A method for charging a battery of a hearing instrument is disclosed. The method may comprise obtaining (110) a discharge function as a relationship between a battery charge and a voltage of the battery. The method may further comprise obtaining (112) a desired runtime capacity to be achieved by charging the battery. The method may further comprise determining (114) a charging voltage taking into account at least the discharge function and/or the desired runtime capacity. The method may further comprise charging (116) the battery with the determined charging voltage. The method may improve battery longevity while at the same time ensuring that a desired runtime capacity is provided. Furthermore, a charging system (200) for charging a battery of a hearing instrument and a computer program product are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Jess Christensen, Atli Gilbert Sigurdsson
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Publication number: 20250071490Abstract: A method of defining and setting a signal processing of a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid is configured to be worn by a user at or in an ear of the user. The method comprises providing at least one electric input signal representing at least one input sound signal from a sound environment of a hearing aid user, determining a normal-hearing representation of said at least one electric input signal based on a selected normal-hearing auditory model fj, determining optimised training parameters of a neural network, where the neural network represents a hearing-impaired representation of said at least one electric input signal based on a hearing-impaired auditory model, wherein determining the optimised training parameters comprises determining a frequency distribution, ?j, and a level and frequency distribution, ?j,1, of said at least one electric input signal based on an equalization of sound pressure levels of said at least one electric input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Peter Asbjørn Leer BYSTED, Jesper JENSEN, Lars BRAMSLØW
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Publication number: 20250071071Abstract: A method and wireless communication device use a first processing unit to perform a first communication event within a first communication window by use of a first communication protocol, a second processing unit to perform a second communication event within a second communication window by use of a second communication protocol, and a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly. The first and second processing units may perform the first and second communication events via the wireless communication unit. The second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or receiving a packet, respectively, to allow the first processing unit to arrange the first communication window (or first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or second communication event) to minimize interference.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Franz TREUE, Bjarne KLEMMENSEN, Rune SØ
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Publication number: 20250063287Abstract: A hearing system comprises a hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid or a headset, configured to be worn by a user. The hearing device comprises at least one input transducer for providing at least one electric input signal representative of sound in the environment of the hearing device, wherein said at least one electric input signal comprises a target signal component assumed to be of current interest to the user, and a noise component. The hearing device further comprises a noise control system configured to provide an estimate of said target signal component and an estimate of said noise component and to apply a statistical structure to said noise component to thereby provide a modified noise component comprising said statistical structure; and to determine a modified estimate of said target signal component in dependence of said modified noise component. Thereby an improved segregation of sound sources may be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Hamish INNES-BROWN, Martha SHIELL, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN
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Patent number: 12231853Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a portable electric device. The portable electronic device can include a substrate configured to retain one or more electrical components. The substrate can be configured include one or more arms and/or surfaces in particular configurations. The portable electronic device can be used to deliver audio to a user.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Kenneth Rueskov Moller, Jan T. L. Larsen
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Publication number: 20250056172Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic module for a hearing device. The electronic module comprises at least one electronic component for a hearing device and an embedding material covering the electronic component. The electronic component comprises at least one restricted area which is free from the embedding material. The restricted area is surrounded at least partially by a zone and the zone is covered by an attaching material. The attaching material covering the zone has a mold part formed by molding and freely formed edge facing the restricted area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Søren WICHMANN, Dennis PRESUTTI
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Patent number: 12225350Abstract: A binaural hearing system comprises first and second hearing aids, each comprising antenna and transceiver circuitry allowing the exchange of audio signals between them and a BTE-part adapted for being located at or behind the external ear (pinna) of the user and comprising front and rear input transducers providing respective front and rear electric input signals. Each of the hearing aids comprises primary and secondary adaptive 2-channel beamformers each providing a spatially filtered signal based on first and second beamformer-input signals. The primary and secondary 2-channel beamformers are coupled in a cascaded structure. The inputs to the primary 2-channel beamformers are, locally generated, front and rear electric input signals. The inputs to the secondary 2-channel beamformer may be beamformed signals from the first and second hearing aids respectively. The spatially filtered signal of the secondary 2-channel beamformer may comprise an estimate of a target signal in the environment of the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2024Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Eleni Koutrouli, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jesper Jensen, Jan M. De Haan
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Patent number: 12225351Abstract: A hearing device adapted for being worn at or in an ear of a user, comprises a) an input unit comprising at last two input transducers each for converting sound around said hearing device to an electric input signal representing said sound, thereby providing at least two electric input signals; b) a beamformer filter comprising a minimum processing beamformer defined by optimized beamformer weights, the beamformer filter being configured to provide a filtered signal in dependence of said at least two electric input signals and said optimized beamformer weights; c) a reference signal representing sound around said hearing device; d) a performance criterion for said minimum processing beamformer. The minimum processing beamformer is a beamformer that provides the filtered signal with as little modification as possible in terms of a selected distance measure compared to said reference signal, while still fulfilling said performance criterion.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Adel Zahedi, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Thomas Ulrich Christiansen, Lars Bramsløw, Jesper Jensen
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Publication number: 20250048040Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and an amplifier system for minimizing variation in an acoustical signal caused by variation in gain of an amplifier, comprising a battery for providing a supply voltage to the amplifier, a digital signal processor for providing the acoustical signal to the amplifier, a controller unit receiving an enablement signal when the supply voltage is in an offset mode, and based on the enablement signal requesting a measured voltage during a time period, and a first analog-to-digital converter configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier when receiving the request from the controller unit or the first analog-to-digital converter is configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier continuously, and where variations in the measured voltage relates to variations in the supply voltage during the time period. Furthermore, the controller unit is configured to predict offset modes (i.e.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Vijay Kumar BHAT, Poul HENRIKSEN, Alberto Escolar PIEDRAS
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Patent number: 12219324Abstract: The present application relates to a system comprising a hearing aid, the hearing aid configured to be operated based on an estimation of a current listening effort of a hearing aid user.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Thomas Lunner, Tanveer Bhuiyan, José Antonio Esparza Isasa, Sergi Rotger Griful, Antonello Salvatucci, Gary Jones, Kim Tilgaard Petersen, Peter Sommer
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Patent number: 12212931Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing aid having at least two wireless interfaces, where the operation of one wireless risk introducing noise into the at least second wireless interface. The first wireless interface being configured so that it does not, or at least to a limited degree, introduce noise into the second wireless interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Morten Vinding, Henrik Damborg Hald
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Patent number: 12212934Abstract: A speaker unit detachably mountable to a hearing aid device body configured to be positioned behind an ear of a wearer is disclosed. Further, hearing aid device system comprising the speaker unit is disclosed. The speaker unit comprises a contacting unit comprising at least one contact element and configured to be detachably mountable to a hearing aid device connector of said hearing aid device. The speaker unit further comprises a speaker unit body configured to be positioned at least partly in an ear canal of the wearer and comprising an output transducer unit configured to provide an acoustic signal based on an electrical signal input to said output transducer unit via said at least one contact element. The speaker unit further comprises a connecting unit provided between said speaker unit body and said contacting unit and including at least one wire configured to electrically connect said speaker unit body and said contacting unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Mathias Rask Møller, Peter Steutel, Ole Andersen
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Publication number: 20250030994Abstract: A hearing device comprises an input transducer comprising a microphone for providing an electric input signal representative of sound in the environment of the hearing device, a pre-processor for processing electric input signal and providing a multitude of feature vectors, each being representative of a time segment thereof, a neural network processor adapted to implement a neural network for implementing a detector configured to provide an output indicative of a characteristic property of the at least one electric input signal, the neural network being configured to receive said multitude of feature vectors as input vectors and to provide corresponding output vectors representative of said output of said detector in dependence of said input vectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Asger Heidemann ANDERSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Nels Hede ROHDE, Anders Brødløs OLSEN, Michael Smed KRISTENSEN, Thomas BENTSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN