Patents Assigned to Oticon A/S
  • Publication number: 20240022865
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing aid with an RF antenna arranged within the hearing aid's housing, and a loudspeaker positioned in the ear canal of the user. The RF antenna is configured to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic RF signals within a first frequency range enclosing a first frequency of resonance of the RF antenna corresponding to a first wavelength. The hearing aid further comprises one or more electric leads electrically connected to lead one or more electric signals within a second frequency range not overlapping the first frequency range between the loudspeaker in the ear canal of the user and an electronic circuit in the housing, with the one or more electrical leads being decoupled, at a connector end of the one or more electrical leads, by means of one or more decoupling components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jens TROELSEN, Oliver SUNDBERG, Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN, Henning Knak POULSEN
  • Patent number: 11862138
    Abstract: A hearing device comprises a forward path comprising an input transducer providing at an electric input signal representative of environment sound, a signal processor for processing said at least one electric input signal and providing a processed signal, and a loudspeaker connected to a speaker sound outlet providing an output sound to an eardrum of the user in dependence of said processed signal. The hearing device comprises an ITE-part adapted for being located in an ear canal of the user, an active emission canceller providing an electric sound cancelling signal, and an environment facing loudspeaker providing an output sound to the environment. The electric sound cancelling signal is determined in dependence of said processed signal to attenuate sound leaked from the speaker sound outlet to the environment when played by the environment facing loudspeaker. The environment facing loudspeaker has a sound outlet on an environment facing surface of the ITE-part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Bernhard Kuenzle, Meng Guo
  • Patent number: 11863938
    Abstract: The present application relates to a hearing aid adapted to be worn in or at an ear of a hearing aid user and/or to be fully or partially implanted in the head of the hearing aid user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Lunner, Lars Bramsløw
  • Patent number: 11856357
    Abstract: A hearing device adapted for being located at or in an ear of a user, or for being fully or partially implanted in the head of a user comprises a) an input unit for providing at least one electric input signal representing sound in an environment of the user, said electric input signal comprising a target speech signal from a target sound source and additional signal components, termed noise signal components, from one or more other sound sources, b) a noise reduction system for providing an estimate of said target speech signal, wherein said noise signal components are at least partially attenuated, and c) an own voice detector for repeatedly estimating whether or not, or with what probability, said at least one electric input signal, or a signal derived therefrom, comprises speech originating from the voice of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Poul Hoang, Jan M. De Haan, Jesper Jensen, Michael Syskind Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20230412991
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Morten Vinding, Henrik Damborg Hald
  • Publication number: 20230412990
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thomas LUNNER, Tanveer BHUIYAN, José Antonio ESPARZA ISASA, Sergi Rotger GRIFUL, Antonello SALVATUCCI, Gary JONES, Kim Tilgaard PETERSEN, Peter SOMMER
  • Patent number: 11849284
    Abstract: A hearing aid is configured to be worn in and/or at an ear of a user, and comprises a) an input transducer for converting an input sound to an electric input signal representing sound, h) an output transducer for converting a processed electric output signal to an output sound, c) a signal processor operationally coupled to the input and output transducers and configured to apply a forward gain to the electric input signal or a signal originating therefrom, wherein the input transducer, the signal processor and the output transducer forming part of a forward path of the hearing aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Meng Guo, Bernhard Kuenzle
  • Patent number: 11849275
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jan M. De Haan, Andreas Thelander Bertelsen, Matias Tofteby Bach, Rasmus Glarborg Jensen, Franz Treue, Kåre Tais Christensen
  • Publication number: 20230403517
    Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with an antenna connected to a transmission and/or reception circuit for transmission and/or reception of the electromagnetic energy via the antenna. A coupling circuit, e.g. including a directional coupler, is configured to sense an electric return power from the antenna, and to generate a power signal based on the sensed electric return power. A controllable impedance circuit is connected to the antenna, so as to allow adjusting of impedance of the antenna in at least two different steps. A processor is configured to generate a tuning control signal to the controllable impedance circuit in response to the power signal. This allows control of the impedance of the antenna for minimizing impedance mismatch, and thus improve performance of the antenna by tuning the impedance to the operating conditions of the antenna, preferably in an automatic manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Poul HENRIKSEN, Søren NØRSKOV
  • Publication number: 20230403518
    Abstract: A hearing aid adapted for being worn by a user comprises a housing configured to enclose components of the hearing aid; a forward audio signal path for receiving an audio signal, processing the audio signal and providing an output signal in dependence of said processed audio signal; a mechanical activation element for controlling functionality of said hearing aid, wherein the mechanical activation element is located on said housing and emits an acoustic signature when activated; and a vibration sensor configured to pick up acoustic vibrations in air or mechanical vibrations of said housing and to provide a sensor signal indicative thereof; and a controller for analyzing said sensor signal for occurrences of said acoustic signature to thereby identify and generate a specific control input for controlling said functionality of the hearing aid. Thereby an improved hearing aid may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Anders Erik PETERSEN, Thorbjørn PASGAARD, Kim Mølholm HEJLESEN, Jesper B. JOHANSEN
  • Patent number: 11843917
    Abstract: A hearing aid configured to be worn at, and/or in, an ear of a user, comprises a forward path for processing sound from the environment of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Behrens, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Meng Guo
  • Publication number: 20230396940
    Abstract: A hearing aid and a method performed by a hearing aid including at least one microphone unit, an accelerometer unit, and a processor. The method performed by the hearing aid includes generating a processed microphone signal including attenuating the microphone signal in accordance with an attenuation value; wherein the attenuation value is based on a measure of correlation between a microphone signal from the microphone unit and an acceleration signal from the accelerometer unit. The hearing aid instantly reduces noise arising from mechanical handling of the hearing aid based on input from the microphone unit and the accelerometer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Hongyan SUN, Martin KURIGER, Morten CHRISTOPHERSEN
  • Publication number: 20230396943
    Abstract: An assembly for a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid with the assembly includes an in the ear part and a behind the ear part and a part mechanically interconnecting the two parts. In the interconnection, a flexible substrate is arranged. The flexible substrate includes conductive paths. The conductive paths may be used for communication between the in the ear part and the behind the ear part, and/or for an antenna function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Kenneth Rueskov MØLLER, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Oliver SUNDBERG, Finn DANIELSEN, Jesper B. JOHANSEN, Mads SAGER, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Bent JAKOBSEN
  • Patent number: 11825274
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Troels Holm Pedersen, Søren Wichmann, Dennis Presutti
  • Patent number: 11825270
    Abstract: A binaural hearing aid system includes first and second hearing aids configured to be worn by a user at or in respective first and second ears of the user, each of the first and second hearing aids including: at least one input transducer configured to pick up a sound at the at least one input transducer and to convert the sound to at least one electric input signal representative of the sound, the sound at the at least one input transducer including a mixture of a target signal and noise; a controller for evaluating the sound at the at least one input transducer and providing a control signal indicative of a property of the sound; a transceiver configured to establish a communication link between the first and second hearing aids allowing the exchange of the control signal between the first and second hearing aids; a transmitter for establishing an audio link for transmitting the at least one electric input signal, or a processed version thereof, to another device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jan M. De Haan, Justyna Walaszek, Anders Vinther Olsen, Karsten Bonke, Matias Tofteby Bach, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Mojtaba Farmani, Andreas Thelander Bertelsen, Angela Josupeit, Claus Forup Corlin Jespersgaard, Gusztáv Lõcsei
  • Patent number: 11825269
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes an input unit, an output unit, a signal processing unit connected to the input unit and output unit, where the input unit, the signal processing unit and the output unit form part of a forward path of the hearing aid, where the signal processing unit is configured to apply a forward gain to the at least one electric input signal or a signal originating therefrom. The hearing aid further includes a feedback reduction unit configured to reduce risk of howl due to acoustic, electrical, and/or mechanical feedback of an external feedback path from the output unit to the input unit. The feedback reduction unit is configured to modulate the forward gain in time to provide that the forward gain exhibits an increased or unchanged forward gain in one or more first time periods and a reduced forward gain in one or more second time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Meng Guo, Bernhard Kuenzle, Anders Meng, Martin Kuriger, Mojtaba Farmani, Mikkel Grønbech, Sudershan Yalgalwadi Sreepadarao, Kim Tilgaard Petersen
  • Patent number: 11812224
    Abstract: A hearing device includes a feedback control system that applies an adaptive filtering algorithm. The adaptive algorithm provides a filter control signal to adaptively control filter coefficients based on first and second algorithm input signals of a forward path. The feedback control system further includes first and second transform units for transforming the first and second algorithm input signals to the transform domain, and an inverse transform unit to convert an estimate of the current feedback path in the transformed domain to a time domain estimate, and a combination unit in the forward path to subtract the estimate of the current feedback signal from a signal of the forward path to provide a feedback corrected signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Bernhard Kuenzle, Meng Guo
  • Publication number: 20230353962
    Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising a connecting member with electric conductors connecting a connector at one end, and a receiver housing with a receiver at the opposite end. A microphone housing with a microphone is attached to the connecting member. The microphone housing with the microphone is separated by a distance from the receiver in the receiver housing, thus reducing acoustic or mechanical feedback problems. Especially, the microphone and connector may share one common housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Anders ROUG, Peter SOMMER, Martin LARSEN, Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Peter H. WEIS, Bjarke MEJNERTSEN
  • Publication number: 20230353952
    Abstract: A hearing aid adapted for being worn by a user comprises at least two microphones, providing respective at least two electric input signals representing sound; a filter bank converting the at least two electric input signals into signals as a function of time and frequency; a directional system connected to said at least two microphones and being configured to provide a filtered signal in dependence of said at least two electric input signals and fixed or adaptively updated beamformer weights. At least one direction to a target sound source is defined as a target direction. For each frequency band, one of said at least two microphones is selected as a reference microphone, thereby providing a reference input signal for each frequency band. The reference microphone for a given frequency band may be selected in dependence of directional data related to directional characteristics of the at least two microphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jesper Jensen, Christian Asp Mogensen
  • Publication number: 20230336502
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Franz TREUE, Bjarne KLEMMENSEN, Rune SØ