Patents Assigned to Oticon A/S
  • Publication number: 20220286790
    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: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Bernhard KUENZLE, Meng GUO
  • Publication number: 20220284878
    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: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Bernhard KUENZLE, Meng GUO
  • Publication number: 20220286791
    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: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thomas LUNNER, Lars BRAMSLØW
  • Patent number: 11438718
    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: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Troels Holm Pedersen, Søren Wichmann, Dennis Presutti
  • Patent number: 11432079
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Poul Henriksen, Søren Nørskov
  • Patent number: 11432083
    Abstract: There is presented an in-the-ear hearing aid comprising a faceplate, an ear shell, such as a custom ear shell, and a battery, wherein the battery is fixed to the ear shell and furthermore a method for providing an in-the-ear hearing aid, said method comprising obtaining data, such as three-dimensional data, representative of a shape and/or size of an ear canal of a specific person, such as the part of an ear canal extending at least partially from the outer ear to the middle ear, establishing a digital model of the ear shell, such as the custom ear shell, of the hearing aid for said ear canal based on said data, wherein said providing includes determining a position and/or orientation of a battery in said ear shell, which position and/or orientation increases or maximizes a distance from the outer ear to the faceplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventor: Poul Henriksen
  • Publication number: 20220272462
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid or a headset, configured to be worn at or in an ear of a user, the hearing device comprising at least one input transducer for converting a sound in an environment of the hearing device to at least one electric input signal representing said sound; an own voice detector configured to estimate whether or not, or with what probability, said sound originates from the voice of the user, and to provide an own voice control signal indicative thereof, a face mask detector configured to estimate whether or not, or with what probability, said user wears a face mask while speaking, and to provide face mask control signal indicative thereof. A method of operating a hearing device is further disclosed. Thereby an improved hearing aid or headset may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jan M. DE HAAN, Nels Hede ROHDE, Angela JOSUPEIT, Sigurdur SIGURDSSON
  • Patent number: 11425511
    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a housing, comprising: a substrate carrying a wireless interface, the substrate further carrying a processor, the substrate arranged in the housing; an antenna arranged in the housing, the antenna being connected to the wireless interface; the antenna configured to emit and/or receive electromagnetic fields, an electronic element, connected to the processor via an electrical connection line; wherein a decoupling element is provided in the electrical connection line wherein the decoupling element has a characteristic frequency at the frequency, at which the antenna is tuned to radiate and/or receive the electromagnetic fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jens Troelsen, Poul Henriksen
  • Publication number: 20220264232
    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a forward path comprising an input transducer an electric input signals representing a sound comprising target signal components and background noise, a hearing aid processor for providing a processed signal in dependence of said at least one electric input signal and for providing a processed output signal in dependence thereof, and an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable as sound to the user in dependence of said processed signal. The forward path provides a frequency dependent intended forward path transfer function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Meng GUO, Anders MENG, Martin KURIGER, Mojtaba FARMANI, Mikkel GRØNBECH, Sudershan Y.S
  • Publication number: 20220264231
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a forward path including a) an input transducer proving an electric input signal, b) a hearing aid processor, and c) an output transducer. The hearing aid further includes d) a feedback control system having d1) a feedback path estimator including an adaptive filter configured to provide an estimate of a current feedback path from the output transducer to at least one input transducer, the feedback path estimator being controllable via a feedback estimation control input, and d2) a combination unit in the forward path configured to subtract the estimate (v?) of the current feedback path signal (v) from a signal of the forward path (y) to provide a feedback corrected signal (e), and e) a detector for providing the feedback estimation control input in dependence of an offset control signal indicative of an offset in the electric input signal or a signal originating therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Meng GUO, Anders MENG, Bernhard KUENZLE
  • Publication number: 20220256282
    Abstract: An in-the-ear hearing aid device is disclosed. The device at least one electro-acoustic transducer, and at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component. The at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume. The transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part. At least a portion of said at least one sensor or of said at least one active electronic component is provided within said transducer air volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Therese Schønemann BLOM, Seri JALONEN, Jan Thor Lunddahl LARSEN, Niels Stubager KIEMER, Jesper B. JOHANSEN, Povl KOCH, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Anders Erik PETERSEN, Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN, Antonello SALVATUCCI, Franz TREUE
  • Publication number: 20220256296
    Abstract: A hearing system includes first and second hearing devices adapted for being located at first and second ears of a user, or for being fully or partially implanted in the head at the left and right ears of the user. The first hearing device includes a forward path having a1) an input transducer for converting a sound at the first hearing device to a first electric input signal including the sound; a processor for processing the first electric input signal, or a signal originating therefrom, and providing a first processed signal in dependence of a reduced hearing ability of the user at the first ear; an output unit adapted for providing stimuli perceivable as sound for the user at the first ear based on the first processed signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Claus Forup Corlin Jespersgaard, Peter Lange
  • Publication number: 20220256295
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes at least two microphones, providing respective at least two electric input signals representing sound around the user; a filter bank converting the electric input signals into signals as a function of time and frequency; a directional system connected to the microphones and being configured to provide a filtered signal in dependence of the 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 the microphones is selected as a reference microphone, thereby providing a reference input signal for each frequency band. The reference microphone may be selected in dependence of directional data related to directional characteristics of the microphones. The reference microphone may be different for at least two frequency bands. The reference microphone may be adaptively selected based on a logic criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jesper Jensen, Christian Asp Mogensen
  • Patent number: 11411419
    Abstract: There is presented a method for wirelessly charging, a plurality of rechargeable devices, wherein at least one rechargeable device is an ear level device, such as a hearing aid, said method including appointing a master device among the plurality of rechargeable devices, for each of the remaining rechargeable devices, transmitting information regarding a current battery status to the master device, such as wherein the step of transmitting information regarding battery status to the master device is carried out via a first communication channel, determining a charging profile of one or more rechargeable devices based on the plurality of information regarding current battery status, charging the one or more rechargeable devices based on, such as according to, the charging profile, such as wherein communication between the master device and a charger is carried out via a second communication channel such as a wireless communication channel, such as Bluetooth® or Bluetooth Low Energy or proprietary protocol).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventor: Søren Christian Badstue
  • Publication number: 20220248150
    Abstract: A hearing aid configured for handsfree control. The hearing aid comprising one or more microphones configured to receive an input signal from the surroundings and a signal processor configured to process the input signal from the surroundings and a receiver configured to emit at least a part of said processed input signal into an ear of a hearing aid user, wherein the signal processor is further configured to process a gestural signal from a user of the hearing aid and make a control change to the hearing aid based on the gestural signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Eric BOYER, Barbara SIMON
  • Publication number: 20220240026
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Adel Zahedi, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Thomas Ulrich Christiansen, Lars Bramsløw, Jesper Jensen
  • Patent number: 11399241
    Abstract: A device is provided. The device includes an antenna for communicating with one or more hearing aids. The device further comprises a coil for receiving a wireless signal. The device comprises a first ground plane connected to the antenna. The device comprises a second ground plane connected to the coil. The first ground plane and the second ground plane are decoupled via a decoupling element so that noise from one ground plane does not propagate to the other ground plane at certain frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventor: Jens Troelsen
  • Publication number: 20220232331
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid or a headset, configured to be worn by a comprises an input unit for providing at least one electric input signal in a time-frequency representation; and a signal processor comprising a target signal estimator for providing an estimate of the target signal; a noise estimator for providing an estimate of the noise; and a gain estimator for providing respective gain values in dependence of said target signal estimate and said noise estimate. The gain estimator comprises a trained neural network, wherein the outputs of the neural network comprise real or complex valued gains, or separate real valued gains and real valued phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Zuzana JELCICOVÁ, Rasmus JONES, David Thorn BLIX, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Asger Heidemann ANDERSEN
  • Patent number: 11395074
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, comprises a) an input unit comprising a multitude of input transducers for providing respective electric input signals representing sound in an environment of the user; b) an output unit comprising an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable to the user as sound based on said electric input signals or a processed version thereof; c) first and second spatial filters each connected to said input unit and configured to provide respective first and second spatially filtered signals based on said multitude of electric input signals and configurable beamformer weights. The first spatial filter implements at a given time, a feedback cancelling beamformer, or a target maintaining, noise cancelling, beamformer directed at said environment of the user. The second spatial filter implements at a given time, a feedback cancelling beamformer, or an own voice beamformer directed at the mouth of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Karsten Bo Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20220218281
    Abstract: A hearing aid having one or more biometrical sensors, where the hearing aid comprises at least one microphone configured to receive a sound of the surroundings, a signal processor configured to process the sound received from the microphone and a speaker unit configuration configured to emit the processed sound into the ear of a user, wherein one or more sensors is positioned substantially in the ear together with at least a part of the hearing aid, wherein the one or more sensors is configured as biometrical sensors configured for recording health data of a hearing aid user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Mathias Bruun LARSEN, Sergi Rotger GRIFUL, José Antonio ESPARZA ISASA, Mikkel NIELSEN, Kim Mølholm HEJLESEN, Henrik BENDSEN, Preben KVIST, Svend Erik ELGAARD, Jeanette Bülow NIELSEN, Zenia Holtzmann LAUSTEN, Malte KIEWNING, Jesper B. JOHANSEN, Nicolai WESTERGREN, Tanveer BHUIYAN, Sudershan Y.S