Patents by Inventor Adrianus Maria Lafort

Adrianus Maria Lafort 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).

  • Publication number: 20140119584
    Abstract: A hearing aid comprising a behind-the-ear unit comprising a pump arrangement which is fluidly connected to an inflatable part of an in-the-ear unit. The pump arrangement comprises one inlet valve and two outlet valves which are arranged in series. The valve leakage of the two outlet valves is not identical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Sonion Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Maria Lafort, Paul Christiaan van Hal
  • Publication number: 20140119586
    Abstract: A hearing aid assembly comprising: a behind-the-ear part adaptor which is adapted to be connected to a behind-the-ear part; an ear piece which is adapted to be secured in the auditory canal of a user, such that sound may propagate into the auditory canal; and an interconnecting tube which is arranged between the behind-the-ear part adaptor and the ear piece, the interconnecting tube defining a first lumen and a second lumen each of which interconnects the behind-the-ear part adaptor and the ear piece, and wherein the interconnecting tube comprises a first connector and the behind-the-ear part adaptor comprises a second connector, the first and the second connectors being adapted to be connected to each other such that interconnecting tube is connected to the behind-the-ear part adaptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Sonion A/S
    Inventors: Mads Buur Mortensen, Flemming Risager, Paul Christiaan van Hal, Adrianus Maria Lafort, Andreas Tiefenau
  • Patent number: 8712084
    Abstract: A transducer assembly with a U-shaped element at least a part of which forms a part of a magnet housing is disclosed. One or more magnets are attached to the magnet housing which is adapted to conduct magnetic flux from one or more magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Sonion Nederland BV
    Inventors: Dennis Jacobus Mattheus Mocking, Sietse Jacob van Reeuwijk, Adrianus Maria Lafort, Jeroen Leonardus Carolus de Vroomen
  • Publication number: 20140112509
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transducer comprising a housing, a first and a second diaphragm, and a first and a second signal provider. The housing comprises an inner surface. The first and second diaphragms are positioned in the housing. The first and second diaphragms define a common compartment being delimited by at least both a part of the inner surface and the first and second diaphragms. The first signal provider is configured to convert movement of the first diaphragm into a first signal. The second signal provider is configured to convert movement of the second diaphragm into a second signal. The transducer can be used in a hearing aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Sonion Nederland BV
    Inventors: Adrianus Maria Lafort, Andreas Tiefenau, Anne-Marie Sänger, Frederik Cornelis Blom, Alwin Fransen
  • Publication number: 20120255805
    Abstract: Moving armature receiver assemblies wherein a first U-shaped armature and a second U-shaped armature are configured for suppression of vibration of a housing structure along a longitudinal housing plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Sonion Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Aart Zeger van Halteren, Andreas Tiefenau, Adrianus Maria Lafort
  • Publication number: 20120155694
    Abstract: A multi-layer armature for a moving armature receiver. The armature includes a first armature layer and a displacement region. The first armature layer includes a first surface and a second armature layer having a second surface positioned adjacent to the first surface. The displacement region provides relative displacement between the armature layers. The multi-layer construction of the armature in combination with the displacement region creates considerable design freedom in choosing armature geometry outside conventional bounds posed by the above-mentioned constraint between armature cross-sectional area and its mechanical stiffness. The design freedom can be applied to achieve numerous performance benefits for the moving armature receiver such as higher electroacoustic conversion efficiency, increased maximum sound pressure output or smaller overall length of the multi-layer armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Sonion Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Sietse Jacob van Reeuwijk, Theodorus Geradus Maria Brouwer, Adrianus Maria Lafort, Mikhail Joerjevitsj Korneev
  • Publication number: 20120140966
    Abstract: A transducer assembly with a U-shaped element at least a part of which forms a part of a magnet housing is disclosed. One or more magnets are attached to the magnet housing which is adapted to conduct magnetic flux from one or more magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Sonion Nederland BV
    Inventors: Dennis Jacobus Mattheus Mocking, Sietse Jacob van Reeuwijk, Adrianus Maria Lafort, Jeroen Leonardus Carolus de Vroomen