Patents by Inventor Anders Hjermø Michaelsen
Anders Hjermø Michaelsen 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).
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Publication number: 20250071486Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device, e.g., a hearing aid, wherein open-cell foam is compressed between a receiver and a second section, e.g., receiver chamber, of the hearing device, a method for providing such hearing device, and a method for identifying a desired property of such open-cell foam of such hearing device. The hearing device comprises a first section comprising the open-cell foam being compressed, such that the open-cell foam has at least a strain value of a first point of an elastic modulus-strain curve of the open-cell foam and at most the strain value of a third point of the elastic modulus-strain curve, and such that the receiver is connected to the second section via the first section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Yu LUAN, Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN, Gojko OBRADOVIC
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Patent number: 12238482Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device, e.g., a hearing aid, wherein open-cell foam is compressed between a receiver and a second section, e.g., receiver chamber, of the hearing device, a method for providing such hearing device, and a method for identifying a desired property of such open-cell foam of such hearing device. The hearing device comprises a first section comprising the open-cell foam being compressed, such that the open-cell foam has at least a strain value of a first point of an elastic modulus-strain curve of the open-cell foam and at most the strain value of a third point of the elastic modulus-strain curve, and such that the receiver is connected to the second section via the first section.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Yu Luan, Anders Hjermø Michaelsen, Gojko Obradovic
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Publication number: 20250024213Abstract: A hearing device and a battery unit for a hearing device is provided, the battery unit having a main axis and comprising an adapter and a battery at least partly accommodated in a battery cavity formed by the adapter, the adapter comprising a body; a first contact configured to contact a first battery terminal of the hearing device; and electronic circuitry connected to the first contact and comprising a memory connected to the first contact, wherein the battery unit has an outer surface configuration configured to, in a first orientation in a first direction parallel to the main axis, fit in a battery compartment of a hearing device, and configured to, in a second orientation in a second direction opposite the first direction, not fit in the battery compartment of a hearing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Nils Kristian KNUDSEN, Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN, Henrik NIELSEN
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Publication number: 20240422488Abstract: A hearing device and related method is disclosed, the hearing device comprising a housing forming at least a part of an outer surface of the hearing device; a frame arranged in the housing; a battery compartment comprising a first battery terminal and a second battery terminal; and a gel arranged in the battery compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Henrik NIELSEN, Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN
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Patent number: 12089007Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device comprising: —a behind-the-ear housing, where the housing comprises a bottom part, a top part opposite the bottom part, a front part, and a rear part opposite the front part, —a connector, the connector is configured to be removably attached to the housing, where the connector is configured for connecting the housing to an element, the element is being configured to be arranged in or at the ear of the user, wherein the housing comprises a locking element, where the locking element is configured for locking the connector to/in the housing, and wherein the housing comprises a guide for at least a part of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventor: Anders Hjermø Michaelsen
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Patent number: 12069439Abstract: A method of configuring a custom insert of a charger, wherein the custom insert is for aligning a first charging element of a hearing device and a transmitter charging element of a charger, includes: obtaining a digital three-dimensional hearing device model comprising a representation of the first charging element; obtaining a digital three-dimensional charger model comprising a representation of the transmitter charging element; obtaining a digital three-dimensional insert model; obtaining a digital cavity representing a cavity in the custom insert; and creating a custom digital three-dimensional insert model based on the digital cavity and the digital three-dimensional insert model, such that the representation of the first charging element in the digital three-dimensional hearing device model and the representation of the transmitter charging element in the three-dimensional charger model, are aligned.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Henrik Nielsen, Søren Davids, Thomas John Chappell, Anders Hjermø Michaelsen
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Patent number: 11871168Abstract: A hearing device and related methods are disclosed. The hearing device comprises a housing comprising a wall, a microphone inlet comprising a through-going opening, a microphone arranged within the housing for receiving audio via the microphone inlet, a first filter device comprising a first filter material, the first filter device being arranged at the microphone, and a second filter device substantially having the shape of a torus or a hollow cylinder and comprising a second filter material, the second filter device being arranged at the wall, wherein the first filter device is arranged between the microphone and the second filter device, and wherein the through-going opening comprises an outer recess in an outer surface of the wall, wherein the second filter device is arranged in the outer recess.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Timea Denisa Merca, Anders Hjermø Michaelsen
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Publication number: 20230411999Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wirelessly rechargeable hearing device having inductive charging circuitry comprising a receiver coil, which has a plurality of receiver coil windings surrounding a winding-free area. The hearing device further comprises a magnetic component configured to magnetically engage with another magnetic component comprised outside the hearing device and the magnetic component is further arranged within a volume that extends perpendicularly from the winding-free area. Further, the disclosure relates to a charger for the wirelessly rechargeable hearing device, where the charger comprises a magnetic component arranged within a volume that extends perpendicularly from a winding-free area defined by transmitter coil windings. Lastly, a system comprising the wirelessly rechargeable hearing device and the charger is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Søren Davids, Christopher Wessel Lindberg, Anders Hjermø Michaelsen, Henrik Nielsen, Sinasi Özden
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Publication number: 20230353960Abstract: A method of configuring a custom insert of a charger, wherein the custom insert is for aligning a first charging element of a hearing device and a transmitter charging element of a charger, includes: obtaining a digital three-dimensional hearing device model comprising a representation of the first charging element; obtaining a digital three-dimensional charger model comprising a representation of the transmitter charging element; obtaining a digital three-dimensional insert model; obtaining a digital cavity representing a cavity in the custom insert; and creating a custom digital three-dimensional insert model based on the digital cavity and the digital three-dimensional insert model, such that the representation of the first charging element in the digital three-dimensional hearing device model and the representation of the transmitter charging element in the three-dimensional charger model, are aligned.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Henrik NIELSEN, Søren DAVIDS, Thomas John CHAPPELL, Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN
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Patent number: 11792585Abstract: A method of configuring a custom insert of a charger, wherein the custom insert is for aligning a first charging element of a hearing device and a transmitter charging element of a charger, includes: obtaining a digital three-dimensional hearing device model comprising a representation of the first charging element; obtaining a digital three-dimensional charger model comprising a representation of the transmitter charging element; obtaining a digital three-dimensional insert model; obtaining a digital cavity representing a cavity in the custom insert; and creating a custom digital three-dimensional insert model based on the digital cavity and the digital three-dimensional insert model, such that the representation of the first charging element in the digital three-dimensional hearing device model and the representation of the transmitter charging element in the three-dimensional charger model, are aligned.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Henrik Nielsen, Søren Davids, Thomas John Chappell, Anders Hjermø Michaelsen
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Publication number: 20230188912Abstract: A hearing device and related methods are disclosed. The hearing device comprises a housing comprising a wall, a microphone inlet comprising a through-going opening, a microphone arranged within the housing for receiving audio via the microphone inlet, a first filter device comprising a first filter material, the first filter device being arranged at the microphone, and a second filter device substantially having the shape of a torus or a hollow cylinder and comprising a second filter material, the second filter device being arranged at the wall, wherein the first filter device is arranged between the microphone and the second filter device, and wherein the through-going opening comprises an outer recess in an outer surface of the wall, wherein the second filter device is arranged in the outer recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Andreas TIEFENAU, Timea Denisa MERCA, Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN
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Patent number: 11638101Abstract: A hearing aid for placement in an ear canal of a user, includes: a shell; a faceplate comprising an upper face, and a lower face, and a circumference, the upper face being exposed when the shell is placed in an ear of the user; a coil arranged at the faceplate; and a button arrangement comprising a plunger configured to control an integrated circuit arranged below the coil, the coil comprising one or more windings, the one or more windings being circumferential of an inner cavity of the coil with respect to a center or longitudinal axis of the coil, the button arrangement being configured such that the plunger in at least one position extends through the inner cavity of the coil for engaging the integrated circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Henrik Nielsen, Thomas John Chappell, Søren Davids, Shi Pu, Anders Hjermø Michaelsen
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Patent number: 11638107Abstract: A hearing device and related methods are disclosed. The hearing device comprises a housing comprising a wall, a microphone inlet comprising a through-going opening, a microphone arranged within the housing for receiving audio via the microphone inlet, a first filter device comprising a first filter material, the first filter device being arranged at the microphone, and a second filter device substantially having the shape of a torus or a hollow cylinder and comprising a second filter material, the second filter device being arranged at the wall, wherein the first filter device is arranged between the microphone and the second filter device, and wherein the through-going opening comprises an outer recess in an outer surface of the wall, wherein the second filter device is arranged in the outer recess.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Timea Denisa Merca, Anders Hjermø Michaelsen
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Publication number: 20230099122Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device, e.g., a hearing aid, wherein open-cell foam is compressed between a receiver and a second section, e.g., receiver chamber, of the hearing device, a method for providing such hearing device, and a method for identifying a desired property of such open-cell foam of such hearing device. The hearing device comprises a first section comprising the open-cell foam being compressed, such that the open-cell foam has at least a strain value of a first point of an elastic modulus-strain curve of the open-cell foam and at most the strain value of a third point of the elastic modulus-strain curve, and such that the receiver is connected to the second section via the first section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Yu LUAN, Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN, Gojko OBRADOVIC
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Publication number: 20230082030Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wirelessly rechargeable hearing device, a charger for a wirelessly rechargeable hearing device, and a system comprising a wirelessly rechargeable hearing device and a charger for the wirelessly rechargeable hearing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN, Kim Fälling ANDERSEN, Søren DAVIDS, Palle STAFFELDT, Morten Lerstrup PEDERSEN, Anders Bøje NIELSEN, Mikkel NIELSEN
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Publication number: 20220286793Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device comprising: —a behind-the-ear housing, where the housing comprises a bottom part, a top part opposite the bottom part, a front part, and a rear part opposite the front part, —a connector, the connector is configured to be removably attached to the housing, where the connector is configured for connecting the housing to an element, the element is being configured to be arranged in or at the ear of the user, wherein the housing comprises a locking element, where the locking element is configured for locking the connector to/in the housing, and wherein the housing comprises a guide for at least a part of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventor: Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN
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Publication number: 20220217483Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a system comprising a hearing device and a tool, and the tool itself, for exchanging for example covers and/or filters and/or sealings in/on the hearing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Finn HANSEN, Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN
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Publication number: 20220150646Abstract: A hearing aid for placement in an ear canal of a user, includes: a shell; a faceplate comprising an upper face, and a lower face, and a circumference, the upper face being exposed when the shell is placed in an ear of the user; a coil arranged at the faceplate; and a button arrangement comprising a plunger configured to control an integrated circuit arranged below the coil, the coil comprising one or more windings, the one or more windings being circumferential of an inner cavity of the coil with respect to a center or longitudinal axis of the coil, the button arrangement being configured such that the plunger in at least one position extends through the inner cavity of the coil for engaging the integrated circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Henrik NIELSEN, Thomas John CHAPPELL, Søren DAVIDS, Shi PU, Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN
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Publication number: 20220150651Abstract: A hearing device and related methods are disclosed. The hearing device comprises a housing comprising a wall, a microphone inlet comprising a through-going opening, a microphone arranged within the housing for receiving audio via the microphone inlet, a first filter device comprising a first filter material, the first filter device being arranged at the microphone, and a second filter device substantially having the shape of a torus or a hollow cylinder and comprising a second filter material, the second filter device being arranged at the wall, wherein the first filter device is arranged between the microphone and the second filter device, and wherein the through-going opening comprises an outer recess in an outer surface of the wall, wherein the second filter device is arranged in the outer recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Timea Denisa MERCA, Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN
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Patent number: 11245989Abstract: A hearing aid for placement in an ear canal of a user, includes: a shell; a faceplate comprising an upper face, and a lower face, and a circumference, the upper face being exposed when the shell is placed in an ear of the user; a coil arranged at the faceplate; and a button arrangement comprising a plunger configured to control an integrated circuit arranged below the coil, the coil comprising one or more windings, the one or more windings being circumferential of an inner cavity of the coil with respect to a center or longitudinal axis of the coil, the button arrangement being configured such that the plunger in at least one position extends through the inner cavity of the coil for engaging the integrated circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Henrik Nielsen, Thomas John Chappell, Søren Davids, Shi Pu, Anders Hjermø Michaelsen