Patents by Inventor Anders Thule

Anders Thule 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).

  • Patent number: 12133053
    Abstract: A hearing aid with an earpiece for placement in the ear canal, and a dome, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Jens Mørup, Nicolai Terp Holm, Sune Heibing, Anders Thule
  • Patent number: 11729557
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, configured to be worn by a user, comprises a) two or more input transducers (e.g. microphones) wherein said two or more input transducers during use of the hearing device are arranged with a distance between them; b) a directional system comprising a directional algorithm configured to provide a directional pattern in dependence of said distance. The hearing device is configured to estimate a current value of said distance, or an equivalent acoustic delay, or beamformer weights of said directional system, thereby the directional performance can be optimized to the individual user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Anders Thule
  • Publication number: 20230050184
    Abstract: A hearing aid with an earpiece for placement in the ear canal, and a dome, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Jens MØRUP, Nicolai Terp HOLM, Sune HEIBING, Anders THULE
  • Publication number: 20230035448
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, configured to be worn by a user, comprises a) two or more input transducers (e.g. microphones) wherein said two or more input transducers during use of the hearing device are arranged with a distance between them; b) a directional system comprising a directional algorithm configured to provide a directional pattern in dependence of said distance. The hearing device is configured to estimate a current value of said distance, or an equivalent acoustic delay, or beamformer weights of said directional system, thereby the directional performance can be optimized to the individual user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Anders THULE
  • Patent number: 11510017
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, configured to be worn by a user, comprises a) two or more input transducers (e.g. microphones) wherein said two or more input transducers during use of the hearing device are arranged with a distance between them; b) a directional system comprising a directional algorithm configured to provide a directional pattern in dependence of said distance. The hearing device is configured to estimate a current value of said distance, or an equivalent acoustic delay, or beamformer weights of said directional system, thereby the directional performance can be optimized to the individual user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Anders Thule
  • Publication number: 20200322736
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, configured to be worn by a user, comprises a) two or more input transducers (e.g. microphones) wherein said two or more input transducers during use of the hearing device are arranged with a distance between them; b) a directional system comprising a directional algorithm configured to provide a directional pattern in dependence of said distance. The hearing device is configured to estimate a current value of said distance, or an equivalent acoustic delay, or beamformer weights of said directional system, thereby the directional performance can be optimized to the individual user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Anders THULE
  • Patent number: 10771905
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Anders Thule
  • Patent number: 10735875
    Abstract: An earpiece configured to be worn in an ear canal of a user is disclosed. The earpiece includes an adaptor having an interface configured to receive at least a part of a speaker unit and hereby be attached to the speaker unit. The earpiece includes an adaptable part, preferably a part made of a foam material or a gel material shapeable to fit the ear canal of the user. The adaptable part at least partly surrounds the adaptor. The adaptor has a sound outlet channel and at least one vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Kenneth Rueskov Møller, Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Thule, Troels Holm Pedersen
  • Patent number: 10582314
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being located at or in an ear of a user and/or for being fully or partially implanted in the head of the user, comprises A multitude of input units each providing an electric input signal representing a mixture of an audio signal from an audio signal source and possibly acoustic signals from other acoustic signal sources around the hearing device as received at the input unit in question; A wireless receiver for receiving and providing a direct representation of the audio signal; A beamformer filtering unit configured to receive said multitude of electric input signals, and providing a beamformed signal; A combination unit for providing a mixed signal comprising a combination of said direct representation of the audio signal and said beamformed signal, or signals originating therefrom; An output unit for presenting stimuli perceivable to the user as sound based on said mixed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jesper Jensen, Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Thule
  • Patent number: 10375485
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, comprises a) first and b) second input transducers located on the head, and at or in an ear canal of the user, respectively, and providing respective electric input signals, c) a signal processing unit comprising c1) a weighting unit for applying weights to the electric input signals, and c2) a hearing loss processing unit providing a processed signal. The hearing device further comprises d) an output unit to provide a stimulus perceivable by the user as sound, e) a feedback detection unit for providing a measure of the current level of feedback from the output to the input, and f) an input signal weight control unit configured to control or influence first and second weights applied to the first and second electric input signals in dependence of the measure of the current level of feedback, and a current level and frequency dependent target gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Thule, Kennet Draaby Hansen
  • Patent number: 10356536
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head is provided. The hearing device comprises an own voice detector comprising first and second signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of first and second electric input signals. The own voice detector comprises a comparison unit operationally coupled to the first and second signal strength detectors and configured to compare the signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signals and to provide an indication of the difference between said signal strength estimates; and a control unit for providing an own voice detection signal indicative of a user's own voice being present or not present in the current sound in the environment of the user, the own voice detection signal being dependent on said signal strength comparison measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Thule
  • Publication number: 20190208334
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Anders THULE
  • Patent number: 10299049
    Abstract: A hearing device comprising a first and a second input sound transducers, a processing unit, and an output sound transducer. The first transducer is configured to be arranged in an ear canal or in the ear of the user, to receive acoustical sound signals from the environment and to generate first electrical acoustic signals from the received acoustical sound signals. The second transducer is configured to be arranged behind a pinna or on, behind or at the ear of the user, to receive acoustical sound signals from the environment and to generate second electrical acoustic signals from the received acoustical sound signals. The processing unit is configured to process the first and second electrical acoustic signals and apply a direction dependent gain. The output sound transducer is configured generate acoustical output sound signals in accordance with the applied direction dependent gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Thomas Kaulberg, Anders Thule, Steen Michael Munk, Karsten Bo Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20190075406
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head is provided. The hearing device comprises an own voice detector comprising first and second signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of first and second electric input signals. The own voice detector comprises a comparison unit operationally coupled to the first and second signal strength detectors and configured to compare the signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signals and to provide an indication of the difference between said signal strength estimates; and a control unit for providing an own voice detection signal indicative of a user's own voice being present or not present in the current sound in the environment of the user, the own voice detection signal being dependent on said signal strength comparison measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Anders THULE
  • Patent number: 10206048
    Abstract: The application relates to a hearing device comprising a) first and second input transducers for picking up sound signals from the environment and providing first and second electric input signals, b) a first and signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signal, the first input transducer being located at or behind an ear of the user, and the second input transducer being located at or in an ear canal of the user. The hearing device further comprises c) a signal processing unit providing a processed signal based on the first and second electric input signals, and d) an output unit comprising an output transducer for converting the processed signal or a signal originating therefrom to a stimulus perceivable by said user as sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Thule, Meng Guo
  • Patent number: 10142745
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head is provided. The hearing device comprises an own voice detector comprising first and second signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of first and second electric input signals. The own voice detector comprises a comparison unit operationally coupled to the first and second signal strength detectors and configured to compare the signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signals and to provide an indication of the difference between said signal strength estimates; and a control unit for providing an own voice detection signal indicative of a user's own voice being present or not present in the current sound in the environment of the user, the own voice detection signal being dependent on said signal strength comparison measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Thule
  • Publication number: 20180262847
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being located at or in an ear of a user and/or for being fully or partially implanted in the head of the user, comprises A multitude of input units each providing an electric input signal representing a mixture of an audio signal from an audio signal source and possibly acoustic signals from other acoustic signal sources around the hearing device as received at the input unit in question; A wireless receiver for receiving and providing a direct representation of the audio signal; A beamformer filtering unit configured to receive said multitude of electric input signals, and providing a beamformed signal; A combination unit for providing a mixed signal comprising a combination of said direct representation of the audio signal and said beamformed signal, or signals originating therefrom; An output unit for presenting stimuli perceivable to the user as sound based on said mixed signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Anders THULE
  • Publication number: 20180146307
    Abstract: The application relates to a hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head. The hearing device comprises a) an input unit comprising first and second input transducers for picking up sound from the environment of the user and providing first and second electric input signals, the first and second input transducers being located on the head, (e.g. at or behind an ear) and at or in an ear canal of the user, respectively, b) a signal processing unit providing a processed signal based on one or more of said multitude of electric input signals, and c) an output unit comprising an output transducer for converting said processed signal or a signal originating therefrom to a stimulus perceivable by said user as sound. The hearing device further comprises an own voice detector comprising first and second signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Anders THULE
  • Publication number: 20180070185
    Abstract: A hearing device comprising a first and a second input sound transducers, a processing unit, and an output sound transducer. The first transducer is configured to be arranged in an ear canal or in the ear of the user, to receive acoustical sound signals from the environment and to generate first electrical acoustic signals from the received acoustical sound signals. The second transducer is configured to be arranged behind a pinna or on, behind or at the ear of the user, to receive acoustical sound signals from the environment and to generate second electrical acoustic signals from the received acoustical sound signals. The processing unit is configured to process the first and second electrical acoustic signals and apply a direction dependent gain. The output sound transducer is configured generate acoustical output sound signals in accordance with the applied direction dependent gain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Thomas KAULBERG, Anders THULE, Steen Michael MUNK, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN
  • Patent number: 9843873
    Abstract: A hearing device comprising a first and a second input sound transducers, a processing unit, and an output sound transducer. The first transducer is configured to be arranged in an ear canal or in the ear of the user, to receive acoustical sound signals from the environment and to generate first electrical acoustic signals from the received acoustical sound signals. The second transducer is configured to be arranged behind a pinna or on, behind or at the ear of the user, to receive acoustical sound signals from the environment and to generate second electrical acoustic signals from the received acoustical sound signals. The processing unit is configured to process the first and second electrical acoustic signals and apply a direction dependent gain. The output sound transducer is configured generate acoustical output sound signals in accordance with the applied direction dependent gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Thomas Kaulberg, Anders Thule, Steen Michael Munk, Karsten Bo Rasmussen