Patents by Inventor Chee Kong Siew
Chee Kong Siew 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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Patent number: 12041422Abstract: A battery module for a hearing device is configured for an inductive resonance charging method. The battery module includes a secondary cell and a blocking sleeve that encloses the secondary cell to shield the secondary cell against a magnetic field. A jacket formed from permeable material is arranged on the outside of the blocking sleeve. An induction coil, which is arranged on the outside of the jacket, is configured to receive energy inductively. The induction coil and the jacket form a receiving antenna for receiving energy. The induction coil is arranged such that a coil axis of the induction coil is oriented radially with respect to the secondary cell.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chee Kong Siew, Chuan En Andrew Ong
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Publication number: 20240205616Abstract: A hearing device has a motherboard and a receiver module. The receiver module is configured for wireless charging of a battery and, for that purpose, has a coil wound around an axial direction. The motherboard has a top section that extends perpendicular to the axial direction and in a radial direction. The top section of the motherboard and the receiver module are stacked in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2024Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Tobias Merkl, Benjamin Schmidt, Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chee Kong Siew
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Publication number: 20240204570Abstract: An electronic device has a temperature reduction configuration and a technique for wireless charging. The electronic device has a rechargeable battery, a receiver circuit for wirelessly receiving energy from a charger and transforming the received energy into a charging current for charging the battery, and a power management circuit for regulating the level of the charging current. The power management circuit is arranged on a printed circuit board of the electronic device so that it faces away from the battery. Furthermore, an inductive charging system is provided that contains the electronic device as described above and a charger for wirelessly charging the battery of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2024Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chuan En Andrew Ong, Gee Heng Ler, Chee Kong Siew, Sooriya Bandara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage
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Publication number: 20240205620Abstract: A battery coil module, in particular for a hearing instrument, contains two battery polarity terminals for contacting the battery poles of a secondary battery, a fuse, a ferrite element, a receiver coil, a resonance capacitor and a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature close to the secondary battery and a module ring. In addition, the battery coil module can be used in a hearing instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Gee Heng Ler, Yong Kiat Ng, Chee Kong Siew, Pascal Schreiber
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Publication number: 20230403492Abstract: A charging coil for a hearing aid charger for magnetic resonance charging of a hearing aid. The charging coil has a printed circuit board coil and a frame shaped ferrite tile with a central opening for receiving and securing the hearing aid. The printed circuit board coil is arranged on the frame shaped ferrite tile.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Sooriya Bandara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage, Chee Kong Siew, Paul Rebers, Koen J. Weijand
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Publication number: 20220394372Abstract: A method for initializing a long-term-storage mode for a hearing instrument having a rechargeable battery cell includes predetermining an upper limiting value of a parameter for a state of charge of the rechargeable battery cell for long-term storage of the hearing instrument. An actual value, actually present, of the parameter for the state of charge is measured within an activation routine for long-term storage. The measured actual value of the parameter for the state of charge is compared with the upper limiting value of the parameter for the state of charge, and if the measured actual value of the parameter lies above the upper limiting value, the battery cell is discharged at least until the parameter has reached the predetermined upper limiting value, and the hearing instrument is placed into a long-term-storage mode. A hearing instrument is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Chuan En Andrew Ong, Gee Heng Ler, Chee Kong Siew, Heng Goh Yap, Shuang Simon Ren
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Patent number: 11489369Abstract: A battery module for a hearing device is configured for inductive resonance charging. The battery module has a secondary cell, a blocking sleeve that encloses the secondary cell and shields the secondary cell against a magnetic field, a jacket formed from permeable material outside the blocking sleeve, and an induction coil outside the jacket for receiving energy inductively. The induction coil and the jacket form a receiving antenna for receiving the energy. The material and/or the geometric structure of the blocking sleeve, the jacket made of permeable material, and/or the induction coil is/are additionally selected in such a way that the battery module, in particular the induction coil, has a quality factor of at least 35 for receiving energy at a predetermined value of a charging frequency that is employed by a charging device that generates a magnetic alternating field.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chee Kong Siew, Chuan En Andrew Ong, Gee Heng Ler, Sooriya Bandara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage
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Publication number: 20210336485Abstract: A battery module for a hearing device is configured for inductive resonance charging. The battery module has a secondary cell, a blocking sleeve that encloses the secondary cell and shields the secondary cell against a magnetic field, a jacket formed from permeable material outside the blocking sleeve, and an induction coil outside the jacket for receiving energy inductively. The induction coil and the jacket form a receiving antenna for receiving the energy. The material and/or the geometric structure of the blocking sleeve, the jacket made of permeable material, and/or the induction coil is/are additionally selected in such a way that the battery module, in particular the induction coil, has a quality factor of at least 35 for receiving energy at a predetermined value of a charging frequency that is employed by a charging device that generates a magnetic alternating field.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chee Kong Siew, Chuan En Andrew Ong, Gee Heng Ler, Sooriya Bandara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage
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Publication number: 20210337325Abstract: A battery module for a hearing device is configured for an inductive resonance charging method. The battery module includes a secondary cell and a blocking sleeve that encloses the secondary cell to shield the secondary cell against a magnetic field. A jacket formed from permeable material is arranged on the outside of the blocking sleeve. An induction coil, which is arranged on the outside of the jacket, is configured to receive energy inductively. The induction coil and the jacket form a receiving antenna for receiving energy. The induction coil is arranged such that a coil axis of the induction coil is oriented radially with respect to the secondary cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chee Kong Siew, Chuan En Andrew Ong
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Patent number: 10966031Abstract: A method for charging a hearing device uses a charging unit configured for wireless charging. A query signal is emitted wirelessly by a transmitter of the charging unit. Upon receipt of the query signal a first response signal is sent to the charging unit by a response unit of the hearing device. Upon the receipt of the first response signal the charging unit begins a charging operation for the hearing device, by wirelessly emitting a continuous energy signal. A hearing device system, a hearing device and a charging unit are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Gee Heng Ler, Chee Kong Siew
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Publication number: 20190394575Abstract: A method for charging a hearing device uses a charging unit configured for wireless charging. A query signal is emitted wirelessly by a transmitter of the charging unit. Upon receipt of the query signal a first response signal is sent to the charging unit by a response unit of the hearing device. Upon the receipt of the first response signal the charging unit begins a charging operation for the hearing device, by wirelessly emitting a continuous energy signal. A hearing device system, a hearing device and a charging unit are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: GEE HENG LER, CHEE KONG SIEW
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Patent number: 6741659Abstract: A system for transmitting digitized samples of analog signals while concealing unrecoverable digitized samples of analog signals to maintain a level of fidelity in reproducing the analog signals. The digitized samples of the analog signals are burst transmitted such that the probability of interference with the transmission and thus corruption of the digitized samples of the analog signals is minimized. The digitized samples are received without synchronizing a receiving clock with a transmitting clock to capture the digitized samples of the analog signals. The digitized samples are converted from various sampling rates to digitized samples of the analog signals having a rate. Any large groups of digitized samples that are in error or corrupted in transmission are softly muted to avoid annoying clicks. Any long term difference between a transmit clock and a receive clock is tracked and the digitized samples are interpolated or decimated to eliminate any underrun or overrun of the digitized samples.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1999Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: FreeSystems Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Chee Oei Chan, Beng Huat Chua, Chee Kong Siew, Kah Yong Lee
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Patent number: 6671325Abstract: A system for transmitting, receiving, recovering, and reproducing digitized samples of analog signals while concealing unrecoverable digitized samples of analog signals to maintain a level of fidelity in reproducing the analog signals. The digitized samples of the analog signals are burst transmitted such that the probability of interference with the transmission and thus corruption of the digitized samples of the analog signals is minimized. The digitized samples are received without synchronizing a receiving clock with a transmitting clock to capture the digitized samples of the analog signals. The digitized samples are converted from various sampling rates to digitized samples of the analog signals having a rate. Any large groups of digitized samples that are in error or corrupted in transmission are softly muted to avoid annoying clicks.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2002Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Free Systems Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kah Yong Lee, Beng Huat Chua, Chee Oei Chan, Chee Kong Siew
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Patent number: 6614849Abstract: A system for transmitting, receiving, recovering, and reproducing digitized samples of analog signals while concealing unrecoverable digitized samples of analog signals to maintain a level of fidelity in reproducing the analog signals. The digitized samples of the analog signals are burst transmitted such that the probability of interference with the transmission and thus corruption of the digitized samples of the analog signals is minimized. The digitized samples are received without synchronizing a receiving clock with a transmitting clock to capture the digitized samples of the analog signals. The digitized samples are converted from various sampling rates to digitized samples of the analog signals having a rate. Any large groups of digitized samples that are in error or corrupted in transmission are softly muted to avoid annoying clicks.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1999Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Free Systems Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Chee Oei Chan, Beng Huat Chua, Chee Kong Siew, Kah Yong Lee
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Publication number: 20030053548Abstract: A system for transmitting, receiving, recovering, and reproducing digitized samples of analog signals while concealing unrecoverable digitized samples of analog signals to maintain a level of fidelity in reproducing the analog signals. The digitized samples of the analog signals are burst transmitted such that the probability of interference with the transmission and thus corruption of the digitized samples of the analog signals is minimized. The digitized samples are received without synchronizing a receiving clock with a transmitting clock to capture the digitized samples of the analog signals. The digitized samples are converted from various sampling rates to digitized samples of the analog signals having a rate. Any large groups of digitized samples that are in error or corrupted in transmission are softly muted to avoid annoying clicks.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: March 20, 2003Applicant: Free Systems Pte., Ltd.Inventors: Kah Yong Lee, Beng Huat Chua, Chee Oei Chan, Chee Kong Siew
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Patent number: 6510182Abstract: A system for transmitting, receiving, recovering, and reproducing digitized samples of analog signals while concealing unrecoverable digitized samples of analog signals to maintain a level of fidelity in reproducing the analog signals. The digitized samples of the analog signals are burst transmitted such that the probability of interference with the transmission and thus corruption of the digitized samples of the analog signals is minimized. The digitized samples are received without synchronizing a receiving clock with a transmitting clock to capture the digitized samples of the analog signals. The digitized samples are converted from various sampling rates to digitized samples of the analog signals having a rate. Any large groups of digitized samples that are in error or corrupted in transmission are softly muted to avoid annoying clicks.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1999Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: FreeSystems Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kah Yong Lee, Bena Huat Chua, Chee Oei Chan, Chee Kong Siew