Patents by Inventor Christian Weistenhoefer
Christian Weistenhoefer 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: 9313588Abstract: Hearing apparatuses should be manufactured as simply as possible and with the closest possible fit. Accordingly, a molding structure is provided, which represents a model for the direct shaping of an otoplastic of a hearing apparatus. The molding structure has a sealing element, which can be positioned in the auditory canal. A molding mass is inserted into the auditory canal to a side of the sealing element facing the outlet of the auditory canal. The molding mass and the sealing element here are connected to form the model of the hearing apparatus and the sealing element has the exact shape of a part of the hearing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Anton Gebert, Stefan Kexel, Frank Rosenberger, Benjamin Schmidt, Christian Weistenhoefer
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Patent number: 8855346Abstract: A hearing device has a housing, in which a loudspeaker and a battery are disposed. The housing has a first housing part and a second housing part. The housing parts are connected to one another by way of a connection. At least one housing part or an attenuation element provided in the connection between the housing parts is formed of an elastic material.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Endre Barti, Hartmut Ritter, Michael Sattler, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Patent number: 8744107Abstract: A hearing device has reduced acoustic wind sensitivity. For that purpose, the hearing device has a surface formed with a shark skin structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Bernd Meister, Hartmut Ritter, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Patent number: 8682009Abstract: An acoustic actuator includes a support layer, in which a self-supporting structure is defined and connected to the support layer by at least two suspensions, at least one magnetostrictive layer which has been disposed on the support layer and is provided at least in part on the self-supporting structure, and a device for generating a magnetic field in the magnetostrictive layer. The way in which the loudspeaker works is based on the magnetostrictive effect, which results in a change in the dimensions of the self-supporting structure in an alternating magnetic field. This causes the self-supporting structure to oscillate. A method for producing an acoustic actuator is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2008Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Bassem Baffoun, Reinhard Lerch, Alexander Sutor, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Publication number: 20130010993Abstract: Hearing apparatuses should be manufactured as simply as possible and with the closest possible fit. Accordingly, a molding structure, is provided, which represents a model for the direct shaping of an otoplastic of a hearing apparatus. The molding structure having a sealing element, which can be positioned in the auditory canal, and a molding mass which is inserted into the auditory canal to a side of the sealing element facing the outlet of the auditory canal. The molding mass and the sealing element here are connected to form the model and the sealing element is part of the hearing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: SIEMENS MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS PTE. LTD.Inventors: Anton GEBERT, Stefan KEXEL, Frank ROSENBERGER, Benjamin SCHMIDT, Christian WEISTENHÖFER
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Patent number: 8345904Abstract: In hearing devices, more particularly in hearing aids, it is desirable to be able to design an earpiece for generating sound in the audible range which is as small as possible. Such an earpiece can then be worn comfortably on an ear or in an auditory canal. A sound transducer for the hearing device disclosed here may be formed as a micro-electromechanical system and the transducer enables generation of an acoustic signal with little distortion. Provision is made for a hearing device with a sound transducer, which has a field generation apparatus for generating an electric or magnetic field and an emission apparatus for generating sound. Here, the emission apparatus has a multiplicity of fingers that are penetrated by the field of the field generation apparatus, wherein the shape of the fingers can be changed by means of the field of the field generation apparatus in order to generate the sound.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Thorsten Albach, Reinhard Lerch, Alexander Sutor, Tom Weidner, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Publication number: 20120269370Abstract: A hearing device has a housing, in which an earpiece and a battery are disposed. The housing has a first housing part and a second housing part. The housing parts are connected to one another by way of a connection. At least one housing part or an attenuation element provided in the connection between the housing parts is formed of an elastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SIEMENS MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS PTE. LTD.Inventors: ENDRE BARTI, HARTMUT RITTER, MICHAEL SATTLER, CHRISTIAN WEISTENHÖFER
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Publication number: 20120250921Abstract: A hearing device has reduced acoustic wind sensitivity. For that purpose, the hearing device has a surface formed with a shark skin structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: SIEMENS MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS PTE. LTD.Inventors: Bernd MEISTER, Hartmut RITTER, Christian WEISTENHÖFER
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Patent number: 8144907Abstract: The invention relates to a water-resistant hearing device, which has the following: At least one first electroacoustic transducer for receiving sound waves and converting said sound waves into electrical signals, an electronic circuit sealed against liquids by coating and/or encapsulation, at least one second electroacoustic transducer converting electrical signals supplied to the circuit into sound waves and an electrical energy source sealed against liquids by means of coating and/or encapsulation. In this way the electroacoustic transducers are made of materials which realize a deformation in an electrical and/or magnetic field and/or an electrical current flow and/or an electrical voltage (and/or vice versa) and are insensitive to liquids, in particular water, salt water and slight acids.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Jürgen Reithinger, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Patent number: 7885416Abstract: If a hearing device user has become accustomed to the tone of a hearing device, it is difficult for him to change over to a new hearing device, since this normally possesses a different tone. Therefore, given a treatment with a second or subsequent device, the settings of the old hearing device can be acquired with a computer-controlled event and be considered in a first adjustment given the adaptation of the new hearing device. The new setting then results from the audiometric measurements, the data of the previous device, and if necessary further data. The tone of the new device is thus approximated to the old device.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Josef Chalupper, Matthias Fröhlich, Thomas Hopf, Reinier Kortekaas, Kristin Rohrseitz, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Publication number: 20100296681Abstract: In hearing devices, more particularly in hearing aids, it is desirable to be able to design an earpiece for generating sound in the audible range which is as small as possible. Such an earpiece can then be worn comfortably on an ear or in an auditory canal. A sound transducer for the hearing device disclosed here may be formed as a micro-electromechanical system and the transducer enables generation of an acoustic signal with little distortion. Provision is made for a hearing device with a sound transducer, which has a field generation apparatus for generating an electric or magnetic field and an emission apparatus for generating sound. Here, the emission apparatus has a multiplicity of fingers that are penetrated by the field of the field generation apparatus, wherein the shape of the fingers can be changed by means of the field of the field generation apparatus in order to generate the sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: SIEMENS MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS PTE. LTDInventors: Thorsten Albach, Reinhard Lerch, Alexander Sutor, Tom Weidner, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Patent number: 7756282Abstract: In a hearing device with multiple microphones, and a signal generation method, the dynamic range of hearing devices is improved by using a combination including a silicon microphone and an electret microphone for the hearing device input. Low frequencies thus can be acquired by the silicon microphone and high frequencies can be acquired by the electret microphone, in order to generate a wide-band hearing device input signal. The fact that a silicon microphone possesses a lower internal noise than a conventional electret microphone at low frequencies is utilized.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2005Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Uwe Rass, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Patent number: 7400738Abstract: An acoustic module for a hearing aid device has at least one microphone and at least one earphone (acoustic output transducer) combined together as a unit, the unit including a signal-processing unit for feedback suppression that is connected with the microphone and the earphone. Feedback signal portions are removed from the microphone signal by the signal-processing unit. The acoustic module places acousto-mechanical components within a unitary component, with acousto-mechanical characteristics that can be measured and included in the signal processing for feedback suppression.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Torsten Niederdränk, Tom Weidner, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Patent number: 7302069Abstract: The process of adapting a hearing aid to its wearer is to be simplified. To this end the acoustic conditions in the auditory canal, especially the acoustic impedance, are estimated by measuring the input impedance of the earpiece on the hearing aid. For adjusting the hearing aid it is worthwhile using the mechanical resonance of the system of hearing aid and auditory canal which can be detected with the aid of the input impedance. This is produced by a simplified equivalent circuit diagram from which the corresponding acoustic variables can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2004Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Torsten Niederdränk, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Patent number: 7263194Abstract: The space in hearing device housings (1, 2) is to be enabled to be used more intensively. To this end, the invention pro-poses dispensing with a separate microphone housing and embodying said housing in one piece with the hearing device housing. To reduce the microphone's sensitivity to body sound the corresponding attenuation can be provided in the hearing device shells or the non body-sound-sensitive Silicon microphones (5).Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2004Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Torsten Niederdränk, Christian Weistenhöfer
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Patent number: 7260234Abstract: An antenna coil is present in a hearing aid device to wirelessly transmit signals between a hearing aid device and a further device. Due to the required miniaturization of hearing aid devices, only minimal space is available for the arrangement of the antenna coil in the hearing aid device. The invention therefore provides for winding the antenna coil around or on an existing electro-acoustic transducer in the hearing aid device or around a capsule surrounding the transducer. A comparatively large antenna coil, for which little additional space is required, can thereby be provided in the hearing aid device.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2003Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Thomas Kasztelan, Torsten Niederdränk, Peter Nikles, Christian Weistenhöfer