Patents by Inventor Christoph Widmer

Christoph Widmer 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: 20200329726
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powdered creamer composition comprising plant protein having a specific median molecular weight, sodium bicarbonate and citric acid which has good sensorial properties and is stable when added to beverages such as coffee without the need for additional stabilisers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Lucile Waksman, Korina Terrazas, Christoph Widmer, Francesca Pepe
  • Publication number: 20200187540
    Abstract: A thickening powder promotes safe swallowing of a composition by an individual with dysphagia and can be used in methods of treating dysphagia, promoting safe swallowing of a composition, and mitigating a risk of aspiration during swallowing of a composition. The powder contains beta-glucan and maltodextrin in an amount that is neutral toward or enhances the extensional properties of the composition. Optionally the thickening powder can also include a low molecular weight carbohydrate such as sucrose or lactose. The powder can be diluted in a liquid comprising at least one of water or milk to form at least a portion of a composition such as a nutritional product and to improve the cohesiveness of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Giulia Marchesini, Jan Engmann, Christoph Widmer, Thibaut Du tier
  • Publication number: 20200187539
    Abstract: A thickening powder promotes safe swallowing of a composition by an individual with dysphagia and can be used in methods of treating dysphagia, promoting safe swallowing of a composition, and mitigating a risk of aspiration during swallowing of a composition. The powder contains beta-glucan and a carrier ingredient that is a carbohydrate that is neutral toward or enhances the extensional properties of the composition. The carrier ingredient is preferably at least one of isomaltulose or a low molecular weight carbohydrate such as sucrose or lactose. The powder can be diluted in a liquid comprising at least one of water or milk to form at least a portion of a composition such as a nutritional product and to improve the cohesiveness of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Giulia Marchesini, Jan Engmann, Christoph Widmer, Thibaut Dutter
  • Publication number: 20190373937
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a heat sterilized spoonable nutritional composition comprising: a protein source in an amount of 12 to 20% by weight of the composition, the protein source consisting of whey protein containing whey protein micelles and a source of casein, wherein the nutritional composition is a liquid or semi-liquid composition having a viscosity of between 400 and 4000 mPa·s at 20° C. measured at a shear rate of 100 s?1. The inventive heat sterilized spoonable nutritional composition preferably has a cysteine content of 1.2 to 2.4% by weight of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Giulia Marchesini, Nadine Haussmann, Kirstine Mette Sveje, Celine Loussert, Bertrand Schmitt, Christoph Widmer
  • Patent number: 8687833
    Abstract: Input parameters or information for the fitting process of individually shaped or customized hearing devices and/or ear pieces of a hearing device are provided by storing fitting relevant data during the manufacturing process of an ear piece for the use with a hearing device into storage means, the data storage means being arranged at/or in the ear piece and/or a storage means kept or linked to the ear piece of the hearing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Daniel Probst, Christoph Widmer, Samuel Hans Martin Roth, Tobias Poetzl
  • Publication number: 20120099748
    Abstract: Input parameters or information for the fitting process of individually shaped or customized hearing devices and/or ear pieces of a hearing device are provided by storing fitting relevant data during the manufacturing process of an ear piece for the use with a hearing device into storage means, the data storage means being arranged at/or in the ear piece and/or a storage means kept or linked to the ear piece of the hearing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: PHONAK AG
    Inventors: Daniel Probst, Christoph Widmer, Samuel Hans Martin Roth, Tobias Poetzl
  • Patent number: 8150542
    Abstract: Digital models of the application areas of a left-ear and of a right-ear hearing device are established. The models (140r# and 140l#) are displayed on a computer display. The location of the model (SP#) of the sagittal plane of individual's head is estimated with respect to one of the two digital mold models. Then that one digital model (140r#) is digitally mirrored at the digital model of the sagittal plane (SP#) resulting in a mirrored digital model (140m#). Then the other digital model of the application area (140l#) and the mirrored digital model (140mr#) are brought into best possible covering alignment (140?l#). Units to be positioned in predetermined mutual relationship are applied to the models in best possible alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Samuel Hans Martin Roth, Stefan Haenggi, Christoph Widmer
  • Patent number: 8077889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recording information in a hearing device and/or in a recording unit at least temporally operationally connected to the hearing device. The method consists in that a point in time of the recording and/or a recording frequency as well as the information to be recorded, as data and/or parameters and/or adjustments of the hearing device are adjusted freely or are programmable, respectively. Furthermore, a hearing device is described that is suitable to use the method. By the present invention, a multitude of the parameters being adjustable in a hearing device can be checked or surveyed all together or selectively in real, i.e. actually existing acoustic environments in order to optimally adjust or adapt the hearing device afterwards, that means after the analysis by the fitter, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Herbert Bächler, Volker Kühnel, Silvia Allegro, Stefan Daniel Menzl, Hilmar Meier, Michael Boretzki, Stefan Launer, Ivo Hasler, Hans-Ueli Roeck, Christoph Widmer
  • Patent number: 7949145
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of providing input parameters for the fitting process of individually shaped or customized hearing devices by storing geometry data during the manufacturing process into data storage and selectively reading out data from this data storage during the manufacturing and/or fitting process of the hearing device. To improve the quality and to reduce the time required for the fitting process, all the data available from the manufacturing process, e.g. the geometry data, may be used during the final fitting process at the dispenser's office.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Herbert Bachler, Christoph Widmer, Alfred Stirnemann
  • Patent number: 7757400
    Abstract: A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Christoph Widmer, Hans Hessel, Markus Weidmann
  • Patent number: 7571018
    Abstract: For manufacturing a hearing device a three-dimensional model (9) of the application area for the device at an individual is made. When digitally treating such model a three-dimensional orientation system is applied (11). When the shell is produced (13) assembling of units to the shell is performed relative to the orientation system which is preserved during shell manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Samuel Hans Martin Roth, Stefan Haenggi, Christoph Widmer
  • Patent number: 7555356
    Abstract: A body-worn device, such as a hearing aid, is adapted to the shape of an individual's body area, such as an ear. A digitized, three-dimensional representation of the area is prepared. At least one characteristic feature of the representation, such as a dimension of a part of the ear, is automatically determined. A shell is produced based on the characteristic feature. The body-worn device is assembled with the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Samuel Hans Martin Roth, Christoph Widmer, Gregory Bleiker
  • Publication number: 20080301944
    Abstract: A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: PHONAK AG
    Inventors: Christoph Widmer, Hans Hessel, Markus Weidmann
  • Publication number: 20080300703
    Abstract: A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Christoph Widmer, Hans Hessel, Markus Weidmann
  • Publication number: 20080240481
    Abstract: A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Christoph Widmer, Hans Hessel, Markus Weidmann
  • Patent number: 7394909
    Abstract: A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Christoph Widmer, Hans Hessel, Markus Weidmann
  • Patent number: 7387187
    Abstract: A hearing device and process for its updating, including a resilient outer shell and one or more internal units, with the outer shell conforming in shape to at least one of the internal units so that the internal unit is held snugly in place. The outer shell can be replaced using either a destructive or non-destructive disassembly method to re-use at least one of the internal units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Christoph Widmer, Hans Hessel, Markus Weidmann
  • Publication number: 20080118094
    Abstract: Digital models of the application areas of a left-ear and of a right-ear hearing device are established. The models (140r# and 140l#) are displayed on a computer display. The location of the model (SP#) of the sagittal plane of individual's head is estimated with respect to one of the two digital mold models. Then that one digital model (140r#) is digitally mirrored at the digital model of the sagittal plane (SP#) resulting in a mirrored digital model (140m#). Then the other digital model of the application area (140l#) and the mirrored digital model (140mr#) are brought into best possible covering alignment (140?l#). Units to be positioned in predetermined mutual relationship are applied to the models in best possible alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: PHONAK AG
    Inventors: Samuel Hans Martin Roth, Stefan Haenggi, Christoph Widmer
  • Publication number: 20080107296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recording information in a hearing device and/or in a recording unit at least temporally operationally connected to the hearing device. The method consists in that a point in time of the recording and/or a recording frequency as well as the information to be recorded, as data and/or parameters and/or adjustments of the hearing device are adjusted freely or are programmable, respectively. Furthermore, a hearing device is described that is suitable to use the method. By the present invention, a multitude of the parameters being adjustable in a hearing device can be checked or surveyed all together or selectively in real, i.e. actually existing acoustic environments in order to optimally adjust or adapt the hearing device afterwards, that means after the analysis by the fitter, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: PHONAK AG
    Inventors: Herbert Bachler, Volker Kuhnel, Silvia Allegro, Stefan Menzl, Hilmar Meier, Michael Boretzki, Stefan Launer, Ivo Hasler, Hans-Ueli Roeck, Christoph Widmer
  • Patent number: 7349549
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recording information in a hearing device and/or in a recording unit at least temporally operationally connected to the hearing device. The method consists in that a point in time of the recording and/or a recording frequency as well as the information to be recorded, as data and/or parameters and/or adjustments of the hearing device are adjusted freely or are programmable, respectively. Furthermore, a hearing device is described that is suitable to use the method. By the present invention, a multitude of the parameters being adjustable in a hearing device can be checked or surveyed all together or selectively in real, i.e. actually existing acoustic environments in order to optimally adjust or adapt the hearing device afterwards, that means after the analysis by the fitter, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventors: Herbert Bächler, Volker Kühnel, Silvia Allegro, Stefan Daniel Menzl, Hilmar Meier, Michael Boretzki, Stefan Launer, Ivo Hasler, Hans-Ueli Roeck, Christoph Widmer