Patents by Inventor Erik Lauridsen

Erik Lauridsen 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: 20240303031
    Abstract: A wearable audio device can include at least one speaker to provide an initial audio output signal; at least one sensor arranged to: sense at least one characteristic of the initial audio output signal, sense noise external to the wearable audio device, and provide at least one sensor signal related to at least one characteristic of the sensed initial audio output signal and at least one characteristic of the sensed noise; at least one input arranged to accept an input related to a desired level of attenuation of the noise; a processor arranged to: receive the at least one sensor signal and the selected desired level of attenuation, select at least one coefficient from a coefficient table based on the at least one sensor signal or the selected desired level of attenuation, and provide an attenuation signal related to the selected at least one coefficient; and at least one filter arranged to receive the attenuation signal from the processor and produce a filtered audio signal based on the attenuation signal, w
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Philipp MERZ, Knud-Erik LAURIDSEN
  • Patent number: 11706560
    Abstract: A headphone device comprising active noise cancellation means (ANC) having a feedback (FB) signal path, a feed forward (FF) signal path and a sidetone signal path, where the headphone is provided with a control member (1, 11) that can be displaced or rotated between opposite positions, where the control member (1, 11) is configured such that the gain of the FF signal path and the gain of the sidetone signal path are controllable by the control member (1, 11) in such manner that when the control member (1, 11) is at one extreme position, the gain of the FF signal path is maximum and the gain of the sidetone signal path is minimum and when the control member (1,11) is at the opposite extreme position, the gain of the FF signal path is minimum and the gain of the sidetone signal path is maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Bang & Olufsen A/S
    Inventors: Knud-Erik Lauridsen, John Hammer Madsen
  • Patent number: 11627402
    Abstract: A headphone device comprising a speaker housing and an ear-cushion, the speaker housing comprising a speaker housing side portion and the ear-cushion comprising an ear cushion side portion, where the speaker housing side portion and the ear cushion side portion respectively are configured for releasable connection, wherein said speaker housing side portion comprises a plurality of first permanent magnets provided at respective first locations on or in the speaker housing side portion; said ear cushion side portion comprises a plurality of second permanent magnets provided at respective second locations on or in the ear cushion side portion; where said first locations respectively correspond substantially to one of said second locations; where for each pair of said first and second permanent magnets, the magnetic field of a first permanent magnet, is opposite to the magnetic field of the corresponding second permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Bang & Olufsen A/S
    Inventors: Knud-Erik Lauridsen, Bernardus L Verbraak
  • Publication number: 20220182750
    Abstract: A headphone device comprising active noise cancellation means (ANC) having a feedback (FB) signal path, a feed forward (FF) signal path and a sidetone signal path, where the headphone is provided with a control member (1, 11) that can be displaced or rotated between opposite positions, where the control member (1, 11) is configured such that the gain of the FF signal path and the gain of the sidetone signal path are controllable by the control member (1, 11) in such manner that when the control member (1, 11) is at one extreme position, the gain of the FF signal path is maximum and the gain of the sidetone signal path is minimum and when the control member (1,11) is at the opposite extreme position, the gain of the FF signal path is minimum and the gain of the sidetone signal path is maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Knud-Erik Lauridsen, John Hammer Madsen
  • Publication number: 20220038805
    Abstract: A headphone device comprising a speaker housing and an ear-cushion, the speaker housing comprising a speaker housing side portion and the ear-cushion comprising an ear cushion side portion, where the speaker housing side portion and the ear cushion side portion respectively are configured for releasable connection, wherein said speaker housing side portion comprises a plurality of first permanent magnets provided at respective first locations on or in the speaker housing side portion; said ear cushion side portion comprises a plurality of second permanent magnets provided at respective second locations on or in the ear cushion side portion; where said first locations respectively correspond substantially to one of said second locations; where for each pair of said first and second permanent magnets, the magnetic field of a first permanent magnet, is opposite to the magnetic field of the corresponding second permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Knud-Erik Lauridsen, Bernardus L. Verbraak
  • Publication number: 20050238419
    Abstract: The handle comprises an elongate shaft portion (3) with a handle end (3a), a tool end (3b), a longitudinal axis (5) and a pivot joint (4) comprising two joint members having a pivot axis (6) for rotating relative to each other and extending under an angle (?) relative to the longitudinal axis (5) and having swivel surfaces (10) which are in mutual engagement and slide against one another during rotation, in which the pivot joint (4) comprises a indentation mechanism comprising engagement means on one of the joint members, said engagement means being adapted to engage corresponding engagement means on the second joint member to determined a plurality of discrete mutual angle positions in respect of the two joint members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventor: Erik Lauridsen
  • Publication number: 20050115083
    Abstract: A knife has an elongated knife blade extending along an axis and a handle extending along a second axis, the two axes being substantially parallel or having slightly deviating directions. The handle has an end face extending between upper and lower end points along a side face of the knife blade, the lower end point being positioned on a protrusion of the handle in front of the grip portion. The protrusion has a rear face extending rearwards under an acute angle relative to the second axis, and a line through the end points of the end face in a downward direction extends backwards under a second acute angle relative to the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventor: Erik Lauridsen