Patents by Inventor Frank Naumann

Frank Naumann 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: 20250097649
    Abstract: A hearing system in particular a binaural hearing system that is configured to produce monaural or binaural beats and, to that end, has at least one hearing device containing a primary signal path. The hearing device moreover has a secondary signal path, containing a signal generator for generating a first beat signal. The first beat signal being frequency-shifted in relation to a further signal by a beat frequency in such a way that the effect of the monaural or binaural beat is produced for the user during operation. The signal generator has an associated adjusting apparatus that has an adjustable amplifier element. The adjusting apparatus has an analysis unit for determining an instantaneous signal level of the input signal, and the respective adjusting apparatus is configured to set a signal level of the first beat signal on the basis of the instantaneous signal level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Matthias FRÖHLICH, Jens HAIN, Florian HÖGL, Frank NAUMANN
  • Publication number: 20250097648
    Abstract: A monaural or binaural hearing system is configured to generate monaural or binaural beats and includes at least one hearing device having a main signal path. The hearing device also has an auxiliary signal path containing a signal generator for generating a first beat signal. The first beat signal is frequency-shifted relative to a further signal by a beat frequency producing the effect of the monaural or binaural beat for the user during operation. The signal generator is configured such that the first beat signal has, at least in certain operating modes of the hearing device, at least one signal component generated based on the electrical input signal, and hence based on ambient sound, and is denoted as the ambient signal. The beat signal is preferably composed of different signal components, the weighting of which is preferably adjusted depending on a signal level of the input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Matthias FRÖHLICH, Jens HAIN, Florian HÖGL, Frank NAUMANN
  • Patent number: 11991498
    Abstract: A method is indicated for operating a hearing aid, wherein the hearing aid is switchable between a usage state, in which a signal processing unit of the hearing aid is activated, and an idle state, in which the signal processing unit is deactivated. The hearing aid has a time measuring unit, which has a first timer and a second timer. The first timer is activated in the usage state and is deactivated in the idle state, for time measurement during the usage state. The second timer is activated in the idle state for time measurement during the idle state. Furthermore, a corresponding hearing aid is indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Sivantos Ptd. Ltd.
    Inventors: Umut Goekay, Frank Naumann
  • Patent number: 11985483
    Abstract: A method for operating a hearing aid which has a vent and the vent has a controllable closure for opening and closing the vent. The opening and closing of the vent is linked via a control rule to an environmental parameter, wherein the vent is controlled depending on the environmental parameter. The environmental parameter is ascertained and the vent is opened or closed in accordance with the control rule depending on the environmental parameter. The control rule is configured user-specifically. There are also described a corresponding hearing aid and a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Frank Naumann, Ronny Hannemann
  • Patent number: 11856372
    Abstract: A hearing device system has a photoplethysmography sensor to be worn in the auditory canal in an intended worn state and an earpiece which at least partly covers the photoplethysmography sensor toward the auditory canal in the intended worn state. Moreover, the hearing device system has a controller which is configured to use light captured by the photoplethysmography sensor to derive a comparison quantity of the earpiece characteristic for a transmission of the earpiece, for a wavelength range of the photoplethysmography sensor, to compare the comparison quantity with a specified first limit and to output an alert if the limit is traversed by the comparison quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Frank Naumann
  • Publication number: 20230241809
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a rotational molding apparatus that comprises a rotatably mounted rotational-molding mold holder having a rotational-molding mold. The method is characterised in that a trajectory of a reference point of a component for a rotation process, in particular a component of the rotational-molding mold holder or the rotational-molding mold, which component rotates during a rotation process, is selected from one of a plurality of possible trajectories that can be achieved by the rotational molding apparatus, and in that a rotation process is subsequently performed in which rotational-molding material introduced into the rotational-molding mold accumulates on the inner face of the rotational-molding mold and in which the reference point moves along the determined trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Frank NAUMANN
  • Patent number: 11595770
    Abstract: A method operates a hearing device which performs active noise suppression for suppressing noise signals having one or more frequency components. An audiogram is provided which specifies a hearing threshold of a user of the hearing device as a function of frequency, wherein by using the audiogram it is determined which frequency components of the noise are audible to the user and which are not audible. The noise suppression is operated selectively by suppressing audible frequency components of the noise and by not suppressing inaudible frequency components of the noise. A corresponding hearing device is operated according to the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Frank Naumann, Umut Goekay
  • Publication number: 20230034378
    Abstract: The use of the correct, required length of a cable in a hearing aid substantially contributes to the wearing comfort of the hearing aid. At least one ear depiction of an ear is created by a camera. An associated ear geometry is determined on the basis of the ear depiction. The required length of the cable for the hearing aid can in turn be determined by use of the ear geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Naumann, Morten Kroman
  • Publication number: 20220394395
    Abstract: A method is indicated for operating a hearing aid, wherein the hearing aid is switchable between a usage state, in which a signal processing unit of the hearing aid is activated, and an idle state, in which the signal processing unit is deactivated. The hearing aid has a time measuring unit, which has a first timer and a second timer. The first timer is activated in the usage state and is deactivated in the idle state, for time measurement during the usage state. The second timer is activated in the idle state for time measurement during the idle state. Furthermore, a corresponding hearing aid is indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Umut Goekay, Frank Naumann
  • Patent number: 11445014
    Abstract: A method for operating a hearing device is specified. The hearing device is assigned to a user and connected to other hearing devices, which are each assigned to another user, for data exchange in a common network. The hearing device or one of the other hearing devices controls the data exchange by subscribing to the network as a master, and wherein all other hearing devices subscribe to the network as a slave. It is decided whether the hearing device subscribes to the network as a master or as a slave by determining the operational capability of the hearing device and comparing it with the operational capability of the other hearing devices and by the hearing device acting as a master if the hearing device has the highest operational capability, and otherwise as a slave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Umut Goekay, Frank Naumann
  • Publication number: 20220248156
    Abstract: A hearing device system has a photoplethysmography sensor to be worn in the auditory canal in an intended worn state and an earpiece which at least partly covers the photoplethysmography sensor toward the auditory canal in the intended worn state. Moreover, the hearing device system has a controller which is configured to use light captured by the photoplethysmography sensor to derive a comparison quantity of the earpiece characteristic for a transmission of the earpiece, for a wavelength range of the photoplethysmography sensor, to compare the comparison quantity with a specified first limit and to output an alert if the limit is traversed by the comparison quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Frank Naumann
  • Publication number: 20220240031
    Abstract: A method for operating a hearing aid which has a vent and the vent has a controllable closure for opening and closing the vent. The opening and closing of the vent is linked via a control rule to an environmental parameter, wherein the vent is controlled depending on the environmental parameter. The environmental parameter is ascertained and the vent is opened or closed in accordance with the control rule depending on the environmental parameter. The control rule is configured user-specifically. There are also described a corresponding hearing aid and a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Naumann, Ronny Hannemann
  • Patent number: 11388514
    Abstract: A method operates a hearing device in present surroundings such that noise cancellation of the hearing device is activated, so that ambient sounds are reduced for a user of the hearing device. A desired value for the voice volume of the user is determined for the present surroundings. An actual value for the voice volume of the user is measured. If the actual value is lower than the desired value, the hearing device takes a measure to prompt the user to speak more loudly. Additionally, a hearing device is configured to implement the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Umut Goekay, Frank Naumann, Henning Puder
  • Patent number: 11207800
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing rotomolded products, and to an installation for carrying out such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: ROTO EVOLUTION GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Naumann, Tino Peuker
  • Patent number: 11190883
    Abstract: A method for operating a hearing device is specified. The hearing device has at least one microphone that picks up an input sound signal and converts it into an electrical input signal. The hearing device has a signal processing section that modifies the electrical input signal on the basis of an audiogram of a user and thereby generates a first electrical output signal. The hearing device has an active noise reduction system that generates a second electrical output signal in order to reject a noise component. The hearing device has a receiver that converts the first electrical output signal and the second electrical output signal into an output sound signal, for output to the user. The active noise reduction system is operated in parallel with the signal processing section. A corresponding hearing device is programmed to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Umut Goekay, Frank Naumann, Henning Puder
  • Publication number: 20210144201
    Abstract: A method for operating a hearing device is specified. The hearing device is assigned to a user and connected to other hearing devices, which are each assigned to another user, for data exchange in a common network. The hearing device or one of the other hearing devices controls the data exchange by subscribing to the network as a master, and wherein all other hearing devices subscribe to the network as a slave. It is decided whether the hearing device subscribes to the network as a master or as a slave by determining the operational capability of the hearing device and comparing it with the operational capability of the other hearing devices and by the hearing device acting as a master if the hearing device has the highest operational capability, and otherwise as a slave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Umut GOEKAY, Frank NAUMANN
  • Publication number: 20210144490
    Abstract: A method is specified for the operation of a network having several hearing devices assigned to different users. Each of the hearing devices has an interface for exchanging data with the other hearing devices. The network is implemented as a ring network, within which a given hearing device is directly connected to only two other hearing devices and only indirectly connected to the remaining hearing devices, so that the data exchange within the network takes place from hearing device to hearing device in sequence. A corresponding hearing device is configured to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Umut GOEKAY, Frank NAUMANN
  • Publication number: 20210144489
    Abstract: A method for operating a network is specified. The network has a plurality of hearing devices assigned to different users. Each of the hearing devices has an interface and is connected via this interface to at least one of the other hearing devices for the exchange of data with this hearing device and the other hearing devices. The network can be divided into a plurality of subnets, which are then connected to each other by configuring one of the hearing devices as a gateway in each of the subnets for the exchange of data between hearing devices of different subnets. Each of the hearing devices is assigned to exactly one subnet and is dynamically assigned to another, existing subnet or to a new subnet in order to increase transmission quality during the data exchange. A hearing device for implementing the method is also specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Umut GOEKAY, Frank NAUMANN
  • Publication number: 20210076146
    Abstract: A method operates a hearing device which performs active noise suppression for suppressing noise signals having one or more frequency components. An audiogram is provided which specifies a hearing threshold of a user of the hearing device as a function of frequency, wherein by using the audiogram it is determined which frequency components of the noise are audible to the user and which are not audible. The noise suppression is operated selectively by suppressing audible frequency components of the noise and by not suppressing inaudible frequency components of the noise. A corresponding hearing device is operated according to the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: FRANK NAUMANN, UMUT GOEKAY
  • Publication number: 20210076143
    Abstract: A method for operating a hearing device is specified. The hearing device has at least one microphone that picks up an input sound signal and converts it into an electrical input signal. The hearing device has a signal processing section that modifies the electrical input signal on the basis of an audiogram of a user and thereby generates a first electrical output signal. The hearing device has an active noise reduction system that generates a second electrical output signal in order to reject a noise component. The hearing device has a receiver that converts the first electrical output signal and the second electrical output signal into an output sound signal, for output to the user. The active noise reduction system is operated in parallel with the signal processing section. A corresponding hearing device is programmed to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: UMUT GOEKAY, FRANK NAUMANN, HENNING PUDER