Patents by Inventor Friedrich Christian Föerstner

Friedrich Christian Föerstner 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).

  • Earpiece with electronic environmental sound pass-through system
    Patent number: 9813826
    Abstract: An ear piece for use by an individual having an external auditory canal includes an earpiece housing configured for placement at, on or within the external auditory canal of the individual, a processor disposed within the ear piece housing, at least one microphone disposed at the earpiece housing wherein the at least one earpiece is positioned to detect ambient environmental sound, and at least one speaker disposed within the earpiece housing at a position to direct sound towards a tympanic membrane of the individual. The ear piece is configured to detect ambient environmental sound proximate the external auditory canal of the individual using the at least one microphone and reproduce the ambient environmental sound at the at least one speaker within the earpiece housing. The ear piece may include a spectrometer for detecting ambient environmental lighting. The earpiece may include a number of biological sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Föerstner
  • Earpiece With Electronic Environmental Sound Pass-Through System
    Publication number: 20170064460
    Abstract: An ear piece for use by an individual having an external auditory canal includes an earpiece housing configured for placement at, on or within the external auditory canal of the individual, a processor disposed within the ear piece housing, at least one microphone disposed at the earpiece housing wherein the at least one earpiece is positioned to detect ambient environmental sound, and at least one speaker disposed within the earpiece housing at a position to direct sound towards a tympanic membrane of the individual. The ear piece is configured to detect ambient environmental sound proximate the external auditory canal of the individual using the at least one microphone and reproduce the ambient environmental sound at the at least one speaker within the earpiece housing. The ear piece may include a spectrometer for detecting ambient environmental lighting. The earpiece may include a number of biological sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Föerstner