Patents by Inventor Georg Stiefenhofer

Georg Stiefenhofer 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).

  • Hearing aid and a method of operating a hearing aid
    Patent number: 11968499
    Abstract: A method (300) of operating a hearing aid with a low delay beam former and a hearing aid (200, 500).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: WIDEX A/S
    Inventors: Rasmus Bendtsen, Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Pejman Mowlaee, Jacob Thorup Hald, Jannik Andersen, Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Georg Stiefenhofer, Adam Westermann, Michael Johannes Pihl, Nanna Moeller Pedersen
  • Method of operating an ear level audio system and an ear level audio system
    Patent number: 11470429
    Abstract: A method of operating an ear level audio system in order to provide improved own voice detection and an ear level audio system (100) for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventors: Pejman Mowlaee, Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Michael Johannes Pihl, Georg Stiefenhofer, David Pelegrin-Garcia, Adam Westermann
  • Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system
    Patent number: 11438712
    Abstract: A method of operating a hearing aid system in order to provide improved noise reduction and a hearing aid system (100) adapted to carry out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventors: Pejman Mowlaee, Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Michael Johannes Pihl, Georg Stiefenhofer, David Pelegrin-Garcia, Adam Westermann
  • Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system
    Patent number: 11343620
    Abstract: A method of operating a hearing aid having a main digital filter adapted to selectively represent a specific combination of serial and parallel coupled virtual digital filters as well as a hearing aid and a hearing aid system adapted to carry out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Michael Johannes Pihl, Georg Stiefenhofer, Jakob Nielsen, Adam Westermann
  • Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system
    Patent number: 11310607
    Abstract: A method of operating a hearing aid system comprising a hearing aid (300) wherein a digital filter (302) is adapted to be of minimum phase and to provide a frequency dependent target gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Michael Johannes Pihl, Georg Stiefenhofer, Pejman Mowlaee, Adam Westermann
  • Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system
    Patent number: 11218814
    Abstract: A method of operating a hearing aid system in order to provide improved performance of a directional system (100) and a hearing aid system for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: WIDEX A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Michael Johannes Pihl, Georg Stiefenhofer, Jakob Nielsen, Adam Westermann
  • Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system
    Patent number: 11109164
    Abstract: A method of operating a hearing aid system in order to provide improved sound environment classification and a hearing aid system (200) for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventors: Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Michael Johannes Pihl, Georg Stiefenhofer, Jakob Nielsen, Adam Westermann
  • Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system
    Patent number: 11012791
    Abstract: A hearing aid system (400) including a hearing aid (412) and an external device (413), wherein the hearing aid (412) includes a network adapted to provide a desired processed output, wherein a multitude of weights determines the processing of the network and wherein the values of the multitude of weights are determined by the external device (413).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Jakob Nielsen, Georg Stiefenhofer, Adam Westermann, Michael Pihl
  • Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system
    Patent number: 11012792
    Abstract: A hearing aid system (500) with active noise cancelling and a method for operating such a hearing aid system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: WIDEX A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Jakob Nielsen, Georg Stiefenhofer, Adam Westermann, Michael Pihl
  • Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system
    Patent number: 10999685
    Abstract: A method (200) of operating a hearing aid system with a very low delay. The invention also provides a hearing aid system (100, 300, 400) adapted for carrying out such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Lars Dalskoy Mosgaard, Jakob Nielsen, Georg Stiefenhofer, Adam Westermann, Michael Pihl
  • Method of auditory training and a hearing aid system
    Patent number: 9706316
    Abstract: A binaural hearing aid system (100) is configured to execute a method of auditory training, wherein the hearing aid user is trained by trying to bring a randomly moving simulated acoustic source to a desired position. The invention further provides a method of auditory training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventor: Georg Stiefenhofer
  • Hearing aid and a method for alleviating tinnitus using a notch filter
    Patent number: 8666099
    Abstract: A hearing aid (62, 72, 82, 92, 102, 112) adapted for alleviating tinnitus of a user (75), comprises an audio input means (83), a signal processing unit (88, 98, 108, 118) and an output transducer (80). The hearing aid further comprises a band stop filter (87) arranged to match a tinnitus of the user and switching means (86, 116) and switch control means (84, 114) for controlling the switching of said band stop filter (87) into and out of the signal path between the audio input means (83) and the output transducer (80), in response to a predefined trigger event. The invention further provides a method of adjusting a hearing aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventors: Jakob Nielsen, Georg Stiefenhofer, Mike Lind Rank, Stine Kohrtz Andersen