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).

  • 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
  • METHOD OF AUDITORY TRAINING AND A HEARING AID SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160286322
    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: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: 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