Patents by Inventor Gerald van Oerle

Gerald van Oerle 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).

  • Customized device for insertion of a deep-cana hearing aid and a method for manufacturing and using such an insertion device
    Patent number: 10897676
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for insertion of a deep-in-the-canal hearing aid—alternatively designatable as extended wear hearing aid—into an ear canal of an individual user, at a pre-determined insertion depth (d) thereof. The insertion device comprises a customized support comprising an outer profile conforming to the shapes of at least a portion of a conchal cavity and of an ear canal of said individual user; and a guide channel, disposed internal to said outer profile, extending between a lateral entry opening thereof, for loading said hearing aid; and a medial exit opening thereof, for releasing said hearing aid into said ear canal. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing an insertion device for inserting a hearing aid deep into an ear canal of an individual hearing aid user, at a pre-determined insertion depth (d) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Sonova AG
    Inventors: Paul Wagner, Michael Au, Barjinder Chana, Karamuk Erdal, Mehnaz Khan, Daniel Baer, Gerald van Oerle, Andi Vonlanthen
  • A customized Device for Insertion of a Deep-Cana hearing Aid and a method for manufacturing and Using such an Insertion Device
    Publication number: 20190230453
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for insertion of a deep-in-the-canal hearing aid—alternatively designatable as extended wear hearing aid—into an ear canal of an individual user, at a pre-determined insertion depth (d) thereof. The insertion device comprises a customized support comprising an outer profile conforming to the shapes of at least a portion of a conchal cavity and of an ear canal of said individual user; and a guide channel, disposed internal to said outer profile, extending between a lateral entry opening thereof, for loading said hearing aid; and a medial exit opening thereof, for releasing said hearing aid into said ear canal. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing an insertion device for inserting a hearing aid deep into an ear canal of an individual hearing aid user, at a pre-determined insertion depth (d) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Sonova AG
    Inventors: Paul Wagner, Michael Au, Barjinder Chana, Karamuk Erdal, Mehnaz Khan, Daniel Baer, Gerald van Oerle, Andi Vonlanthen