Patents by Inventor Hiroyoshi Isozaki

Hiroyoshi Isozaki 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).

  • Patent number: 8532318
    Abstract: With the hearing aid device of the present invention, when the power is turned on, communication starts between the first and second hearing aids, and until this communication is established, it is recognized that the power has not been switched on to the second hearing aid, and the user is notified. Also, if the battery of the second hearing aid should die during use, a dead battery notification is sent to the first hearing aid, and if communication between the first and second hearing aids is blocked, the user is notified on the side of the first hearing aid that is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Isozaki, Hiroshi Kondo, Nobuaki Noguchi, Hirotaka Ochi
  • Patent number: 8494194
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes: first and second microphones; first and second A/D converters; a microphone sensitivity correction unit; a hearing assistance processing unit; a microphone sensitivity correction value calculation unit; a storage unit; a failure detection unit; a sound output unit; a D/A converter; and a receiver. The outputs of the first and second A/D converters are input to the microphone sensitivity correction value calculation unit. One output the microphone sensitivity correction value calculation unit is connected to the microphone sensitivity correction unit, and another output thereof is connected to the storage unit. An output of the storage unit and a signal output from the another output of the microphone sensitivity correction value calculation unit are input to the failure detection unit. Output signals of the failure detection unit and the hearing assistance processing unit are input to the sound output unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Isozaki, Yasushi Ueda, Yasushi Imamura, Shigekiyo Fujii
  • Publication number: 20110274302
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes: first and second microphones; first and second A/D converters; a microphone sensitivity correction unit; a hearing assistance processing unit; a microphone sensitivity correction value calculation unit; a storage unit; a failure detection unit; a sound output unit; a D/A converter; and a receiver. The outputs of the first and second A/D converters are input to the microphone sensitivity correction value calculation unit. One output the microphone sensitivity correction value calculation unit is connected to the microphone sensitivity correction unit, and another output thereof is connected to the storage unit. An output of the storage unit and a signal output from the another output of the microphone sensitivity correction value calculation unit are input to the failure detection unit. Output signals of the failure detection unit and the hearing assistance processing unit are input to the sound output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: HIROYOSHI ISOZAKI, YASUSHI UEDA, YASUSHI IMAMURA, SHIGEKIYO FUJII
  • Publication number: 20110261982
    Abstract: With the hearing aid device of the present invention, when the power is turned on, communication starts between the first and second hearing aids, and until this communication is established, it is recognized that the power has not been switched on to the second hearing aid, and the user is notified. Also, if the battery of the second hearing aid should die during use, a dead battery notification is sent to the first hearing aid, and if communication between the first and second hearing aids is blocked, the user is notified on the side of the first hearing aid that is operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Isozaki, Hiroshi Kondo, Nobuaki Noguchi, Hirotaka Ochi