Patents by Inventor Jacob van der Zwan

Jacob van der Zwan 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 glasses using one omni microphone per temple
    Patent number: 8139801
    Abstract: Hearing glasses with a left temple and a right temple connected to a front portion supporting a pair of lenses, at least one temple with one single microphone and a processor connected to the single microphone. The single microphone is an omnidirectional microphone and located in the temple such that, when the hearing glasses are worn by a human's head where the at least one temple is at a predetermined side of the head, the single microphone can receive sound substantially unblocked by the head from sound sources both at a left and right frontal side of the head, as well as from one back side of the head corresponding to the predetermined side of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Varibel B.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Karel Sipkema, Jacob van der Zwan
  • Connector assembly for connecting an earpiece of a hearing aid to glasses temple
    Patent number: 7735996
    Abstract: Connector assembly for connecting an earpiece (27) of a hearing aid to a glasses temple (13). The glasses temple (13) has hearing aid components. The connector assembly (31) has a first connector housing (34) and a second connector housing (37). The first connector housing (34) is designed to be attached to the earpiece (27) via an intermediate unit (29) whereas the second connector housing (37) is designed to be attached to the glasses temple (13). The first and second connector housings (34, 37) are designed to engage one another by way of a disconnectable connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Varibel B.V.
    Inventors: Jacob van der Zwan, Marcus Karel Sipkema
  • HEARING AID GLASSES USING ONE OMNI MICROPHONE PER TEMPLE
    Publication number: 20090252360
    Abstract: Hearing glasses with a left temple and a right temple connected to a front portion supporting a pair of lenses, at least one temple with one single microphone and a processor connected to the single microphone. The single microphone is an omnidirectional microphone and located in the temple such that, when the hearing glasses are worn by a human's head where the at least one temple is at a predetermined side of the head, the single microphone can receive sound substantially unblocked by the head from sound sources both at a left and right frontal side of the head, as well as from one back side of the head corresponding to the predetermined side of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: VARIBEL B.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Karel Sipkema, Jacob van der Zwan
  • Connector assembly for connecting an earpiece of a hearing aid to glasses temple
    Publication number: 20090182688
    Abstract: Connector assembly for connecting an earpiece (27) of a hearing aid to a glasses temple (13). The glasses temple (13) has hearing aid components. The connector assembly (31) has a first connector housing (34) and a second connector housing (37). The first connector housing (34) is designed to be attached to the earpiece (27) via an intermediate unit (29) whereas the second connector housing (37) is designed to be attached to the glasses temple (13). The first and second connector housings (34, 37) are designed to engage one another by way of a disconnectable connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Jacob van der Zwan, Sipkema Marcus Karel