Patents by Inventor Jan Angst
Jan Angst 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).
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Publication number: 20190090070Abstract: The present invention relates to a hearing device (10) comprising an electronic module (12) having at least one processor (14), a housing (18) for accommodating the electronic module (12), and at least one user control assembly (20) comprising at least one user control unit (22?-22??), accessible by a user of the hearing device (10). Said hearing device (10) further comprises at least one connector interface (24) operationally coupled to the electronic module (12), wherein said user control assembly (20) is detachably mounted to the housing (18), and said connector interface (24) is adapted to receive inputs from a plurality of different user control assemblies (20) and transfer said inputs to the electronic module (12) via at least one coupling means (28).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: Sonova AGInventors: Jan Angst, Erdal Karamuk, Hilmar Meier
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Patent number: 9992589Abstract: An ITE hearing aid having a shell worn at least partially in a user's ear canal, a faceplate closing the shell at a side oriented towards the exterior of the user's ear, and at least one microphone housed in the shell and acoustically connected to ambience via a sound port formed in the faceplate. The faceplate has a cover element covering a cavity of the sound port in a direction normal to a main plane of the faceplate and a lateral sound opening in a wall extending normal to the main plane. The cover element is elevated above a surface region surrounding the cover element, with the sound port wall extending between the cover element and this surface region. The shell is designed, with regard to shape and size, in a manner that the hearing aid is manually removable from the ear canal without the need to use a tool.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: André L. Ochsenbein, Jan Angst, Erich Dittli, Gabriel Perez, Daniel Probst
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Publication number: 20170325036Abstract: A hearing device including a device body to be worn behind the ear of a user. The hearing device includes an amplifier module and a receiver module, an ear canal plug adapted to be worn into the ear canal of the user, and a receiver including an electro-acoustical converter having an acoustical output. The amplifier module and receiver module are detachably attached to each other along the longitudinal extension of the device body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2014Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Jan Angst, Erdal Karamuk, Josef Mueller
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Patent number: 9647462Abstract: A hearing instrument having an audio signal source for providing for audio signals; an audio signal processing unit for processing said audio signals; a unit to be worn at or in a user's ear or to be implanted in the user's head for stimulating the user's hearing according to the processed audio signals, and a rechargeable power source, in which the rechargeable power source is a wound capacitor comprising a capacitor foil arrangement which has at least a first electrically conducting layer, a second electrically conducting layer and a dielectric layer in-between and which is wound in a manner so as to form an induction coil for generating a current for charging of the capacitor when exposed to an external alternating electromagnetic field generated by a charging device.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Jan Angst, Erdal Karamuk, Hilmar Meier, Roland Hug, Andi Vonlanthen
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Publication number: 20170111748Abstract: An ITE hearing aid having a shell worn at least partially in a user's ear canal, a faceplate closing the shell at a side oriented towards the exterior of the user's ear, and at least one microphone housed in the shell and acoustically connected to ambience via a sound port formed in the faceplate. The faceplate has a cover element covering a cavity of the sound port in a direction normal to a main plane of the faceplate and a lateral sound opening in a wall extending normal to the main plane. The cover element is elevated above a surface region surrounding the cover element, with the sound port wall extending between the cover element and this surface region. The shell is designed, with regard to shape and size, in a manner that the hearing aid is manually removable from the ear canal without the need to use a tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2014Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: SONOVA AGInventors: André L. OCHSENBEIN, Jan ANGST, Erich DITTLI
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Patent number: 9571943Abstract: The present invention proposes a hearing device with a housing and a receiver module which comprises a shell (16) with a cavity having an opening (17), wherein at least part of the shell (16) forms part of the housing, and wherein an electro-acoustic transducer, comprising a motor assembly (2) and an acoustic assembly (3) including a membrane, is arranged within the cavity, the acoustic assembly (3) being disposed within the shell (16) such that the cavity is divided into a front chamber (12) and a back chamber (13), the motor assembly (2) being disposed within the back chamber (13) or the front chamber (12) and being operatively coupled to the membrane, and the front chamber (12) being in acoustic communication with the exterior of the shell (16) via the opening (17), wherein the shell (16) has an outer surface individually shaped according to a measured inner shape of a section of an ear canal of a user of the hearing device. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing such a receiver module is presented.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: SONOVA AGInventors: Roland Hug, Jonas Meyer, Sébastien Aubert, Daniel Baer, Jan Angst, Erdal Karamuk, Hilmar Meier, Andi Vonlanthen
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Patent number: 9143874Abstract: A hearing device comprising a locking mechanism for connecting an external component to the hearing device, the locking mechanism comprising a part (2) arranged at or in the housing wall (1) of the hearing device, moveable from or out of the housing wall such that by moving the part back towards the housing wall a section of the part is fixing a connecting element of the external component to the hearing device or housing of the hearing device respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2011Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: PHONAK AGInventors: Jan Angst, Erich Dittli, Paul Portmann, Marius Rufenacht, Andreas Uhlman
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Patent number: 9088853Abstract: A hearing instrument receiver system for operation in an ear canal of a user for converting audio signals into sound, comprising a lateral receiver, a medial receiver and a flexible joint assembly connecting the medial end of the lateral receiver and the lateral end of the medial receiver in such a manner that the lateral receiver and the medial receiver are pivotable relative to each other in order to follow the shape of the ear canal.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2010Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Phonak AGInventors: Jan Angst, Erdal Karamuk, Hilmar Meier, Roland Hug, Andi Vonlanthen
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Publication number: 20140153755Abstract: The present invention proposes a hearing device with a housing and a receiver module which comprises a shell (16) with a cavity having an opening (17), wherein at least part of the shell (16) forms part of the housing, and wherein an electro-acoustic transducer, comprising a motor assembly (2) and an acoustic assembly (3) including a membrane, is arranged within the cavity, the acoustic assembly (3) being disposed within the shell (16) such that the cavity is divided into a front chamber (12) and a back chamber (13), the motor assembly (2) being disposed within the back chamber (13) or the front chamber (12) and being operatively coupled to the membrane, and the front chamber (12) being in acoustic communication with the exterior of the shell (16) via the opening (17), wherein the shell (16) has an outer surface individually shaped according to a measured inner shape of a section of an ear canal of a user of the hearing device. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing such a receiver module is presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: PHONAK AGInventors: Roland Hug, Jonas Meyer, Sebastien Aubert, Daniel Baer, Jan Angst, Erdal Karamuk, Hilmar Meier, Andi Vonlanthen
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Publication number: 20140079262Abstract: A hearing device comprising a locking mechanism for connecting an external component to the hearing device, the locking mechanism comprising a part (2) arranged at or in the housing wall (1) of the hearing device, moveable from or out of the housing wall such that by moving the part back towards the housing wall a section of the part is fixing a connecting element of the external component to the hearing device or housing of the hearing device respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2011Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: PHONAK AGInventors: Jan Angst, Erich Dittli, Paul Portmann, Marius Rufenacht, Andreas Uhlman
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Publication number: 20140010396Abstract: The invention relates to a CIC hearing aid (30) for operation within an ear canal (10) of a user, comprising a lateral module (32), a medial module (34) and a flexible joint assembly (36) connecting the medial end (38) of the lateral module and the lateral end (40) of the medial module in such a manner that the lateral module and the medial module are movable relative to each other in order to follow the shape of the ear canal, wherein the flexible joint assembly is adapted to removably receive an axially extending guide element (68) for temporarily stiffening the flexible joint assembly with regard to bending and/or axial motions when the hearing aid is pushed into the ear canal, and wherein the guide element is adapted to be removed at least from a medial portion (66) of the flexible joint assembly after insertion of the hearing aid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: Phonak AGInventors: Erdal Karamuk, Jan Angst, Hilmar Meier, Roland Hug, Andi Vonlanthen, Matthias Riepenhoff
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Publication number: 20130243230Abstract: A hearing instrument having an audio signal source for providing for audio signals; an audio signal processing unit for processing said audio signals; a unit to be worn at or in a user's ear or to be implanted in the user's head for stimulating the user's hearing according to the processed audio signals, and a rechargeable power source, in which the rechargeable power source is a wound capacitor comprising a capacitor foil arrangement which has at least a first electrically conducting layer, a second electrically conducting layer and a dielectric layer in-between and which is wound in a manner so as to form an induction coil for generating a current for charging of the capacitor when exposed to an external alternating electromagnetic field generated by a charging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: PHONAK AGInventors: Jan Angst, Erdal Karamuk, Hilmar Meier, Roland Hug, Andi Vonlanthen
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Publication number: 20130182877Abstract: A hearing instrument receiver system for operation in an ear canal of a user for converting audio signals into sound, comprising a lateral receiver, a medial receiver and a flexible joint assembly connecting the medial end of the lateral receiver and the lateral end of the medial receiver in such a manner that the lateral receiver and the medial receiver are pivotable relative to each other in order to follow the shape of the ear canal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: PHONAK AGInventors: Jan Angst, Erdal Karamuk, Hilmar Meier, Roland Hug, Andi Vonlanthen
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Patent number: 8401211Abstract: In a hearing device with an audio signal processing stage (3, 7, 5) and an Rf signal processing stage (9, 11) the Rf signal processing stage is realized in one module (13a), whereas the audio signal processing stage is realized in a second module (13b). The two modules are releasably interlinked by means of a releasable positive locking link (15).Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Phonak AGInventors: Jan Angst, Erich Dittli, Paul Portmann
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Publication number: 20100202644Abstract: Smallest electronic device such as e.g. a hearing instrument being operated by means of a battery which comprises a battery compartment (1) or the at least one battery (3) for power supply of the device. The battery (3) is locked in the compartment (2) to prevent removal or falling out of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2007Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: PHONAK AGInventors: Jan Angst, Erich Dittli, Paul Portmann
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Publication number: 20100202648Abstract: At an electronic micro-device (1) as in particular at hearing aids and the like means are proposed for the at least partial covering or sealing of housing openings (3,5). The opening (3,5) is covered by a film or membrane (9) which is at least partially acoustically transparent at audible frequencies, which is hydrophobic and dirt repellent and which is held on the opening by means of a housing cover or a cap (11), surrounding the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2007Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: PHONAK AGInventors: Erich Dittli, Jan Angst
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Publication number: 20100172525Abstract: In a hearing device with an audio signal processing stage (3, 7, 5) and an Rf signal processing stage (9, 11) the Rf signal processing stage is realized in one module (13a), whereas the audio signal processing stage is realized in a second module (13b). The two modules are releasably interlinked by means of a releasable positive locking link (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2007Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: PHONAK AGInventors: Jan Angst, Erich Dittli, Paul Portmann
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Patent number: D572823Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Phonak AGInventors: Richard Niccolai, Jan Angst, Urs Zueger, Andi Vonlanthen
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Patent number: D615205Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2008Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Phonak AGInventors: Britta Pukall, Therese Naef, Florian Wassermann, Jan Angst, Erich Dittli, Paul Portmann
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Patent number: D634434Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2010Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Phonak AGInventors: Britta Pukall, Therese Naef, Florian Wassermann, Jan Angst, Erich Dittli, Paul Portmann