Patents by Inventor Jan FRANTZEN

Jan FRANTZEN 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 device configured to be placed in the ear canal of a user
    Patent number: 10264370
    Abstract: The application relates to a hearing device configured to be placed in the ear canal of a user, the hearing device comprising a forward path adapted for processing an input sound and providing an output sound representative of the input sound, the hearing device comprising an assembly comprising first and second modules adapted for being in mechanical contact with each other when the hearing device is operationally assembled to form a functional unit. The object of the present application is to provide a user friendly hearing device adapted for being located in an ear canal of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Thor Højlund Olsen, Povl Koch, Søren Stranne, Troels Holm Pedersen, Kåre Tais Christensen, Lars Lund Jørgensen, Jan Frantzen, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Bent Severin
  • Hearing aid device with positioning guide and hearing aid device system
    Patent number: 9860653
    Abstract: A hearing aid device configured to be partly or fully inserted into the ear canal of a user is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises a receiver (loudspeaker) adapted to generate and send an air-borne acoustic signal towards the eardrum when the hearing aid device is partly or fully inserted into the ear canal. The hearing aid device further comprises a microphone configured to receive acoustic signals. The hearing aid device comprises a processing unit configured to determine if the hearing aid device is positioned in a correct position in the ear canal on the basis of the acoustic signals received by the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Thor Højlund Olsen, Povl Koch, Troels Holm Pedersen, Claus Nielsen, Søren Laugesen, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Peter Sommer, Kåre Tais Christensen, Svend Oscar Petersen, Jørn Johansen, Bent Severin, Jan Frantzen, Lars Lund Jørgensen, Glenn Jensen, Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Steen Michael Munk, Henrik Lodberg Olsen, Anders Hebsgaard, Vijay Kumar Bhat
  • HEARING AID DEVICE AND HEARING AID DEVICE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160309266
    Abstract: A hearing aid device configured to be partly or fully inserted into the ear canal of a user is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises a receiver (loudspeaker) adapted to generate and send an air-borne acoustic signal towards the eardrum when the hearing aid device is partly or fully inserted into the ear canal. The hearing aid device further comprises a microphone configured to receive acoustic signals. The hearing aid device comprises a processing unit configured to determine if the hearing aid device is positioned in a correct position in the ear canal on the basis of the acoustic signals received by the microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thor Højlund OLSEN, Povl KOCH, Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Claus NIELSEN, Søren LAUGESEN, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Peter SOMMER, Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Jørn JOHANSEN, Bent SEVERIN, Jan FRANTZEN, Lars Lund JØRGENSEN, Glenn JENSEN, Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Steen Michael MUNK, Henrik Lodberg OLSEN, Anders HEBSGAARD, Vijay Kumar BHAT
  • HEARING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO BE PLACED IN THE EAR CANAL OF A USER
    Publication number: 20160309268
    Abstract: The application relates to a hearing device configured to be placed in the ear canal of a user, the hearing device comprising a forward path adapted for processing an input sound and providing an output sound representative of the input sound, the hearing device comprising an assembly comprising first and second modules adapted for being in mechanical contact with each other when the hearing device is operationally assembled to form a functional unit. The object of the present application is to provide a user friendly hearing device adapted for being located in an ear canal of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thor Højlund OLSEN, Povl KOCH, Søren STRANNE, Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN, Lars Lund JØRGENSEN, Jan FRANTZEN, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Bent SEVERIN