Patents by Inventor Jan Peter Kuhtz
Jan Peter Kuhtz 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: 20240048890Abstract: Earphones intended for being worn in the ear canal (in-ear headphones) usually contain an ear pad, which the user may exchange for other ear pads of different sizes. Also earmolds, which are alternatively useable, can easily be exchanged. The ear pad or earmold can be mounted on a receptacle of the earphone. For mechanically or acoustically adjusting the frequency response of the earphone, the ear pad or earmold has at least one cavity. When the ear pad or earmold is mounted on the earphone's receptacle, the cavity is acoustically connected with the sound channel of the ear pad or earmold and is adapted for acting as an acoustic resonator, in particular as a Helmholtz resonator, in the audible frequency range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Jan Peter Kuhtz, Anders Hed, Werner Pfeffer
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Publication number: 20230269510Abstract: To secure earphones in the auditory canal of a user, ear tips are used. In an improved earphone, which reduces or avoids pressure sores occurring in the ear of the user, a hard stub of the housing no longer protrudes as hitherto into the ear tip, and instead a soft receiving tube of the ear tip is secured in the housing. By means of this inverse receiving principle, the ear tip can better conform to the auditory canal and thus enhances the wearing comfort. For assembly, the tube is plugged into an opening in the housing so that a projection of the tube engages in a depression or inner shoulder behind the opening and thus secures the ear cushion on the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Jan Peter Kuhtz, Thomas Trommer
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Patent number: 10924840Abstract: An earphone and connection cable can be connected to the housing of the earphone with a robust and reliable plug connection. The plug connection includes a coaxial plug having rotationally symmetrical plug contacts and is surrounded with a plastic encapsulation. When the plug connection is inserted the plastic encapsulation forms a first bearing location for receiving mechanical forces acting laterally on the plug while at least one of the plug contacts of the coaxial plug forms a second bearing location for receiving such forces. The distance from the first to the second bearing location in that case is greater than the diameter of the plug contacts of the coaxial plug.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jan Peter Kuhtz
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Publication number: 20200267466Abstract: An earphone and connection cable can be connected to the housing of the earphone with a robust and reliable plug connection. The plug connection includes a coaxial plug having rotationally symmetrical plug contacts and is surrounded with a plastic encapsulation. When the plug connection is inserted the plastic encapsulation forms a first bearing location for receiving mechanical forces acting laterally on the plug while at least one of the plug contacts of the coaxial plug forms a second bearing location for receiving such forces. The distance from the first to the second bearing location in that case is greater than the diameter of the plug contacts of the coaxial plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jan Peter KUHTZ
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Patent number: 10141494Abstract: There is provided a headset having at least one microphone for detecting ambient noises, at least one electroacoustic reproduction transducer and a control unit for controlling the headset. The headset also has a digital active noise reduction unit for performing digital active noise reduction based on the ambient noises recorded by the microphone. The headset further has a data interface for receiving data and/or parameters for the headset and for outputting data and/or parameters stored in the headset.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jan Peter Kuhtz, Martin Streitenberger, André Grandt, Elmar Schulze, Hatem Foudhaili
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Patent number: 9277039Abstract: There is provided a headset having a head band, at least one fork for receiving an earpiece and a receiving portion between an end of the head band and one of the forks. The fork is arranged pivotably about a pivot axis. The fork has a first end having a support element. The receiving portion has a slider having at least two receiving positions. The support element engages into one of the at least two receiving positions of the slider and thus limits the maximum deflection of the fork about the pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Axel Schmidt, Jan Peter Kuhtz, Olaf Leske, Olav Nisse, Christian Grone, Hatem Foudhaili, Martin Streitenberger, Irene Strueber
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Patent number: 8755554Abstract: Thus there is provided an earphone or headset comprising at least one electroacoustic reproduction transducer for the reproduction of audio signals, an electric connecting cable, and a damping unit for damping solids-borne sound transmitted by the connecting cable. The damping unit is in the form of a separate component.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Sennheiser electronc GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jan Peter Kuhtz, Kornelia Kaddig
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Patent number: 8638969Abstract: An earphone, a headset, and an ear pad for an earphone. The ear pad may having the sealing integrity guaranteed. The headset may have portions with different degrees of softness or firmness.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jan Peter Kuhtz, Olav Nisse, Olaf Leske, Steffi Beier
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Publication number: 20130343592Abstract: There is provided a headset having a head band, at least one fork for receiving an earpiece and a receiving portion between an end of the head band and one of the forks. The fork is arranged pivotably about a pivot axis. The fork has a first end having a support element. The receiving portion has a slider having at least two receiving positions. The support element engages into one of the at least two receiving positions of the slider and thus limits the maximum deflection of the fork about the pivot axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Axel Schmidt, Jan Peter Kuhtz, Olaf Leske, Olav Nisse, Christian Grone, Hatem Foudhaili, Martin Streitenberger, Irene Strueber
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Patent number: 8559665Abstract: There is provided a headset having a head band, at least one fork for receiving an earpiece and a receiving portion between an end of the head band and one of the forks. The fork is arranged pivotably about a pivot axis. The fork has a first end having a support element. The receiving portion has a slider having at least two receiving positions. The support element engages into one of the at least two receiving positions of the slider and thus limits the maximum deflection of the fork about the pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Axel Schmidt, Jan Peter Kuhtz, Olaf Leske, Olav Nisse, Christian Grone, Hatem Foudhaili, Martin Streitenberger, Irene Strueber
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Patent number: 8369557Abstract: There is thus provided an earphone comprising a housing (20) for receiving an electroacoustic transducer, and an ear cushion unit (10) having an ear cushion material (11) and a first ring (1). The housing has a sealing ring (2) and a latching unit (21). The first ring (1) has a prestressing when it is placed on the sealing ring (2) and held by means of the latching unit (21).Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jan Peter Kuhtz, Olav Nisse, Olaf Leske
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Publication number: 20130022228Abstract: Thus there is provided an earphone or headset comprising at least one electroacoustic reproduction transducer for the reproduction of audio signals, an electric connecting cable, and a damping unit for damping solids-borne sound transmitted by the connecting cable. The damping unit is in the form of a separate component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventors: Jan Peter KUHTZ, Kornella Kaddig
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Patent number: 8215445Abstract: Provided is an electroacoustic transducer having a diaphragm (10). The diaphragm (10) has a first and a second region (20, 30), wherein the hardness, stiffness or compliance of the first region (20) differs from the second region (30).Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jens Wildhagen, Jan Peter Kuhtz, Axel Grell
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Publication number: 20120140941Abstract: There is provided a headset having at least one microphone for detecting ambient noises, at least one electroacoustic reproduction transducer and a control unit for controlling the headset. The headset also has a digital active noise reduction unit for performing digital active noise reduction based on the ambient noises recorded by the microphone. The headset further has a data interface for receiving data and/or parameters for the headset and for outputting data and/or parameters stored in the headset.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Sennheiser Electronic GMBH & Co. KGInventors: Jan Peter Kuhtz, Martin Streitenberger, André Grandt, Hatem Foudhaili
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Patent number: 8194909Abstract: There is provided an earphone comprising a hoop (1) with a first and a second pivot point (A0, B0) at least one end of the hoop (1). The earphone has at least one earpiece (3) for receiving at least one electroacoustic transducer. The earpiece (3) has a first and a second pivot point (A, B). The earphone further has a first coupling element (2) for coupling the first pivot point (A0) of the hoop (1) to the first pivot point (A) of the earpiece (3) and a second coupling element (4) for coupling the second pivot point (B0) of the hoop (1) to the second pivot point (B) of the earpiece (3).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jan Peter Kuhtz, Olav Nisse
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Patent number: 8184788Abstract: There is provided a communication system having at least one headset (100) for recording speech signals with a directional information signalling device (1) for detecting directional information. The communication system further has a communication unit (200) which has a direction evaluation unit (2) for evaluating the items of directional information produced by the directional information signalling device. The communication unit further has a channel selection unit (3) for receiving the recorded speech signals (c) and for selecting an output channel (OUT1-OUTi) in dependence on the items of directional information detected and evaluated by the direction evaluation unit (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jan Peter Kuhtz
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Patent number: 8111857Abstract: The invention relates to a headset comprising at least one earphone and a headset microphone for registering voice signals of the headset wearer. The headset microphone is fixed to one of the earphones. The earphone comprises at least one electroacoustic transducer, a rear volume, and a front volume which lies in front of the electroacoustic transducer. A first channel runs from the exterior through the earphone to the front volume. In addition, at least one acoustic filter and/or a microphone is arranged inside the first channel, in which a mechanical filter which protects against dirt and/or moisture is also disposed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2006Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jan Peter Kuhtz, Stefan Marten
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Publication number: 20110194721Abstract: There is provided a headset having a head band, at least one fork for receiving an earpiece and a receiving portion between an end of the head band and one of the forks. The fork is arranged pivotably about a pivot axis. The fork has a first end having a support element. The receiving portion has a slider having at least two receiving positions. The support element engages into one of the at least two receiving positions of the slider and thus limits the maximum deflection of the fork about the pivot axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Axel Schmidt, Jan Peter Kuhtz, Olaf Leske, Olav Nisse, Christian Grone, Hatem Foudhaili, Martin Streitenberger, Irene Strueber
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Publication number: 20110031061Abstract: Provided is an electroacoustic transducer having a diaphragm (10). The diaphragm (10) has a first and a second region (20, 30), wherein the hardness, stiffness or compliance of the first region (20) differs from the second region (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jens Wildhagen, Jan Peter Kuhtz, Axel Grell
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Publication number: 20100158301Abstract: An earphone, a headset, and an ear pad for an earphone. The ear pad may having the sealing integrity guaranteed. The headset may have portions with different degrees of softness or firmness.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jan Peter Kuhtz, Olav Nisse, Olaf Leske, Steffi Beier