Patents by Inventor Junichi Inoshita

Junichi Inoshita 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: 8107660
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes: a sound collection unit configured to collect a surrounding sound; a sound output unit configured to output a sound; and a main body having a shape that can be attached to an ear. The main body includes: a hearing aid processing unit configured to perform hearing aid processing for the surrounding sound collected by the sound collection unit; an attaching determination unit configured to determine whether the main body is attached to the ear based on the surrounding sound; a specific sound generation unit configured to generate a predetermined signal; and a selection unit configured to select one of the sound subjected to the hearing aid processing by the hearing aid processing unit and the sound generated by the specific sound generation unit based on a determination result of the attaching determination unit and to output the selected sound to the sound output unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Inoshita, Yasushi Ueda, Yasushi Imamura, Junichi Inoshita
  • Patent number: 8050439
    Abstract: This hearing aid system comprises a first hearing aid (1) and the second hearing aid (2) mounted on the right ear. These each have a microphone (101) for inputting ambient sound, a hearing aid processor (102) for subjecting sound inputted from the microphone (101) to hearing aid processing, a speaker (103) for outputting sound that has undergone the hearing aid processing, a communication component (107) for performing wireless communication, and a battery (104) for supplying electrical power to the microphone (101), the hearing aid processor (102), the communication component (107), and the speaker (103). The first hearing aid (1) and the second hearing aid (2) have a battery charge detector (105) for detecting the remaining charge of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Inoshita, Yasushi Ueda, Yasushi Imamura, Hiroyoshi Inoshita
  • Publication number: 20110249840
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes: a sound collection unit configured to collect a surrounding sound; a sound output unit configured to output a sound; and a main body having a shape that can be attached to an ear. The main body includes: a hearing aid processing unit configured to perform hearing aid processing for the surrounding sound collected by the sound collection unit; an attaching determination unit configured to determine whether the main body is attached to the ear based on the surrounding sound; a specific sound generation unit configured to generate a predetermined signal; and a selection unit configured to select one of the sound subjected to the hearing aid processing by the hearing aid processing unit and the sound generated by the specific sound generation unit based on a determination result of the attaching determination unit and to output the selected sound to the sound output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Inoshita, Yasushi Ueda, Yasushi Imamura, Junichi Inoshita
  • Publication number: 20110033073
    Abstract: This hearing aid system comprises a first hearing aid (1) and the second hearing aid (2) mounted on the right ear. These each have a microphone (101) for inputting ambient sound, a hearing aid processor (102) for subjecting sound inputted from the microphone (101) to hearing aid processing, a speaker (103) for outputting sound that has undergone the hearing aid processing, a communication component (107) for performing wireless communication, and a battery (104) for supplying electrical power to the microphone (101), the hearing aid processor (102), the communication component (107), and the speaker (103). The first hearing aid (1) and the second hearing aid (2) have a battery charge detector (105) for detecting the remaining charge of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Junichi Inoshita, Yasushi Ueda, Yasushi Imamura, Hiroyoshi Inoshita