Patents by Inventor Kim S. Petersen

Kim S. Petersen 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).

  • Method for processing the signals from two or more microphones in a listening device and listening device with plural microphones
    Patent number: 8649539
    Abstract: A method for processing the signals from two or more microphones in a listening device, and a listening device for conducting the method which has a casing holding the microphones, a signal processing unit which provides an output signal corresponding to the microphone signals and suited to the user's hearing, and a receiver unit for delivering the output signal to the user whereby the signals from the microphones are analyzed in order to detect when the casing of the listening device is being touched, whereby further the signal processing of the signal processing unit changes whenever touching of the casing is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventor: Kim S. Petersen
  • METHOD FOR PROCESSING THE SIGNALS FROM TWO OR MORE MICROPHONES IN A LISTENING DEVICE AND LISTENING DEVICE WITH PLURAL MICROPHONES
    Publication number: 20120163641
    Abstract: A method for processing the signals from two or more microphones in a listening device, and a listening device for conducting the method which has a casing holding the microphones, a signal processing unit which provides an output signal corresponding to the microphone signals and suited to the user's hearing, and a receiver unit for delivering the output signal to the user whereby the signals from the microphones are analyzed in order to detect when the casing of the listening device is being touched, whereby further the signal processing of the signal processing unit changes whenever touching of the casing is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Kim S. Petersen
  • Method for processing the signals from two or more microphones in a listening device and listening device with plural microphones
    Patent number: 7995779
    Abstract: A method for processing the signals from two or more microphones in a listening device, and a listening device for conducting the method which has a casing holding the microphones, a signal processing unit which provides an output signal corresponding to the microphone signals and suited to the user's hearing, and a receiver unit for delivering the output signal to the user whereby the signals from the microphones are analyzed in order to detect when the casing of the listening device is being touched, whereby further the signal processing of the signal processing unit changes whenever touching of the casing is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventor: Kim S. Petersen