Patents by Inventor Lars Heine

Lars Heine 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: 12529944
    Abstract: A hot-shoe adapter system is provided for fastening accessory parts to a hot shoe. The hot-shoe adapter system has a hot-shoe adapter with a first side for fastening in a hot shoe and a second side, and an adapter plate, which has a plurality of first holes for fastening the hot-shoe adapter, a plurality of second holes for fastening the second side of the hot-shoe adapter, four corners each with a third hole and at least one magnetic element in the region of the third holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronic SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lars Heine, Tobias von Allwörden, Jörg-Peter Thormann, Ralf Kittmann, Stefan Buckmann, Hjördis Haaker, Dirk Engelking
  • Publication number: 20240210800
    Abstract: A hot-shoe adapter system is provided for fastening accessory parts to a hot shoe. The hot-shoe adapter system has a hot-shoe adapter with a first side for fastening in a hot shoe and a second side, and an adapter plate, which has a plurality of first holes for fastening the hot-shoe adapter, a plurality of second holes for fastening the second side of the hot-shoe adapter, four corners each with a third hole and at least one magnetic element in the region of the third holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lars Heine, Tobias von Allwörden, Jörg-Peter Thormann, Ralf Kittmann, Stefan Buckmann, Hjördis Riebesel, Dirk Engelking
  • Patent number: 10567870
    Abstract: A shotgun microphone unit which includes a housing, a microphone capsule, a shotgun tube having a longitudinal axis, and a shotgun mounting for mounting the shotgun tube with the microphone capsule within the housing. The shotgun mounting has an axial and a radial mounting, wherein the axial mounting is softer than the radial mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lars Heine, Lars Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20190158954
    Abstract: A shotgun microphone unit which includes a housing, a microphone capsule, a shotgun tube having a longitudinal axis, and a shotgun mounting for mounting the shotgun tube with the microphone capsule within the housing. The shotgun mounting has an axial and a radial mounting, wherein the axial mounting is softer than the radial mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Lars HEINE
  • Patent number: 10277970
    Abstract: There is provided a microphone unit (1) for an action camera, comprising a microphone capsule (10) having at least one speaking hole (11), and a water-tight enclosure (20) which water-tightly encloses the microphone capsule (10). The water-tight enclosure (20) has a water-impermeable passive diaphragm (25) which can oscillate freely and which allows incoming sound to pass substantially undisturbed. The microphone unit has a head (30) having a plurality of holes (31), the head (30) being provided outside the enclosure (20) in front of the passive diaphragm (25). The microphone unit further has a foam portion (40) which is provided in front of the head (30) and has an open-pore foam. The foam portion (40) is in contact with the head (30). The passive diaphragm (25) has an oscillatable minimum area of 20 mm2; wherein the foam portion (40) has pores which are sufficiently small so that the foam portion (40) can suck water residues away from the holes (31) in the head (30) like a sponge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Horn, Manfred Kurbis, Lars Heine, Raimund Staat
  • Publication number: 20180070161
    Abstract: There is provided a microphone unit (1) for an action camera, comprising a microphone capsule (10) having at least one speaking hole (11), and a water-tight enclosure (20) which water-tightly encloses the microphone capsule (10). The water-tight enclosure (20) has a water-impermeable passive diaphragm (25) which can oscillate freely and which allows incoming sound to pass substantially undisturbed. The microphone unit has a head (30) having a plurality of holes (31), the head (30) being provided outside the enclosure (20) in front of the passive diaphragm (25). The microphone unit further has a foam portion (40) which is provided in front of the head (30) and has an open-pore foam. The foam portion (40) is in contact with the head (30). The passive diaphragm (25) has an oscillatable minimum area of 20 mm2; wherein the foam portion (40) has pores which are sufficiently small so that the foam portion (40) can suck water residues away from the holes (31) in the head (30) like a sponge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Horn, Manfred Kürbis, Lars Heine, Raimund Staat
  • Patent number: 9906862
    Abstract: There is provided a stereo microphone unit having a first and a second interference tube which are arranged at an angle relative to each other and which respectively have a first end and a second end. The stereo microphone unit has a first and a second microphone capsule for detecting an audio signal. The microphone capsules are respectively provided at an end of the first and second interference tubes. The microphone unit further has a securing unit for jointly securing the first and second interference tubes, in particular to a mobile device or to a stand. There is also a cover as a wind protector which is connected to the securing unit and completely encloses the first and second interference tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lars Heinrich, Lars Heine
  • Publication number: 20170180860
    Abstract: There is provided a stereo microphone unit having a first and a second interference tube which are arranged at an angle relative to each other and which respectively have a first end and a second end. The stereo microphone unit has a first and a second microphone capsule for detecting an audio signal. The microphone capsules are respectively provided at an end of the first and second interference tubes. The microphone unit further has a securing unit for jointly securing the first and second interference tubes, in particular to a mobile device or to a stand. There is also a cover as a wind protector which is connected to the securing unit and completely encloses the first and second interference tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lars Heinrich, Lars Heine
  • Patent number: 9172159
    Abstract: A process for the production of a plug, in which a circuit board panel with openings is provided for forming a circuit board. A plug insert, having a plurality of pins and a plurality of plug contact surfaces, is then placed in one of the openings, by means of an automatic SMD fitment device, in such a way that at least one pin of the plug rests on the circuit board panel, and at least two plug contact surfaces, which are electrically connected to the pins, rest on the circuit board, with the contact surfaces of the plug being on one plane. The plug contact surfaces are then automatically soldered to at least one of the contact surfaces of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Lars Heine
  • Publication number: 20140162500
    Abstract: A process for the production of a plug, in which a circuit board panel with openings is provided for forming a circuit board. A plug insert, having a plurality of pins and a plurality of plug contact surfaces, is then placed in one of the openings, by means of an automatic SMD fitment device, in such a way that at least one pin of the plug rests on the circuit board panel, and at least two plug contact surfaces, which are electrically connected to the pins, rest on the circuit board, with the contact surfaces of the plug being on one plane The plug contact surfaces are then automatically soldered to at least one of the contact surfaces of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Lars Heine
  • Patent number: 8406451
    Abstract: There is provided a capacitive electro-acoustic transducer comprising an active diaphragm (20) and a first and a second diaphragm carrier (60). The active diaphragm (20) is accommodated between the first and second diaphragm carriers (60). The first and second diaphragm carriers (60) each have a respective flat electrode (30). The diaphragm carrier and the electrode are connected together in such a way that the diaphragm carrier projects beyond the electrode by a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lars Heine, Raimund Staat, Claus-Peter Hinke
  • Publication number: 20100177926
    Abstract: There is provided a capacitive electro-acoustic transducer comprising an active diaphragm (20) and a first and a second diaphragm carrier (60). The active diaphragm (20) is accommodated between the first and second diaphragm carriers (60). The first and second diaphragm carriers (60) each have a respective flat electrode (30). The diaphragm carrier and the electrode are connected together in such a way that the diaphragm carrier projects beyond the electrode by a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Lars Heine, Raimund Staat, Claus-Peter Hinke
  • Patent number: D596167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Fleischer, Raimund Staat, Lars Heine
  • Patent number: D606051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Sennheisher Electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Fleischer, Raimund Staat, Lars Heine