Patents by Inventor Luc J. R. Geurts

Luc J. R. Geurts 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 instrument with onset emphasis
    Patent number: 6700982
    Abstract: The hearing instrument comprises a circuit (12) for transforming an audio signal (11) into an output signal (13). This circuit (12) comprises emphasis means for emphasising in the output signal (13) substantial intensity changes of the audio signal (11). The emphasis means are embodied so as to emphasise the output signal (13) during a period of about 10 ms when an intensity change rate of the audio signal (11) exceeds a predetermined value. In this way, the time domain response of a normal hearing person is approximated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Luc J. R. Geurts, Jan G. M.-T. Wouters, Stephanus Peeters