Patents by Inventor Manfred Kurbis

Manfred Kurbis 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).

  • Publication number: 20230411973
    Abstract: A mobile wireless audio transmission system is provided, comprising at least one mobile wireless transmitter for the wireless transmission of audio signals which have been recorded via a microphone in the transmitter or which have been transmitted via an audio input to the transmitter. The transmitter comprises a transmitter rechargeable battery unit. The system further comprises a mobile wireless receiver for the wireless reception of audio signals transmitted wirelessly by the at least one transmitter, wherein the receiver comprises a receiver rechargeable battery unit. The system further comprises a mobile charging/transport dock which comprises at least one transmitter receiving compartment for receiving a transmitter and a receiver receiving compartment for receiving a receiver and a rechargeable battery unit as power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jens Buchholz, Holger Eilhardt, Markus Kattner, Waldemar Kasianowski, Manfred Kürbis, Hendrik Millauer, Viktor Richert, Kolja Windeler, Ralf Kittmann, Samira Werner, Arianna Agudio, Eddy Man
  • 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: 8391530
    Abstract: There is provided a safety helmet (1) having an outer helmet shell (2), shock-absorbing material (3) and an electroacoustic transducer (5) for the delivery of a sound signal. The shock-absorbing material (3) has an outside (4) and is arranged within the outer helmet shell (2) with the outside (4) adjacent to the outer helmet shell (2). The electroacoustic transducer (5) is arranged in that case at the outside (4) of the shock-absorbing material (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andre Grandt, Manfred Kurbis
  • Patent number: 8374376
    Abstract: There is provided a microphone unit comprising a hoop (10) with a first and second end (11, 12), a microphone capsule (20) at the first end (11) and a connection plug (30) at the second end (12) of the hoop (10). The hoop (10) has a flexible or bendable tubular hoop and is bent or is bendable to form a loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Kurbis, Dela Bahlke
  • Publication number: 20100183182
    Abstract: There is provided a safety helmet (1) having an outer helmet shell (2), shock-absorbing material (3) and an electroacoustic transducer (5) for the delivery of a sound signal. The shock-absorbing material (3) has an outside (4) and is arranged within the outer helmet shell (2) with the outside (4) adjacent to the outer helmet shell (2). The electroacoustic transducer (5) is arranged in that case at the outside (4) of the shock-absorbing material (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Andre Grandt, Manfred Kurbis
  • Publication number: 20100177923
    Abstract: There is provided a microphone unit comprising a hoop (10) with a first and second end (11, 12), a microphone capsule (20) at the first end (11) and a connection plug (30) at the second end (12) of the hoop (10). The hoop (10) has a flexible or bendable tubular hoop and is bent or is bendable to form a loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Kurbis, Dela Bahlke