Patents by Inventor Markus Hörnig

Markus Hörnig 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: 8116496
    Abstract: An earpiece for a hearing device is provided with a high retaining force in an ear shell in a repeatedly detachable manner. The earpiece comprising a receiver including a receiver connecting piece at the sound outlet and an ear shell in which the receiver is fixed and which holds the receiver in the ear canal and possesses, when worn in the ear canal, an inner side facing the eardrum and an opposite outer side on which the receiver is detachably fixed. The receiver is attached to the ear shell via a bayonet fitting. A first part of the bayonet fitting is fixedly connected to the receiver connecting piece. A second part of the bayonet fitting is rotated from the inner side of the ear shell to the first part of the bayonet fitting. The bayonet fitting ensures sufficient retention and wear-free releasing and closing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Anton Gebert, Markus Hörnig, Hartmut Ritter
  • Patent number: D676561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Markus Hörnig