Patents by Inventor Michael Hoby

Michael Hoby 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: 10957301
    Abstract: The earphone (1) is adapted to be arranged in an operating position at a first ear (5) of a user (4) and, in the operating position, provide a first acoustic output signal (SO) to the first ear (5). The earphone has a first input unit (31) adapted to receive a first audio input signal (SI); a first noise cancellation signal path (37) with a first microphone (26) and a first noise cancellation filter (32), wherein the first microphone (26) is arranged to receive ambient sound (SA) from ambient space (7) with the earphone in the operating position and is adapted to provide a corresponding first reference signal (SR), and wherein the first noise cancellation filter (32) is adapted to apply a first transfer function (H) to the first reference signal (SR) to provide a first noise cancellation signal (SC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventors: Michael Hoby, Christoffer Bovbjerg
  • Publication number: 20200320972
    Abstract: The earphone (1) is adapted to be arranged in an operating position at a first ear (5) of a user (4) and, in the operating position, provide a first acoustic output signal (SO) to the first ear (5). The earphone has a first input unit (31) adapted to receive a first audio input signal (SI); a first noise cancellation signal path (37) with a first microphone (26) and a first noise cancellation filter (32), wherein the first microphone (26) is arranged to receive ambient sound (SA) from ambient space (7) with the earphone in the operating position and is adapted to provide a corresponding first reference signal (SR), and wherein the first noise cancellation filter (32) is adapted to apply a first transfer function (H) to the first reference signal (SR) to provide a first noise cancellation signal (SC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Hoby, Christoffer Bovbjerg