Patents by Inventor Mike Geskus
Mike Geskus 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).
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Patent number: 10149065Abstract: The present invention relates to an acoustical assembly extending in the x, y, and z directions, the acoustical assembly comprising first and second receiver units being spatially shifted relative to each other in the x direction thereby creating regions with free and available space, and one or more microphone units being positioned in the regions with free and available space. The present invention further relates to a hearing device comprising such an acoustical assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Koen van Gilst, Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Mike Geskus, Rasmus Voss
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Patent number: 9877102Abstract: A receiver assembly comprising a first and a second receiver housing and a spout. The second receiver housing is positioned over a first sound outlet port of the first receiver housing and the spout is positioned over a second outlet port of the second receiver housing. An acoustic duct is located between the first and second receiver housing acoustically connecting the first sound outlet port to the spout and is provided with an acoustic mass.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Onno Geschiere, Mike Geskus
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Patent number: 9854361Abstract: A receiver assembly comprising a first and a second receiver housing and a spout. The second receiver housing is positioned over a first sound outlet port of the first receiver housing and the spout is positioned over a second outlet port of the second receiver housing. An acoustic duct is located between the first and second receiver housing acoustically connecting the first sound outlet port to the spout and is provided with an acoustic mass.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Onno Geschiere, Mike Geskus
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Publication number: 20170245048Abstract: A receiver assembly comprising a first and a second receiver housing and a spout. The second receiver housing is positioned over a first sound outlet port of the first receiver housing and the spout is positioned over a second outlet port of the second receiver housing. An acoustic duct is located between the first and second receiver housing acoustically connecting the first sound outlet port to the spout and is provided with an acoustic mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Onno Geschiere, Mike Geskus
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Patent number: 9668065Abstract: An acoustical module including a receiver unit for generating audio sound, microphone units for receiving acoustical pressure signals, and acoustical pressure pick-up points. Each of the acoustical pressure pick-up points is acoustically connected to a microphone unit. The module further includes an acoustical filter for attenuating acoustical pressure signals from a first acoustical pressure pick-up point relative to a second acoustical pressure pick-up point. The invention further relates to a hearing device comprising an acoustical module.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Koen van Gilst, Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Mike Geskus, Rasmus Voss
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Publication number: 20170118553Abstract: The present invention relates to an acoustical assembly extending in the x, y, and z directions, the acoustical assembly comprising first and second receiver units being spatially shifted relative to each other in the x direction thereby creating regions with free and available space, and one or more microphone units being positioned in the regions with free and available space. The present invention further relates to a hearing device comprising such an acoustical assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Koen Van Gilst, Laurens De Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Mike Geskus, Rasmus Voss
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Publication number: 20170085996Abstract: The present invention relates to an acoustical module comprising a receiver unit for generating audio sound, a plurality of microphone units for receiving acoustical pressure signals, a plurality of acoustical pressure pick-up points, each of said acoustical pressure pick-up points being acoustically connected to a microphone unit, and an acoustical filter for attenuating acoustical pressure signals from a first acoustical pressure pick-up point relative to a second acoustical pressure pick-up point. The invention further relates to a hearing device comprising an acoustical module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Koen van Gilst, Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Mike Geskus, Rasmus Voss
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Publication number: 20170085995Abstract: An acoustical module including a receiver unit for generating audio sound, microphone units for receiving acoustical pressure signals, and acoustical pressure pick-up points. Each of the acoustical pressure pick-up points is acoustically connected to a microphone unit. The module further includes an acoustical filter for attenuating acoustical pressure signals from a first acoustical pressure pick-up point relative to a second acoustical pressure pick-up point. The invention further relates to a hearing device comprising an acoustical module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Koen van Gilst, Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Mike Geskus, Rasmus Voss
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Publication number: 20160323670Abstract: A receiver assembly comprising a first and a second receiver housing and a spout. The second receiver housing is positioned over a first sound outlet port of the first receiver housing and the spout is positioned over a second outlet port of the second receiver housing. An acoustic duct is located between the first and second receiver housing acoustically connecting the first sound outlet port to the spout and is provided with an acoustic mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Onno Geschiere, Mike Geskus
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Patent number: 9357287Abstract: A receiver assembly comprising a first and a second receiver housing and a spout. The second receiver housing is positioned over a first sound outlet port of the first receiver housing and the spout is positioned over a second outlet port of the second receiver housing. An acoustic duct is located between the first and second receiver housing acoustically connecting the first sound outlet port to the spout and is provided with an acoustic mass.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Onno Geschiere, Mike Geskus
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Publication number: 20140153737Abstract: A receiver assembly comprising a first and a second receiver housing and a spout. The second receiver housing is positioned over a first sound outlet port of the first receiver housing and the spout is positioned over a second outlet port of the second receiver housing. An acoustic duct is located between the first and second receiver housing acoustically connecting the first sound outlet port to the spout and is provided with an acoustic mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Sonion Nederland BVInventors: Onno Geschiere, Mike Geskus
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Patent number: 7072482Abstract: A microphone comprises a housing defining an inner volume and including a first exterior surface with an aperture leading to the inner volume. The microphone includes a transducing assembly within the housing for converting sound into an electrical signal. A sound inlet plate defines, typically in combination with the first exterior surface, a passageway for transmitting sound to the aperture The passageway receives the sound from an opening in the sound inlet plate. The opening is offset from the location at which the aperture is positioned on the exterior surface. The sound inlet plate is made very thin so that it does not extend substantially away from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2002Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Jan Marinus Van Doorn, Mike Geskus, Thomas Andreas Raymann
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Patent number: 7065224Abstract: A microphone and method for dampening the frequency response of the microphone by disposing a dampening frame in a rear volume of the microphone. The microphone generally includes a housing, a diaphragm, a damping frame, and a backplate. The diaphragm rests on embossments in the housing, and a damping frame including a damping slit cut into an inner edge of the damping frame is positioned against the diaphragm. The backplate is positioned adjacent the damping frame to define an aperture which allows air to escape from the area between the backplate and the diaphragm into the rear volume of the microphone, thus dampening the frequency response of the microphone. The method includes the steps of aligning a sheet of diaphragms with a sheet of damping frames, curing these two sheets to form a carrier sheet having a plurality of subassemblies, singulating each subassembly, installing a backplate onto each subassembly to form a cartridge, and placing the cartridge into a microphone housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Sonionmicrotronic Nederland B.V.Inventors: Elrick Lennaert Cornelius, Paul Leonardus Clemens, Paul C. van Hal, Mike Geskus
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Publication number: 20040047486Abstract: A microphone comprises a housing defining an inner volume and including a first exterior surface with an aperture leading to the inner volume. The microphone includes a transducing assembly within the housing for converting sound into an electrical signal. A sound inlet plate defines, typically in combination with the first exterior surface, a passageway for transmitting sound to the aperture The passageway receives the sound from an opening in the sound inlet plate. The opening is offset from the location at which the aperture is positioned on the exterior surface. The sound inlet plate is made very thin so that it does not extend substantially away from the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2002Publication date: March 11, 2004Inventors: Jan Marinus Van Doorn, Mike Geskus, Thomas Andreas Raymann
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Publication number: 20030063768Abstract: A microphone and method for dampening the frequency response of the microphone by disposing a dampening frame in a rear volume of the microphone. The microphone generally includes a housing, a diaphragm, a damping frame, and a backplate. The diaphragm rests on embossments in the housing, and a damping frame including a damping slit cut into an inner edge of the damping frame is positioned against the diaphragm. The backplate is positioned adjacent the damping frame to define an aperture which allows air to escape from the area between the backplate and the diaphragm into the rear volume of the microphone, thus dampening the frequency response of the microphone. The method includes the steps of aligning a sheet of diaphragms with a sheet of damping frames, curing these two sheets to form a carrier sheet having a plurality of subassemblies, singulating each subassembly, installing a backplate onto each subassembly to form a cartridge, and placing the cartridge into a microphone housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2001Publication date: April 3, 2003Inventors: Elrick Lennaert Cornelius, Paul Leonardus Clemens, Paul C. van Hal, Mike Geskus
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Publication number: 20020006211Abstract: A directional microphone assembly comprising a surface part having at least two inlet holes for sound, a microphone having at least two sound inlets, and means for transporting sound from each inlet hole to a respective sound inlet, where the transporting means are hollow and at least substantially rigid. The microphone assembly may be used in directional microphones such as for use in hearing aids. The advantage of using rigid transporting means is seen in that the assembly may simply be forced against a face plate instead of soft tubes having to be assembled thereto. It is further described how the shape of the rigid transporting means (e.g. the diameter, the inner surface and the curvature) influences the frequency response and directionality of the tubing and how the diameter of the inlet hole influences the directionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2001Publication date: January 17, 2002Inventor: Mike Geskus