Patents by Inventor Morten THOUGAARD

Morten THOUGAARD 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: 20250159421
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing aid having an internal antenna is disclosed. The device can include several substrates, such as a first and a second substrate, where one substrate carrying input transducer is also used as internal antenna for the hearing aid. The internal antenna can be, for example, a radio frequency antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Morten THOUGAARD, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Oleksandr RYBALKO
  • Publication number: 20250080929
    Abstract: A bone-anchored hearing aid is disclosed. A bone-anchored hearing aid for a recipient may comprise an antenna configured to transmit and/or receive a wireless signal, an electronic circuit configured to receive the wireless signal, one or more vibrator leads, a vibrator configured for receiving an electrical signal from the electronic circuit via the one or more vibrator leads, and the vibrator may be configured to provide a vibrational stimulation to the recipient patient based on the electrical signal. Furthermore, the hearing aid includes a vibrator housing configured to accommodate at least the vibrator, and wherein each of the one or more vibrator leads may be connected to the vibrator and to the vibrator housing via a capacitance, and where the capacitance is configured to eliminate at least a parasitic coupling between the vibrator and the vibrator housing for improving the performance of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Morten THOUGAARD, Oleksandr RYBALKO, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ
  • Publication number: 20240430630
    Abstract: A hearing device to be worn at least partly behind an ear of a user, comprising a housing; and a radio-frequency antenna arranged at least partly inside the housing is disclosed. The radio-frequency antenna is configured to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic radio-frequency signals, wherein the radio-frequency antenna comprises: at least one first antenna element with a plate like first surface, wherein the first antenna element has a feed for electrically connecting the radio-frequency antenna, and wherein the first antenna element has a ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Rune SØ, Jens TROELSEN, Morten THOUGAARD, Oleksandr RYBALKO
  • Patent number: 12177634
    Abstract: A bone-anchored hearing aid is disclosed. A bone-anchored hearing aid for a recipient may comprise an antenna configured to transmit and/or receive a wireless signal, an electronic circuit configured to receive the wireless signal, one or more vibrator leads, a vibrator configured for receiving an electrical signal from the electronic circuit via the one or more vibrator leads, and the vibrator may be configured to provide a vibrational stimulation to the recipient patient based on the electrical signal. Furthermore, the hearing aid includes a vibrator housing configured to accommodate at least the vibrator, and wherein each of the one or more vibrator leads may be connected to the vibrator and to the vibrator housing via a capacitance, and where the capacitance is configured to eliminate at least a parasitic coupling between the vibrator and the vibrator housing for improving the performance of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Morten Thougaard, Oleksandr Rybalko, Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø
  • Patent number: 12167203
    Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Oleksandr Rybalko, Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard
  • Patent number: 12114135
    Abstract: A hearing device to be worn at least partly behind an ear of a user, comprising a housing; and a radio-frequency antenna arranged at least partly inside the housing is disclosed. The radio-frequency antenna is configured to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic radio-frequency signals, wherein the radio-frequency antenna comprises: at least one first antenna element with a plate like first surface, wherein the first antenna element has a feed for electrically connecting the radio-frequency antenna, and wherein the first antenna element has a ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Rune Sø, Jens Troelsen, Morten Thougaard, Oleksandr Rybalko
  • Publication number: 20240073633
    Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Oleksandr RYBALKO, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Morten THOUGAARD
  • Patent number: 11849285
    Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Oleksandr Rybalko, Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard
  • Publication number: 20230064076
    Abstract: A bone-anchored hearing aid is disclosed. A bone-anchored hearing aid for a recipient may comprise an antenna configured to transmit and/or receive a wireless signal, an electronic circuit configured to receive the wireless signal, one or more vibrator leads, a vibrator configured for receiving an electrical signal from the electronic circuit via the one or more vibrator leads, and the vibrator may be configured to provide a vibrational stimulation to the recipient patient based on the electrical signal. Furthermore, the hearing aid includes a vibrator housing configured to accommodate at least the vibrator, and wherein each of the one or more vibrator leads may be connected to the vibrator and to the vibrator housing via a capacitance, and where the capacitance is configured to eliminate at least a parasitic coupling between the vibrator and the vibrator housing for improving the performance of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Morten THOUGAARD, Oleksandr RYBALKO, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ
  • Publication number: 20230016254
    Abstract: A hearing device to be worn at least partly behind an ear of a user, comprising a housing; and a radio-frequency antenna arranged at least partly inside the housing is disclosed. The radio-frequency antenna is configured to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic radio-frequency signals, wherein the radio-frequency antenna comprises: at least one first antenna element with a plate like first surface, wherein the first antenna element has a feed for electrically connecting the radio-frequency antenna, and wherein the first antenna element has a ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Rune SØ, Jens TROELSEN, Morten THOUGAARD, Oleksandr RYBALKO
  • Publication number: 20220417682
    Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Oleksandr RYBALKO, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Morten THOUGAARD
  • Patent number: 11483667
    Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and a hearing device comprising a first portion adapted for being arranged behind an ear of a user for providing a signal, an output transducer for converting the signal to an acoustic output, a coupling element coupled to the first portion, and wherein the coupling element is adapted for transmitting at least the signal or the acoustic output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard
  • Patent number: 11463826
    Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/S
    Inventors: Oleksandr Rybalko, Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard
  • Patent number: 11457321
    Abstract: A hearing aid device having a telecoil and a power consuming element is disclosed. The hearing aid device further comprises an at least partial loop in the power supply line, which at least partial loop provides a magnetic signal that at least attenuates or cancels noise induced from the power draw of the power consuming component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard, Stefan Schaub
  • Publication number: 20210235204
    Abstract: A hearing aid device having a telecoil and a power consuming element is disclosed. The hearing aid device further comprises an at least partial loop in the power supply line, which at least partial loop provides a magnetic signal that at least attenuates or cancels noise induced from the power draw of the power consuming component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Rune SØ, Morten THOUGAARD, Stefan SCHAUB
  • Publication number: 20210204077
    Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and a hearing device comprising a first portion adapted for being arranged behind an ear of a user for providing a signal, an output transducer for converting the signal to an acoustic output, a coupling element coupling to the first portion, an antenna comprising an external antenna arranged at least externally to the first portion and an internal parasitic element, a feeding unit configured to supply a current to the external antenna, and the feeding unit is further configured to supply the current to the internal parasitic element via a wireless coupling, a wireless interface for receiving and/or transmitting data by means of the antenna, and wherein the coupling element comprises the external antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Morten THOUGAARD
  • Publication number: 20210176573
    Abstract: A hearing aid device for use in bone anchored hearing aid solutions is disclosed. The hearing aid includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Oleksandr RYBALKO, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Morten THOUGAARD
  • Patent number: 11006227
    Abstract: A hearing aid device having a telecoil and a power consuming element is disclosed. The hearing aid device further comprises an at least partial loop in the power supply line, which at least partial loop provides a magnetic signal that at least attenuates or cancels noise induced from the power draw of the power consuming component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard, Stefan Schaub
  • Patent number: 10966036
    Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and a hearing device comprising a first portion adapted for being arranged behind an ear of a user for providing a signal, an output transducer for converting the signal to an acoustic output, a coupling element coupling to the first portion, an antenna comprising an external antenna arranged at least externally to the first portion and an internal parasitic element, a feeding unit configured to supply a current to the external antenna, and the feeding unit is further configured to supply the current to the internal parasitic element via a wireless coupling, a wireless interface for receiving and/or transmitting data by means of the antenna, and wherein the coupling element comprises the external antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard
  • Publication number: 20210084418
    Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and a hearing device comprising a first portion adapted for being arranged behind an ear of a user for providing a signal, an output transducer for converting the signal to an acoustic output, a coupling element coupled to the first portion, and wherein the coupling element is adapted for transmitting at least the signal or the acoustic output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Morten THOUGAARD