Patents by Inventor Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels
Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels 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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Publication number: 20230117270Abstract: An assembly of at least one radiation detector, at least one radiation emitter and a housing configured to be positioned inside the ear canal of a person or animal, the detector(s) and emitter(s) being provided in or on the housing, the emitter(s) being configured to emit radiation away from the housing and the detector(s) being configured to receive radiation directed toward the housing. No overlap may be provided between the field of view of the radiation detector(s) and the emitter(s), such as by providing a blocking element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Alwin Fransen, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Paul Christiaan van Hal, Sietse Jacob van Reeuwijk, Raymond Mögelin
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Patent number: 11564580Abstract: An assembly of at least one radiation detector, at least one radiation emitter and a housing configured to be positioned inside the ear canal of a person or animal, the detector(s) and emitter(s) being provided in or on the housing, the emitter(s) being configured to emit radiation away from the housing and the detector(s) being configured to receive radiation directed toward the housing. No overlap may be provided between the field of view of the radiation detector(s) and the emitter(s), such as by providing a blocking element.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Alwin Fransen, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Paul Christiaan van Hal, Sietse Jacob van Reeuwijk, Raymond Mögelin
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Patent number: 11197111Abstract: A personal hearing device with a first dome, a receiver, a speaker channel extending from the receiver through the dome to a speaker channel output, an acoustic vent channel extending from outside of the receiver and through the dome, where an acoustic separation is provided between the speaker channel output and the vent opening to reduce the amount of sound output by the receiver entering the vent channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Laurens de Ruijter, Alwin Fransen, Raymond Mögelin, Oleg Antoniuk, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels
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Patent number: 11122371Abstract: A receiver assembly including a first receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a first longitudinal centre line, and a second receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a second longitudinal centre line. The distinct longitudinal directions of the first and second receivers are arranged essentially along a distinct longitudinal direction of the receiver assembly. The receiver assembly further includes one or more microphone units.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels
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Patent number: 11082784Abstract: The present invention relates to a hearing device adapted to be positioned in an ear canal of a user, the hearing device comprising a receiver unit, a positioning member adapted to position and hold the hearing device in the ear canal of a user, and a vibration preventing arrangement adapted to prevent vibrations of a least part of the positioning member.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Theodorus Geradus Maria Brouwer
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Patent number: 10951999Abstract: An assembly of a receiver and a microphone, such as for positioning in an ear canal of a person. The receiver and microphone are provided in an overlapping relationship to take up less space while being able to emit sound in one direction and receive sound from that direction. When the assembly if for use deep inside the ear canal of a person, the microphone may be very small, as it is exposed to very high sound levels.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Alwin Fransen, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Paul Christiaan van Hal, Sietse Jacob Van Reeuwijk, Raymond Mögelin
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Publication number: 20200329321Abstract: A personal hearing device with a first dome, a receiver, a speaker channel extending from the receiver through the dome to a speaker channel output, an acoustic vent channel extending from outside of the receiver and through the dome, where an acoustic separation is provided between the speaker channel output and the vent opening to reduce the amount of sound output by the receiver entering the vent channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Laurens de Ruijter, Alwin Fransen, Raymond Mögelin, Oleg Antoniuk, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels
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Publication number: 20200304926Abstract: A receiver assembly including a first receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a first longitudinal centre line, and a second receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a second longitudinal centre line. The distinct longitudinal directions of the first and second receivers are arranged essentially along a distinct longitudinal direction of the receiver assembly. The receiver assembly further includes one or more microphone units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels
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Patent number: 10652669Abstract: The present invention relates to a receiver assembly comprising a first receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a first longitudinal centre line, and a second receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a second longitudinal centre line, wherein the distinct longitudinal directions of the first and second receivers are arranged essentially along a distinct longitudinal direction of the receiver assembly. The receiver assembly further comprises one or more microphone units.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: SONION NEDERLAND B.V.Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels
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Patent number: 10616680Abstract: A receiver assembly including a receiver and an assembly housing. The receiver includes a sound outlet configured to outlet sound from the receiver. Furthermore, the receiver includes at least a first and a second outer surface and is arranged at least partly within the assembly housing. The assembly housing includes an assembly sound outlet arranged in communication with the sound outlet for outlet of sound from the receiver via the assembly outlet. The receiver assembly further includes a suspension structure having at least one suspension element, the suspension structure suspending the receiver in the assembly housing. The suspension element connects the receiver and the assembly housing, and the suspension element is formed by a sheet material and is an elongated element extending in an longitudinal direction and is configured to dampen vibration of the receiver by deflection of the suspension element in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Caspar Titus Bolsman, Raymond Mögelin, Rasmus Voss, Patrick Linthorst, Andreas Tiefenau, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Peter Rietman, Gerardus Johannes Franciscus Theodorus van der Beek, Viktor Klymko, Tomasz Grzeczynski
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Publication number: 20200085326Abstract: An assembly of at least one radiation detector, at least one radiation emitter and a housing configured to be positioned inside the ear canal of a person or animal, the detector(s) and emitter(s) being provided in or on the housing, the emitter(s) being configured to emit radiation away from the housing and the detector(s) being configured to receive radiation directed toward the housing. No overlap may be provided between the field of view of the radiation detector(s) and the emitter(s), such as by providing a blocking element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Alwin Fransen, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Paul Christiaan van Hal, Sietse Jacob van Reeuwijk, Raymond Mögelin
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Publication number: 20190289407Abstract: The present invention relates to a receiver assembly comprising a first receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a first longitudinal centre line, and a second receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a second longitudinal centre line, wherein the distinct longitudinal directions of the first and second receivers are arranged essentially along a distinct longitudinal direction of the receiver assembly. The receiver assembly further comprises one or more microphone units.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels
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Patent number: 10405085Abstract: The present invention provides a receiver assembly comprising a receiver and an assembly housing. The receiver comprises a sound outlet configured to outlet sound from the receiver. The receiver is arranged at least partly within the assembly housing. The assembly housing comprises an assembly sound outlet. The sound outlet is arranged in communication with the assembly sound outlet for outlet of sound from the receiver via the assembly sound outlet. A vibration dampening element connects the sound outlet and the assembly sound outlet. The vibration dampening element is formed by an elastic foil and is compliant to reduce vibrations from the receiver to the assembly housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Sonion Nederland B.V.Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Laurens de Ruijter, Oleg Antoniuk, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Umut Tabak, Johannes de Jonge, Rasmus Voss, Caspar Titus Bolsman, Arno W. Koenderink
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Publication number: 20190268709Abstract: An assembly of a receiver and a microphone, such as for positioning in an ear canal of a person. The receiver and microphone are provided in an overlapping relationship to take up less space while being able to emit sound in one direction and receive sound from that direction. When the assembly if for use deep inside the ear canal of a person, the microphone may be very small, as it is exposed to very high sound levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Alwin Fransen, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Paul Christiaan van Hal, Sietse Jacob van Reeuwijk, Raymond Mögelin
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Publication number: 20190020958Abstract: The present invention relates to a hearing device adapted to be positioned in an ear canal of a user, the hearing device comprising a receiver unit, a positioning member adapted to position and hold the hearing device in the ear canal of a user, and a vibration preventing arrangement adapted to prevent vibrations of a least part of the positioning member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Theodorus Geradus Maria Brouwer
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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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Publication number: 20180176676Abstract: The present invention provides a receiver assembly comprising a receiver and an assembly housing. The receiver comprises a sound outlet configured to outlet sound from the receiver. The receiver is arranged at least partly within the assembly housing. The assembly housing comprises an assembly sound outlet. The sound outlet is arranged in communication with the assembly sound outlet for outlet of sound from the receiver via the assembly sound outlet. A vibration dampening element connects the sound outlet and the assembly sound outlet. The vibration dampening element is formed by an elastic foil and is compliant to reduce vibrations from the receiver to the assembly housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Laurens de Ruijter, Oleg Antoniuk, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Umut Tabak, Johannes de Jonge, Rasmus Voss, Caspar Titus Bolsman, Arno W. Koenderink
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Publication number: 20180176678Abstract: A receiver assembly including a receiver and an assembly housing. The receiver includes a sound outlet configured to outlet sound from the receiver. Furthermore, the receiver includes at least a first and a second outer surface and is arranged at least partly within the assembly housing. The assembly housing includes an assembly sound outlet arranged in communication with the sound outlet for outlet of sound from the receiver via the assembly outlet. The receiver assembly further includes a suspension structure having at least one suspension element, the suspension structure suspending the receiver in the assembly housing. The suspension element connects the receiver and the assembly housing, and the suspension element is formed by a sheet material and is an elongated element extending in an longitudinal direction and is configured to dampen vibration of the receiver by deflection of the suspension element in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Caspar Titus Bolsman, Raymond Mögelin, Rasmus Voss, Patrick Linthorst, Andreas Tiefenau, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels, Peter Rietman, Gerardus Johannes Franciscus Theodorus van der Beek, Viktor Klymko, Tomasz Grzeczynski
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Publication number: 20170180880Abstract: The present invention relates to a receiver assembly comprising a first receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a first longitudinal centre line, and a second receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a second longitudinal centre line, wherein the distinct longitudinal directions of the first and second receivers are arranged essentially along a distinct longitudinal direction of the receiver assembly. The receiver assembly further comprises one or more microphone units.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Laurens de Ruijter, Nicolaas Maria Jozef Stoffels
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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