Patents by Inventor Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe

Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe 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: 20230403492
    Abstract: A charging coil for a hearing aid charger for magnetic resonance charging of a hearing aid. The charging coil has a printed circuit board coil and a frame shaped ferrite tile with a central opening for receiving and securing the hearing aid. The printed circuit board coil is arranged on the frame shaped ferrite tile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Sooriya Bandara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage, Chee Kong Siew, Paul Rebers, Koen J. Weijand
  • Patent number: 11659339
    Abstract: A battery module for a hearing device includes a secondary cell and two contact elements for making contact with the secondary cell at two different potential areas. A fuse which is arranged at a short distance from the contact element that is assigned to a positive potential. A copper jacket surrounds the secondary cell, and a ferrite jacket is arranged on the outside of the copper jacket. An induction coil is arranged on the outside of the ferrite jacket and is configured to inductively receive energy for charging the battery module. A resonant capacitor is coupled to the induction coil at a short distance from the latter. A thermistor for monitoring a cell temperature is arranged with electrical insulation from the secondary cell but is coupled to the latter with low thermal resistance using heat-transfer capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Anand Ganapathy, Ruban Sundara Raj Thasapparaj, Gee Heng Ler
  • Publication number: 20220417673
    Abstract: A method includes connecting a device to a charger and providing wireless charging in a state of charge by transferring energy wirelessly from a transmitter module of the charger to a reception module of the device. The device has a state of discharge in which energy is consumed. The device includes a charging connector, to which a charging input voltage adjustable by the charger is applied for charging. The device includes a switching connector for turning the device on and off. The device includes a switch connected to the switching connector and being switchable by the charging input voltage by setting the charging input voltage to an intermediate voltage. The charger sets the charging input voltage to the intermediate voltage for switching the switch and transitioning the device into an off state with the device turned off. A corresponding device and charger are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Gee Heng Ler, Sooriya Bandara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage, Chuan En Andrew Ong
  • Patent number: 11489369
    Abstract: A battery module for a hearing device is configured for inductive resonance charging. The battery module has a secondary cell, a blocking sleeve that encloses the secondary cell and shields the secondary cell against a magnetic field, a jacket formed from permeable material outside the blocking sleeve, and an induction coil outside the jacket for receiving energy inductively. The induction coil and the jacket form a receiving antenna for receiving the energy. The material and/or the geometric structure of the blocking sleeve, the jacket made of permeable material, and/or the induction coil is/are additionally selected in such a way that the battery module, in particular the induction coil, has a quality factor of at least 35 for receiving energy at a predetermined value of a charging frequency that is employed by a charging device that generates a magnetic alternating field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chee Kong Siew, Chuan En Andrew Ong, Gee Heng Ler, Sooriya Bandara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage
  • Publication number: 20220224155
    Abstract: A hearing device has a battery module. The battery module has a secondary cell and a reception coil for contactless charging of the secondary cell. The battery module has a circuit board with a conductor track which forms the reception coil. The circuit board contains a plurality of layers. The conductor track extends over the plurality of layers while containing a conductor loop, which has at least one turn, in each of the plurality of layer. A corresponding circuit board is furthermore specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chuan En Andrew Ong, Sooriya Bandara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage
  • Publication number: 20210337325
    Abstract: A battery module for a hearing device is configured for an inductive resonance charging method. The battery module includes a secondary cell and a blocking sleeve that encloses the secondary cell to shield the secondary cell against a magnetic field. A jacket formed from permeable material is arranged on the outside of the blocking sleeve. An induction coil, which is arranged on the outside of the jacket, is configured to receive energy inductively. The induction coil and the jacket form a receiving antenna for receiving energy. The induction coil is arranged such that a coil axis of the induction coil is oriented radially with respect to the secondary cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chee Kong Siew, Chuan En Andrew Ong
  • Publication number: 20210337319
    Abstract: A battery module for a hearing device includes a secondary cell and two contact elements for making contact with the secondary cell at two different potential areas. A fuse which is arranged at a short distance from the contact element that is assigned to a positive potential. A copper jacket surrounds the secondary cell, and a ferrite jacket is arranged on the outside of the copper jacket. An induction coil is arranged on the outside of the ferrite jacket and is configured to inductively receive energy for charging the battery module. A resonant capacitor is coupled to the induction coil at a short distance from the latter. A thermistor for monitoring a cell temperature is arranged with electrical insulation from the secondary cell but is coupled to the latter with low thermal resistance using heat-transfer capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Anand Ganapathy, Ruban Sundara Raj Thasapparaj, Gee Heng Ler
  • Publication number: 20210336485
    Abstract: A battery module for a hearing device is configured for inductive resonance charging. The battery module has a secondary cell, a blocking sleeve that encloses the secondary cell and shields the secondary cell against a magnetic field, a jacket formed from permeable material outside the blocking sleeve, and an induction coil outside the jacket for receiving energy inductively. The induction coil and the jacket form a receiving antenna for receiving the energy. The material and/or the geometric structure of the blocking sleeve, the jacket made of permeable material, and/or the induction coil is/are additionally selected in such a way that the battery module, in particular the induction coil, has a quality factor of at least 35 for receiving energy at a predetermined value of a charging frequency that is employed by a charging device that generates a magnetic alternating field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chee Kong Siew, Chuan En Andrew Ong, Gee Heng Ler, Sooriya Bandara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage