Patents by Inventor Peter Drtina

Peter Drtina 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: 7860262
    Abstract: A hearing device has a transfer function adjustable by a set of parameters. The hearing device can have two microphones, a processing unit, and a speaker unit. A direction identification unit is operationally connected to the processing unit. Communication between a user of the hearing device and at least one reference person is ensured for changing positions of the user and/or the reference person. The transfer function is adjusted as a function of at least one current reference person direction by changing the set of parameters. The reference person direction encloses an angle with a reference plane of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventor: Peter Drtina
  • Publication number: 20090097680
    Abstract: A hearing device has a transfer function adjustable by a set of parameters. The hearing device can have two microphones, a processing unit, and a speaker unit. A direction identification unit is operationally connected to the processing unit. Communication between a user of the hearing device and at least one reference person is ensured for changing positions of the user and/or the reference person. The transfer function is adjusted as a function of at least one current reference person direction by changing the set of parameters. The reference person direction encloses an angle with a reference plane of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: PHONAK AG
    Inventor: Peter Drtina
  • Patent number: 7457426
    Abstract: A hearing device has a transfer function adjustable by a set of parameters. The hearing device can have two microphones, a processing unit, and a speaker unit. A direction identification unit is operationally connected to the processing unit. Communication between a user of the hearing device and at least one reference person is ensured for changing positions of the user and/or the reference person. The transfer function is adjusted as a function of at least one current reference person direction by changing the set of parameters. The reference person direction encloses an angle with a reference plane of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Phonak AG
    Inventor: Peter Drtina
  • Publication number: 20030231773
    Abstract: A hearing device has a transfer function adjustable by a set of parameters. The hearing device can have two microphones, a processing unit, and a speaker unit. A direction identification unit is operationally connected to the processing unit. Communication between a user of the hearing device and at least one reference person is ensured for changing positions of the user and/or the reference person. The transfer function is adjusted as a function of at least one current reference person direction by changing the set of parameters. The reference person direction encloses an angle with a reference plane of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventor: Peter Drtina
  • Patent number: 5695611
    Abstract: Process for modifying an existing breast box for a paper or cartonmaking machine as well as an intermediate portion for carrying out the process. During the fabrication of a breast box for a paper or cartonmaking machine an intermediate portion is interposed between a supply apparatus and a downstream guiding device, with the material suspension flowing through this intermediate portion wherein, via supply lines, located on the intermediate portion, a liquid is added which differs from that of the suspension stream. Particularly, in this manner, already existing breast boxes can be converted, to water dilution technology, with this invention setting forth special embodiments of differing intermediate portions that can be utilized therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Bubik, Peter Drtina, Harald Hess, Michael Kochendorfer, Klaus Lehleiter, Thomas Merath, Peter Mirsberger, Andreas Steidele, Martin Tietz, Robert Trondle