Patents by Inventor Peter Nikles

Peter Nikles 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: 12255699
    Abstract: An antenna, in particular a magneto-inductive antenna, for a hearing instrument as well as a hearing instrument having such an antenna are provided. The antenna has a first antenna surface and a second antenna surface, which are respectively formed from a flexible magnetic foil. The antenna furthermore has a base, which is formed from a magnetic material or contains a magnetic layer, and which connects the two antenna surfaces to one another. The two antenna surfaces are angled off from the base in the same direction. Lastly, the antenna contains an antenna winding which has at least one first monolayer spiral coil and is arranged, in particular applied, externally on the first antenna surface so that an axis of the first spiral coil is oriented perpendicularly with respect to the first antenna surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Johannes Kuhn
  • Patent number: 12143778
    Abstract: A hearing aid, in particular an in-the-ear hearing aid, has a housing in which an antenna module is arranged. The antenna module has a winding and a receptacle space in which an electronic component, such as an earphone, is arranged. The antenna module is prefabricated in that an assembly body is provided to which a magnetic layer and then the winding are applied. The assembly body defines the receptacle space and is designed for this purpose optionally as a tubular hollow body having a cavity forming the receptacle space or the assembly body is alternatively removed so that the receptacle space is formed by the removal. The electrical component is then inserted into the receptacle space of the prefabricated antenna module and the unit, consisting of the component and the antenna module, is placed in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Johannes Kuhn, HouQuan Chong
  • Patent number: 12126192
    Abstract: A charging system has a charging device and a hearing device. The hearing device has a front portion in which a secondary charging winding is arranged. The charging device has a charging housing with a receiving space that extends in a longitudinal direction and that has an opening. The charging device also has a primary charging winding formed circumferentially about an inner space. The hearing device is insertable with its front portion into the inner space. A secondary charging winding is wound around a component of the hearing device, such as a receiver. To ensure efficient charging, at least one magnetic layer, namely a primary magnetic layer, is arranged around the primary charging winding and/or a secondary magnetic layer is arranged between the component and the secondary charging winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Nikles
  • Publication number: 20230124499
    Abstract: An antenna, in particular a magneto-inductive antenna, for a hearing instrument as well as a hearing instrument having such an antenna are provided. The antenna has a first antenna surface and a second antenna surface, which are respectively formed from a flexible magnetic foil. The antenna furthermore has a base, which is formed from a magnetic material or contains a magnetic layer, and which connects the two antenna surfaces to one another. The two antenna surfaces are angled off from the base in the same direction. Lastly, the antenna contains an antenna winding which has at least one first monolayer spiral coil and is arranged, in particular applied, externally on the first antenna surface so that an axis of the first spiral coil is oriented perpendicularly with respect to the first antenna surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Johannes Kuhn
  • Patent number: 11627423
    Abstract: A hearing device has a housing in which a receiver is arranged as an electrical component. An antenna arrangement is formed, which has a winding in the form of a coil, which is arranged around the receiver with the interposition of a shielding foil. The shielding foil has a section extending around the receiver and several lugs adjoining it, which project beyond the receiver, the lugs enclosing between them an interspace adjoining the receiver. The shielding foil has in particular two layers, namely a magnetic layer and an electrical shielding layer. By this arrangement an antenna arrangement with high sensitivity is formed and at the same time a shielded partial area is created in the inter-space in which further components can be arranged. Due to the design of the lugs, which are particularly flexible, they can be attached to an inner wall of a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Nikles
  • Publication number: 20220279295
    Abstract: A hearing aid, in particular an in-the-ear hearing aid, has a housing in which an antenna module is arranged. The antenna module has a winding and a receptacle space in which an electronic component, such as an earphone, is arranged. The antenna module is prefabricated in that an assembly body is provided to which a magnetic layer and then the winding are applied. The assembly body defines the receptacle space and is designed for this purpose optionally as a tubular hollow body having a cavity forming the receptacle space or the assembly body is alternatively removed so that the receptacle space is formed by the removal. The electrical component is then inserted into the receptacle space of the prefabricated antenna module and the unit, consisting of the component and the antenna module, is placed in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Johannes Kuhn, HouQuan Chong
  • Publication number: 20220248155
    Abstract: A hearing device has a housing in which a receiver is arranged as an electrical component. An antenna arrangement is formed, which has a winding in the form of a coil, which is arranged around the receiver with the interposition of a shielding foil. The shielding foil has a section extending around the receiver and several lugs adjoining it, which project beyond the receiver, the lugs enclosing between them an interspace adjoining the receiver. The shielding foil has in particular two layers, namely a magnetic layer and an electrical shielding layer. By this arrangement an antenna arrangement with high sensitivity is formed and at the same time a shielded partial area is created in the inter-space in which further components can be arranged. Due to the design of the lugs, which are particularly flexible, they can be attached to an inner wall of a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Peter Nikles
  • Patent number: 11399244
    Abstract: A hearing instrument is specified having a rechargeable battery, a charging coil for inductively receiving energy for charging the battery, a transmitter and/or receiver coil electrically separated from the charging coil for inductively transmitting and/or receiving data, and a magnetic core. Both the charging coil and the transmitter and/or receiver coil are wound on the magnetic core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin Schmidt, Peter Nikles
  • Patent number: 11343627
    Abstract: A hearing device has a housing in which a receiver is arranged as an electrical component. An antenna arrangement is formed, which has a winding in the form of a coil, which is arranged around the receiver with the interposition of a shielding foil. The shielding foil has a section extending around the receiver and several lugs adjoining it, which project beyond the receiver, the lugs enclosing between them an interspace adjoining the receiver. The shielding foil has in particular two layers, namely a magnetic layer and an electrical shielding layer. By this arrangement an antenna arrangement with high sensitivity is formed and at the same time a shielded partial area is created in the inter-space in which further components can be arranged. Due to the design of the lugs, which are particularly flexible, they can be attached to an inner wall of a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Nikles
  • Patent number: 11337013
    Abstract: A hearing aid has a hearing aid module for supplying electrical energy and has a transmitting and receiving unit for communication with another device. The hearing aid module has an accumulator and a charging circuit for charging the accumulator. The charging circuit is formed for contactless, in particular inductive, charging of the accumulator. The hearing aid module further has a charging conductor loop. The transmitting and receiving unit has a radio conductor loop and the radio conductor loop is integrated into the hearing aid module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Martin Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20220131425
    Abstract: A charging system has a charging device and a hearing device. The hearing device has a front portion in which a secondary charging winding is arranged. The charging device has a charging housing with a receiving space that extends in a longitudinal direction and that has an opening. The charging device also has a primary charging winding formed circumferentially about an inner space. The hearing device is insertable with its front portion into the inner space. A secondary charging winding is wound around a component of the hearing device, such as a receiver. To ensure efficient charging, at least one magnetic layer, namely a primary magnetic layer, is arranged around the primary charging winding and/or a secondary magnetic layer is arranged between the component and the secondary charging winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Peter Nikles
  • Patent number: 11183762
    Abstract: A magnetic-inductive antenna for a hearing instrument includes two antenna surfaces which are formed from magnetic, flexible foil, and a base which is wound with an antenna winding. The antenna surfaces are formed from magnetic foil blanks which are separated from one another. The base has, at each of its end sides, a respective opening into which a respective one of the foil blanks is inserted. A hearing instrument and a method for producing a magnetic-inductive antenna for a hearing instrument are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Johannes Kuhn, Peter Nikles
  • Publication number: 20210195349
    Abstract: A hearing aid has a hearing aid module for supplying electrical energy and has a transmitting and receiving unit for communication with another device. The hearing aid module has an accumulator and a charging circuit for charging the accumulator. The charging circuit is formed for contactless, in particular inductive, charging of the accumulator. The hearing aid module further has a charging conductor loop. The transmitting and receiving unit has a radio conductor loop and the radio conductor loop is integrated into the hearing aid module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Martin Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20210152958
    Abstract: A hearing device has a housing in which a receiver is arranged as an electrical component. An antenna arrangement is formed, which has a winding in the form of a coil, which is arranged around the receiver with the interposition of a shielding foil. The shielding foil has a section extending around the receiver and several lugs adjoining it, which project beyond the receiver, the lugs enclosing between them an interspace adjoining the receiver. The shielding foil has in particular two layers, namely a magnetic layer and an electrical shielding layer. By this arrangement an antenna arrangement with high sensitivity is formed and at the same time a shielded partial area is created in the inter-space in which further components can be arranged. Due to the design of the lugs, which are particularly flexible, they can be attached to an inner wall of a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Peter Nikles
  • Publication number: 20210112348
    Abstract: A hearing instrument is specified having a rechargeable battery, a charging coil for inductively receiving energy for charging the battery, a transmitter and/or receiver coil electrically separated from the charging coil for inductively transmitting and/or receiving data, and a magnetic core. Both the charging coil and the transmitter and/or receiver coil are wound on the magnetic core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Schmidt, Peter Nikles
  • Patent number: 10893368
    Abstract: An antenna for inductively transmitting information and/or energy, in particular a hearing aid antenna, has a foil-like antenna base body that has a central coil core section that holds a first coil, and outer antenna sections arranged opposite one another on both sides of the central coil core section. The outer antenna sections respectively have an edge-side coil core section that adjoins the central coil core section and holds a second coil. The outer antenna sections are at an angle relative to the central coil core section. There is also described a device, in particular a hearing device, which is preferably a hearing aid, with such an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Sebastian Suedekum
  • Patent number: 10777892
    Abstract: An antenna, in particular for a hearing aid, for wireless radio communication, comprising a coil core which extends along a longitudinal direction and carries a number of windings, and comprising a planar first shield that is located on an end face of the coil core and is made of a ferrimagnetic and/or ferromagnetic material. The first shield extends at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the coil core. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing an antenna as well as to a hearing aid comprising an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Robert Felsmann
  • Patent number: 10536788
    Abstract: A hearing aid, in particular a behind-the-ear hearing assistance aid, contains a transmitting and/or receiving unit having an antenna element for wireless signal transmission and for wireless energy transfer to an energy store. The antenna element is formed as a foil structure, which at least sectionally encloses the energy store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Sebastian Suedekum
  • Patent number: 10231063
    Abstract: In a binaural hearing aid system audio signals are transmitted between an antenna facility of a left ITE hearing aid and an antenna facility of a right ITE hearing aid. Binaural beam forming is based on a natural directivity of the pinna and/or based on a head shadowing effect. Each antenna facility has an antenna arrangement with a coil core made of magnetically permeable material, and extending along a longitudinal axis, a further electric hearing aid component, which emits electromagnetic interference radiation, and an at least partially planar shield made of magnetically permeable material. The shield is arranged between the antenna arrangement and the further hearing aid component transversely to the longitudinal axis of the coil core and the shield is arranged at a distance of 50 to 150 micrometers from the coil core, preferably 75 to 100 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Juergen Reithinger, Homayoun Kamkar-Parsi, Eghart Fischer
  • Patent number: 10097932
    Abstract: A loudspeaker module for a hearing device has a loudspeaker, which has a loudspeaker diaphragm and a drive for the loudspeaker diaphragm, and a housing, in which the loudspeaker is arranged. Furthermore, the loudspeaker module contains an antenna unit, which has an antenna coil having a coil axis, a tubular coil core, which forms a sound channel, and an antenna base plate, in which a sound passage opening that opens into the sound channel is formed. The antenna coil, the coil core and the antenna base plate in this case prescribe an antenna characteristic of the antenna unit. The side wall of the housing on the diaphragm side is in this case formed by the antenna base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Nikles, Juergen Reithinger