Patents by Inventor Peter Sommer

Peter Sommer 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: 20250142266
    Abstract: The present application relates to a system comprising a hearing aid, the hearing aid configured to be operated based on an estimation of a current listening effort of a hearing aid user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thomas LUNNER, Tanveer BHUIYAN, José Antonio ESPARZA ISASA, Sergi Rotger GRIFUL, Antonello SALVATUCCI, Gary JONES, Kim Tilgaard PETERSEN, Peter SOMMER
  • Publication number: 20250131134
    Abstract: Provided is a method executed by one or more computers, the method including acquiring a user decentralized identifier for identifying a signatory who provides a handwritten signature to an electronic document, calculating a hash value of a document file representing the electronic document provided with the handwritten signature by the signatory, and generating a certificate including the user decentralized identifier and the hash value of the document file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Joss Daniel GIFFARD-BURLEY, Lars LENZ, Peter SOMMER, Avinav KHANAL
  • Patent number: 12219324
    Abstract: The present application relates to a system comprising a hearing aid, the hearing aid configured to be operated based on an estimation of a current listening effort of a hearing aid user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Lunner, Tanveer Bhuiyan, José Antonio Esparza Isasa, Sergi Rotger Griful, Antonello Salvatucci, Gary Jones, Kim Tilgaard Petersen, Peter Sommer
  • Publication number: 20240374068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flower box holder (1) for window frames which is used to secure flower boxes and decorative elements, e.g. planters, plant boxes or the like, and to prevent same from falling. To this end, the flower box holder (1) has: a hooked holding profile (2) which can be brought into engagement with a window frame profile; at least one holding element (3) which can be fixedly connected to the hooked holding profile (2) of the flower box holder (1) and by means of which at least one flower box or decorative element can be held; and a receiving part (5) which is arranged between the hooked holding profile (2) and the holding element (3) of the flower box holder (1) and by means of which a lower end portion of a roller shutter belonging to a window shutter frame can be closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas ALTENHOELSCHER, Thomas STORCK, Peter SOMMER
  • Patent number: 12111519
    Abstract: A spectacle lens for a spectacle frame having a first spectacle lens area and a second spectacle lens area. The first spectacle lens area is more strongly colored than the second spectacle lens area. The spectacle lens is phototropic at least in the second spectacle lens area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Voegt, Andrea Welk, Hans-Peter Sommer, Herbert Zinner
  • Patent number: 12114133
    Abstract: A hearing aid adapted for being worn by a user at or in an ear of the user comprises a) at least one input transducer for converting sound in an environment around the user to at least one electric input signal representing said sound; b) an output transducer for converting a processed output signal provided in dependence of said at least one electric input signal to stimuli perceivable to the user as sound; c) a feedback control system comprising an adaptive filer, the feedback control system being configured to provide an adaptively determined estimate (h*(n)) of a current feedback path (h(n)) from said output transducer to said at least one input transducer in dependence of c1) said at least one electric input signal, c2) said processed output signal, and c3) an adaptive algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Meng Guo, Mojtaba Farmani, Anders Meng, Thomas Kaulberg, Peter Sommer
  • Publication number: 20240314506
    Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising a connecting member with electric conductors connecting a connector at one end, and a receiver housing with a receiver at the opposite end. A microphone housing with a microphone is attached to the connecting member. The microphone housing with the microphone is separated by a distance from the receiver in the receiver housing, thus reducing acoustic or mechanical feedback problems. Especially, the microphone and connector may share one common housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Anders ROUG, Peter SOMMER, Martin LARSEN, Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Peter H. WEIS, Bjarke MEJNERTSEN
  • Patent number: 12028688
    Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising a connecting member with electric conductors connecting a connector at one end, and a receiver housing with a receiver at the opposite end. A microphone housing with a microphone is attached to the connecting member. The microphone housing with the microphone is separated by a distance from the receiver in the receiver housing, thus reducing acoustic or mechanical feedback problems. Especially, the microphone and connector may share one common housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Anders Roug, Peter Sommer, Martin Larsen, Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Peter H. Weis, Bjarke Mejnertsen
  • Publication number: 20230412990
    Abstract: The present application relates to a system comprising a hearing aid, the hearing aid configured to be operated based on an estimation of a current listening effort of a hearing aid user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thomas LUNNER, Tanveer BHUIYAN, José Antonio ESPARZA ISASA, Sergi Rotger GRIFUL, Antonello SALVATUCCI, Gary JONES, Kim Tilgaard PETERSEN, Peter SOMMER
  • Publication number: 20230353962
    Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising a connecting member with electric conductors connecting a connector at one end, and a receiver housing with a receiver at the opposite end. A microphone housing with a microphone is attached to the connecting member. The microphone housing with the microphone is separated by a distance from the receiver in the receiver housing, thus reducing acoustic or mechanical feedback problems. Especially, the microphone and connector may share one common housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Anders ROUG, Peter SOMMER, Martin LARSEN, Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Peter H. WEIS, Bjarke MEJNERTSEN
  • Patent number: 11785397
    Abstract: The present application relates to a system comprising a hearing aid, the hearing aid configured to be operated based on an estimation of a current listening effort of a hearing aid user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Lunner, Tanveer Bhuiyan, José Antonio Esparza Isasa, Sergi Rotger Griful, Antonello Salvatucci, Gary Jones, Kim Tilgaard Petersen, Peter Sommer
  • Patent number: 11736875
    Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising a connecting member with electric conductors connecting a connector at one end, and a receiver housing with a receiver at the opposite end. A microphone housing with a microphone is attached to the connecting member. Placed along the connecting member, the microphone housing with the microphone is separated by a distance from the receiver in the receiver housing, thus reducing acoustic or mechanical feedback problems. Especially, the microphone and connector may share one common housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Anders Roug, Peter Sommer, Martin Larsen, Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Peter H. Weis, Bjarke Mejnertsen
  • Patent number: 11671769
    Abstract: A method of personalizing one or more parameters of a processing algorithm for use in a hearing aid of a specific user comprises Performing a predictive test for estimating a hearing ability of the user when listening to signals having different characteristics; Analyzing results of said predictive test for said user and providing a hearing ability measure for said user; Selecting a specific processing algorithm of said hearing aid, Selecting a cost-benefit function related to said user's hearing ability in dependence of said different characteristics for said algorithm; and Determining, for said user, one or more personalized parameters of said processing algorithm in dependence of said hearing ability measure and said cost-benefit function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Lunner, Gary Jones, Lars Bramsløw, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Pauli Minnaar, Jesper Jensen, Michael Kai Petersen, Peter Sommer, Hongyan Sun, Jacob Schack Larsen
  • Publication number: 20230121895
    Abstract: A hearing aid adapted for being worn by a user at or in an ear of the user comprises a) at least one input transducer for converting sound in an environment around the user to at least one electric input signal representing said sound; b) an output transducer for converting a processed output signal provided in dependence of said at least one electric input signal to stimuli perceivable to the user as sound; c) a feedback control system comprising an adaptive filer, the feedback control system being configured to provide an adaptively determined estimate (h*(n)) of a current feedback path (h(n)) from said output transducer to said at least one input transducer in dependence of c1) said at least one electric input signal, c2) said processed output signal, and c3) an adaptive algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Meng GUO, Mojtaba FARMANI, Anders MENG, Thomas KAULBERG, Peter SOMMER
  • Patent number: 11414996
    Abstract: A rotor blade includes an airfoil having an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape has a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in one of Table I, Table II, Table III, Table IV, Table V, Table VI, Table VII, Table VIII, Table IX, Table X, Table XI, or Table XII. The Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances expressed in a unit of distance by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a scaling factor of the airfoil in the unit of distance. The X and Y values, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z value. The airfoil profile sections at Z values are joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew John McKeever, Michael James Healy, Robin Charles Payne, Damir Novak, Bruce Clark Busbey, Wilfried Rick, Thomas Peter Sommer, Ervin Alimani, Kevin Michael Barnett, Carlos Alberto Cardoza, Gerrit Ruch, Dejan Mikasinovic, Denis Stanković, Josip Galic, Olivier Anthony Bron
  • Publication number: 20220201410
    Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising a connecting member with electric conductors connecting a connector at one end, and a receiver housing with a receiver at the opposite end. A microphone housing with a microphone is attached to the connecting member. Placed along the connecting member, the microphone housing with the microphone is separated by a distance from the receiver in the receiver housing, thus reducing acoustic or mechanical feedback problems. Especially, the microphone and connector may share one common housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Anders ROUG, Peter SOMMER, Martin LARSEN, Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Peter H. WEIS, Bjarke MEJNERTSEN
  • Patent number: 11326620
    Abstract: A stator vane includes an airfoil having an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape has a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in one of Table I, Table II, Table III, Table IV, Table V, Table VI, Table VII, Table VIII, Table IX, Table X, Table XI, or Table XII. The Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances expressed in a unit of distance by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a scaling factor of the airfoil in the unit of distance. The X and Y values, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z value. The airfoil profile sections at Z values are joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew John McKeever, Michael James Healy, Bruce Clark Busbey, Damir Novak, Robin Charles Payne, Thomas Peter Sommer, Olivier Anthony Bron, Carlos Alberto Cardoza, Lukasz Marcin Maczka, Damir Fanjak, Lance William Smith, Alex David Hollanshead, Wilfried Rick, Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 11323828
    Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising an connecting member with electric conductors connecting a connector at one end, and a receiver housing with a receiver at the opposite end. A microphone housing with a microphone is attached to the connecting member. Placed along the connecting member, the microphone housing with the microphone is separated by a distance from the receiver in the receiver housing, thus reducing acoustic or mechanical feedback problems. Especially, the microphone and connector may share one common housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Anders Roug, Peter Sommer, Martin Larsen, Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Peter H. Weis, Bjarke Mejnertsen
  • Publication number: 20220007116
    Abstract: A method of personalizing one or more parameters of a processing algorithm for use in a hearing aid of a specific user comprises Performing a predictive test for estimating a hearing ability of the user when listening to signals having different characteristics; Analyzing results of said predictive test for said user and providing a hearing ability measure for said user; Selecting a specific processing algorithm of said hearing aid, Selecting a cost-benefit function related to said user's hearing ability in dependence of said different characteristics for said algorithm; and Determining, for said user, one or more personalized parameters of said processing algorithm in dependence of said hearing ability measure and said cost-benefit function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thomas LUNNER, Gary JONES, Lars BRAMSLØW, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Pauli MINNAAR, Jesper JENSEN, Michael Kai PETERSEN, Peter SOMMER, Hongyan SUN, Jacob Schack LARSEN
  • Publication number: 20210392446
    Abstract: The present application relates to a system comprising a hearing aid, the hearing aid configured to be operated based on an estimation of a current listening effort of a hearing aid user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Thomas LUNNER, Tanveer BHUIYAN, José Antonio ESPARZA ISASA, Sergi Rotger GRIFUL, Antonello SALVATUCCI, Gary JONES, Kim Tilgaard PETERSEN, Peter SOMMER