Patents by Inventor Riku Sinikallio

Riku Sinikallio 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).

  • Hearing aid with a switching device for switching on and off and corresponding method
    Patent number: 7522739
    Abstract: It is intended that the switching on and off of a hearing aid (I) should be made more user-friendly. To this end the hearing aid (I) is fitted with a temperature sensor (TS) to detect the body heat of the hearing aid wearer and therefore that the hearing aid is inserted in the auditory canal. The hearing aid is then switched on and off again based on the temperature signal. As an alternative to the temperature sensor, it is possible to use a pressure sensor to detect contact pressure of the hearing aid housing on the auditory canal, a resistance sensor to detect an electrical load resistance as a function of volume or an acoustic sensor to detect a sound level. It is also possible to switch the hearing aid (I) on and off wirelessly using a remote control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Rass, Riku Sinikallio
  • Hearing aid with a switching device for switching on and off and corresponding method
    Publication number: 20050254676
    Abstract: It is intended that the switching on and off of a hearing aid (I) should be made more user-friendly. To this end the hearing aid (I) is fitted with a temperature sensor (TS) to detect the body heat of the hearing aid wearer and therefore that the hearing aid is inserted in the auditory canal. The hearing aid is then switched on and off again based on the temperature signal. As an alternative to the temperature sensor, it is possible to use a pressure sensor to detect contact pressure of the hearing aid housing on the auditory canal, a resistance sensor to detect an electrical load resistance as a function of volume or an acoustic sensor to detect a sound level. It is also possible to switch the hearing aid (I) on and off wirelessly using a remote control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Uwe Rass, Riku Sinikallio