Patents by Inventor Roelof A. Venema

Roelof A. Venema 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: 4727582
    Abstract: A hearing aid, in particular a behind-the-ear hearing aid, comprising a first unit (1) that includes an amplifier (4), a hook (3) formed with a duct (16) and a space (8). A second unit (2) includes an electro-acoustic transducer (12). The second unit is intended to be worn in the ear. A tubular element (15) for the mechanical connection of the two units accommodates connecting means (14) for electrically coupling the transducer (12) to the amplifier (4). The element (15) is axially slidable inside the duct. This enables the hearing aid to be adapted to the size of the ear of the person wearing the hearing aid. The connecting means (14) is long enough so that even for a big ear, the electrical connection is still intact or can be made. When the hearing aid is adapted to a smaller ear, the connecting means (14) is then too long but the space (8) takes up the excess length of the connecting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1988
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Robert de Vries, Roelof A. Venema, Johannes P. T. Damen