Patents by Inventor Rune SØ
Rune SØ 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).
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Publication number: 20240073633Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Oleksandr RYBALKO, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Morten THOUGAARD
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Patent number: 11849285Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Oleksandr Rybalko, Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard
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Publication number: 20230396943Abstract: An assembly for a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid with the assembly includes an in the ear part and a behind the ear part and a part mechanically interconnecting the two parts. In the interconnection, a flexible substrate is arranged. The flexible substrate includes conductive paths. The conductive paths may be used for communication between the in the ear part and the behind the ear part, and/or for an antenna function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Kenneth Rueskov MØLLER, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Oliver SUNDBERG, Finn DANIELSEN, Jesper B. JOHANSEN, Mads SAGER, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Bent JAKOBSEN
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Publication number: 20230336502Abstract: A method and wireless communication device use a first processing unit to perform a first communication event within a first communication window by use of a first communication protocol, a second processing unit to perform a second communication event within a second communication window by use of a second communication protocol, and a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly. The first and second processing units may perform the first and second communication events via the wireless communication unit. The second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or receiving a packet, respectively, to allow the first processing unit to arrange the first communication window (or first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or second communication event) to minimize interference.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Franz TREUE, Bjarne KLEMMENSEN, Rune SØ
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Patent number: 11765530Abstract: An assembly for a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid with the assembly comprises an in the ear part and a behind the ear part and a part mechanically interconnecting the two parts. In the interconnection, a flexible substrate is arranged. The flexible substrate comprises conductive paths. The conductive paths may be used for communication between the in the ear part and the behind the ear part, and/or for an antenna function.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Kenneth Rueskov Møller, Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Oliver Sundberg, Finn Danielsen, Jesper B. Johansen, Mads Sager, Svend Oscar Petersen, Bent Jakobsen
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Patent number: 11729117Abstract: A method and wireless communication device use a first processing unit to perform a first communication event within a first communication window by use of a first communication protocol, a second processing unit to perform a second communication event within a second communication window by use of a second communication protocol, and a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly. The first and second processing units may perform the first and second communication events via the wireless communication unit. The second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or receiving a packet, respectively, to allow the first processing unit to arrange the first communication window (or first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or second communication event) to minimize interference.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Franz Treue, Bjarne Klemmensen, Rune Sø
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Publication number: 20230191603Abstract: A robot controller for controlling a robot arm comprising: —a first space shaping module configured to provide a shaped first space target motion by convolving a first space target motion with an impulse train, where the first space target motion defines a target motion in a first reference space; —a second space shaping module configured to provide a shaped second space target motion by convolving a second target motion with the impulse train; where the second target motion defines the target motion in a second reference space; and —a motor controller module configured to generate motor control signals to the joint motors based on the shaped first space target motion and the shaped second space target motion. This makes it possible to dynamically adjust in which reference space the input shaping shall be performed whereby vibrations and deviation in one reference space caused by input shaping in another reference space can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Universal Robots A/SInventors: Dan Kielsholm THOMSEN, Rune SØE-KNUDSEN, Jeppe Barsøe JESSEN, Christian Valdemar LORENZEN
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Publication number: 20230064076Abstract: A bone-anchored hearing aid is disclosed. A bone-anchored hearing aid for a recipient may comprise an antenna configured to transmit and/or receive a wireless signal, an electronic circuit configured to receive the wireless signal, one or more vibrator leads, a vibrator configured for receiving an electrical signal from the electronic circuit via the one or more vibrator leads, and the vibrator may be configured to provide a vibrational stimulation to the recipient patient based on the electrical signal. Furthermore, the hearing aid includes a vibrator housing configured to accommodate at least the vibrator, and wherein each of the one or more vibrator leads may be connected to the vibrator and to the vibrator housing via a capacitance, and where the capacitance is configured to eliminate at least a parasitic coupling between the vibrator and the vibrator housing for improving the performance of the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Morten THOUGAARD, Oleksandr RYBALKO, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ
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Publication number: 20230035296Abstract: A method and a robot controller for controlling a robot arm, where the robot arm comprises a plurality of robot joints connecting a robot base and a robot tool flange, where each of the robot joints comprises an output flange movable in relation to a robot joint body and a joint motor configured to move the output flange in relation to the robot joint body. The robot arm is controlled based on vibrational properties of at least one external object connected to the robot arm, where the vibrational properties are received via an external object installation interface by generating control signals for said robot arm based on a target motion and the received vibrational properties of the at least one external object, the control signal comprises control parameters for said joint motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Universal Robots A/SInventors: Rune SØE-KNUDSEN, Dan Kielsholm THOMSEN
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Publication number: 20230016254Abstract: A hearing device to be worn at least partly behind an ear of a user, comprising a housing; and a radio-frequency antenna arranged at least partly inside the housing is disclosed. The radio-frequency antenna is configured to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic radio-frequency signals, wherein the radio-frequency antenna comprises: at least one first antenna element with a plate like first surface, wherein the first antenna element has a feed for electrically connecting the radio-frequency antenna, and wherein the first antenna element has a ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Rune SØ, Jens TROELSEN, Morten THOUGAARD, Oleksandr RYBALKO
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Publication number: 20220417682Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Oleksandr RYBALKO, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Morten THOUGAARD
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Patent number: 11483667Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and a hearing device comprising a first portion adapted for being arranged behind an ear of a user for providing a signal, an output transducer for converting the signal to an acoustic output, a coupling element coupled to the first portion, and wherein the coupling element is adapted for transmitting at least the signal or the acoustic output.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard
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Patent number: 11463826Abstract: A hearing aid device includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/SInventors: Oleksandr Rybalko, Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard
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Patent number: 11457321Abstract: A hearing aid device having a telecoil and a power consuming element is disclosed. The hearing aid device further comprises an at least partial loop in the power supply line, which at least partial loop provides a magnetic signal that at least attenuates or cancels noise induced from the power draw of the power consuming component.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Rune Sø, Morten Thougaard, Stefan Schaub
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Publication number: 20220219320Abstract: A method of detecting change in contact between a contact part of a robot arm and an object as defined by the independent claims, by obtaining a contact force provided at the contact part of the robot arm by sensing a force provided to a part of said robot arm; and by obtaining the part acceleration 5 of the contact part of the robot arm by sensing the acceleration of at least a part of the robot arm and then indicate if a change in contact between the contact part of the robot arm and the object has occurred based on the obtained contact force and the obtained contact part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventor: Rune SØE-KNUDSEN
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Publication number: 20220210095Abstract: A method and wireless communication device use a first processing unit to perform a first communication event within a first communication window by use of a first communication protocol, a second processing unit to perform a second communication event within a second communication window by use of a second communication protocol, and a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly. The first and second processing units may perform the first and second communication events via the wireless communication unit. The second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or receiving a packet, respectively, to allow the first processing unit to arrange the first communication window (or first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or second communication event) to minimize interference.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Franz TREUE, Bjarne KLEMMENSEN, Rune SØ
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Patent number: 11310171Abstract: A method and wireless communication device use a first processing unit to perform a first communication event within a first communication window by use of a first communication protocol, a second processing unit to perform a second communication event within a second communication window by use of a second communication protocol, and a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly. The first and second processing units may perform the first and second communication events via the wireless communication unit. The second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or receiving a packet, respectively, to allow the first processing unit to arrange the first communication window (or first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or second communication event) to minimize interference.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Franz Treue, Bjarne Klemmensen, Rune Sø
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Publication number: 20210329392Abstract: An assembly for a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid with the assembly comprises an in the ear part and a behind the ear part and a part mechanically interconnecting the two parts. In the interconnection, a flexible substrate is arranged. The flexible substrate comprises conductive paths. The conductive paths may be used for communication between the in the ear part and the behind the ear part, and/or for an antenna function.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Kenneth Rueskov MØLLER, Jens TROELSEN, Rune SØ, Oliver SUNDBERG, Finn DANIELSEN, Jesper B. JOHANSEN, Mads SAGER, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Bent JAKOBSEN
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Patent number: 11089414Abstract: An assembly for a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid with the assembly comprises an in the ear part and a behind the ear part and a part mechanically interconnecting the two parts. In the interconnection, a flexible substrate is arranged. The flexible substrate comprises conductive paths. The conductive paths may be used for communication between the in the ear part and the behind the ear part, and/or for an antenna function.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Kenneth Rueskov Møller, Jens Troelsen, Rune Sø, Oliver Sundberg, Finn Danielsen, Jesper B. Johansen, Mads Sager, Svend Oscar Petersen, Bent Jakobsen
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Publication number: 20210235204Abstract: A hearing aid device having a telecoil and a power consuming element is disclosed. The hearing aid device further comprises an at least partial loop in the power supply line, which at least partial loop provides a magnetic signal that at least attenuates or cancels noise induced from the power draw of the power consuming component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Rune SØ, Morten THOUGAARD, Stefan SCHAUB