Patents by Inventor Sofie Jansen

Sofie Jansen 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: 12666208
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a hearing system determining an own voice sound level representative of a sound level of a voice of a user of a hearing device, determining an environmental sound level representative of a sound level of an environment of the user while the user uses the hearing device, and adjusting, based on the own voice sound level and the environmental sound level at least one of a streaming sound level representative of a sound level of streamed audio being streamed to the hearing device from a source device communicatively coupled to the hearing device, or a presented environmental sound level representative of a sound level of environmental sound being presented, in addition to the streamed audio, by the hearing device to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Sonova AG
    Inventors: Sofie Jansen, Robert Baur, Stefan Pislak, Ullrich Sigwanz
  • Publication number: 20250310704
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a hearing system determining an own voice sound level representative of a sound level of a voice of a user of a hearing device, determining an environmental sound level representative of a sound level of an environment of the user while the user uses the hearing device, and adjusting, based on the own voice sound level and the environmental sound level at least one of a streaming sound level representative of a sound level of streamed audio being streamed to the hearing device from a source device communicatively coupled to the hearing device, or a presented environmental sound level representative of a sound level of environmental sound being presented, in addition to the streamed audio, by the hearing device to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Sofie Jansen, Robert Baur, Stefan Pislak, Ullrich Sigwanz
  • Publication number: 20250016513
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of operating a hearing device configured to be at least partially inserted into an ear canal of a user, the method comprising receiving an input audio signal; amplifying the input audio signal; and outputting, by an output transducer included in the hearing device, an output audio signal based on the amplified audio signal so as to stimulate the user's hearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Boretzki, Sofie Jansen, Benjamin Scholz, Hans-Ueli Roeck, Markus Hofbauer, Daniel Probst