Patents by Inventor Svend Oscar Petersen
Svend Oscar Petersen 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: 20230035448Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, configured to be worn by a user, comprises a) two or more input transducers (e.g. microphones) wherein said two or more input transducers during use of the hearing device are arranged with a distance between them; b) a directional system comprising a directional algorithm configured to provide a directional pattern in dependence of said distance. The hearing device is configured to estimate a current value of said distance, or an equivalent acoustic delay, or beamformer weights of said directional system, thereby the directional performance can be optimized to the individual user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Anders THULE
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Publication number: 20230027782Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a) an ITE-part adapted for being located at or in an ear canal of the user, b) a forward path for processing sound from the environment of the user. The forward path comprises b1) at least one first input transducer providing at least one first electric input signal representing said sound as received at the respective at least one first microphone, said at least one first input transducer being located to allow picking up sound from the environment of the user, b2) an audio signal processor comprising a gain unit for applying a frequency and/or level dependent prescribed gain to compensate for a hearing impairment of the user to said at least one first electric input signal, or a signal or signals originating therefrom, and configured to provide a processed signal in dependence thereof, b3) an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable as sound to the user in dependence of said processed signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Lars BRAMSLØW, Svend Oscar PETERSEN
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Patent number: 11546707Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, is configured to be arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Nels Hede Rohde, Thomas Bentsen, Anders Brødløs Olsen, Asger Heidemann Andersen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Svend Oscar Petersen, Jesper Jensen, Michael Smed Kristensen
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Patent number: 11540063Abstract: A hearing device comprises an input transducer comprising a microphone for providing an electric input signal representative of sound in the environment of the hearing device, a pre-processor for processing electric input signal and providing a multitude of feature vectors, each being representative of a time segment thereof, a neural network processor adapted to implement a neural network for implementing a detector configured to provide an output indicative of a characteristic property of the at least one electric input signal, the neural network being configured to receive said multitude of feature vectors as input vectors and to provide corresponding output vectors representative of said output of said detector in dependence of said input vectors.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Asger Heidemann Andersen, Jesper Jensen, Nels Hede Rohde, Anders Brødløs Olsen, Michael Smed Kristensen, Thomas Bentsen, Svend Oscar Petersen
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Patent number: 11533570Abstract: A hearing aid device is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises means to improve, augment and/or protect the hearing capability of a user by receiving acoustic signals from the surroundings of the user, generating corresponding audio signals, possibly modifying the audio signals and providing the possibly modified audio signals as audible signals to at least one of the user's ears. The hearing aid device comprises a sensor member for detecting the movement and/or acceleration and/or orientation (or spatial position) of the hearing aid device. The hearing aid device comprises at least two hearing aid microphones and a control unit for determining the position or a deviation from an intended position of the hearing aid device or hearing aid microphones. The hearing aid device is configured to compensate for a possible dislocation of the hearing aid microphones.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Kenneth Rueskov Møller, Svend Oscar Petersen, Niels Stubager Kiemer, Jesper Kofoed Nielsen, Björn Ohl, Marianne Kleist Elmlund, Karin Carvalho, Henrik Bendsen, Regin Kopp Pedersen, Christian C. Bürger, Steen Michael Munk, Morten Christophersen, Julie Hefting Pedersen, Bo Westergård, Maria Oxenbøll
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Patent number: 11510017Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, configured to be worn by a user, comprises a) two or more input transducers (e.g. microphones) wherein said two or more input transducers during use of the hearing device are arranged with a distance between them; b) a directional system comprising a directional algorithm configured to provide a directional pattern in dependence of said distance. The hearing device is configured to estimate a current value of said distance, or an equivalent acoustic delay, or beamformer weights of said directional system, thereby the directional performance can be optimized to the individual user.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Anders Thule
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Publication number: 20220256282Abstract: An in-the-ear hearing aid device is disclosed. The device at least one electro-acoustic transducer, and at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component. The at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume. The transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part. At least a portion of said at least one sensor or of said at least one active electronic component is provided within said transducer air volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Therese Schønemann BLOM, Seri JALONEN, Jan Thor Lunddahl LARSEN, Niels Stubager KIEMER, Jesper B. JOHANSEN, Povl KOCH, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Anders Erik PETERSEN, Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN, Antonello SALVATUCCI, Franz TREUE
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Patent number: 11395074Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, comprises a) an input unit comprising a multitude of input transducers for providing respective electric input signals representing sound in an environment of the user; b) an output unit comprising an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable to the user as sound based on said electric input signals or a processed version thereof; c) first and second spatial filters each connected to said input unit and configured to provide respective first and second spatially filtered signals based on said multitude of electric input signals and configurable beamformer weights. The first spatial filter implements at a given time, a feedback cancelling beamformer, or a target maintaining, noise cancelling, beamformer directed at said environment of the user. The second spatial filter implements at a given time, a feedback cancelling beamformer, or an own voice beamformer directed at the mouth of the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Karsten Bo Rasmussen
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Publication number: 20220218281Abstract: A hearing aid having one or more biometrical sensors, where the hearing aid comprises at least one microphone configured to receive a sound of the surroundings, a signal processor configured to process the sound received from the microphone and a speaker unit configuration configured to emit the processed sound into the ear of a user, wherein one or more sensors is positioned substantially in the ear together with at least a part of the hearing aid, wherein the one or more sensors is configured as biometrical sensors configured for recording health data of a hearing aid user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Mathias Bruun LARSEN, Sergi Rotger GRIFUL, José Antonio ESPARZA ISASA, Mikkel NIELSEN, Kim Mølholm HEJLESEN, Henrik BENDSEN, Preben KVIST, Svend Erik ELGAARD, Jeanette Bülow NIELSEN, Zenia Holtzmann LAUSTEN, Malte KIEWNING, Jesper B. JOHANSEN, Nicolai WESTERGREN, Tanveer BHUIYAN, Sudershan Y.S
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Patent number: 11363389Abstract: A hearing device comprises an ITE-part adapted for being located at or in an ear canal of the user comprising a housing comprising a seal towards walls or the ear canal, the ITE part comprising at least two microphones located outside the seal and facing the environment, and at least one microphone located inside the seal and facing the ear drum. The hearing device may comprise a beamformer filter connected to said at least three microphones comprising a first beamformer for spatial filtering said sound in the environment based on input signals from said at least two microphones facing the environment, and a second beamformer for spatial filtering sound reflected from the ear drum based on said at least one electric input signal from said at least one microphone facing the ear drum and at least one of said input signals from said at least two microphones facing the environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Svend Oscar Petersen, Meng Guo, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Troels Holm Pedersen, Kenneth Rueskov Møller
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Patent number: 11350211Abstract: An in-the-ear hearing aid device is disclosed. The device at least one electro-acoustic transducer, and at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component. The at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume. The transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part. At least a portion of said at least one sensor or of said at least one active electronic component is provided within said transducer air volume.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Troels Holm Pedersen, Therese Schønemann Blom, Seri Jalonen, Jan Thor Lunddahl Larsen, Niels Stubager Kiemer, Jesper B. Johansen, Povl Koch, Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Erik Petersen, Kåre Tais Christensen, Antonello Salvatucci, Franz Treue
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Publication number: 20220095058Abstract: A hearing device with an adjustable vent is disclosed. The device includes at least one microphone configured to provide an input signal representing sound, a processor configured to process the input signal and provide a processed signal, at least one loudspeaker configured to receive the processed signal from the processor and to provide an acoustic signal based on the processed signal to the ear of a user, an earpiece comprising a vent, and an electrically controllable valve configured to control the vent, and a valve control unit configured to receive one or more control signals in dependence of a current hearing situation of the hearing device, wherein the valve control unit is configured to adjust the electrically controllable valve in dependence of the one or more control signals to provide the vent to be in a state between an acoustically more open and an acoustically less open state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Edvinas BUREIKA, Christian Asp MOGENSEN, Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Gorm DANNESBOE, Jacob Anders ROUG, Mathias Bruun LARSEN, Mikkel NIELSEN
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Patent number: 11228848Abstract: A hearing device with an adjustable vent is disclosed. The device includes at least one microphone configured to provide an input signal representing sound, a processor configured to process the input signal and provide a processed signal, at least one loudspeaker configured to receive the processed signal from the processor and to provide an acoustic signal based on the processed signal to the ear of a user, an earpiece comprising a vent, and an electrically controllable valve configured to control the vent, and a valve control unit configured to receive one or more control signals in dependence of a current hearing situation of the hearing device, wherein the valve control unit is configured to adjust the electrically controllable valve in dependence of the one or more control signals to provide the vent to be in a state between an acoustically more open and an acoustically less open state.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Svend Oscar Petersen, Edvinas Bureika, Christian Asp Mogensen, Troels Holm Pedersen, Gorm Dannesboe, Jacob Anders Roug, Mathias Bruun Larsen, Mikkel Nielsen
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Publication number: 20220014857Abstract: A hearing aid device is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises means to improve, augment and/or protect the hearing capability of a user by receiving acoustic signals from the surroundings of the user, generating corresponding audio signals, possibly modifying the audio signals and providing the possibly modified audio signals as audible signals to at least one of the user's ears. The hearing aid device comprises a sensor member for detecting the movement and/or acceleration and/or orientation (or spatial position) of the hearing aid device. The hearing aid device comprises at least two hearing aid microphones and a control unit for determining the position or a deviation from an intended position of the hearing aid device or hearing aid microphones. The hearing aid device is configured to compensate for a possible dislocation of the hearing aid microphones.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Kenneth Rueskov MØLLER, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Niels Stubager KIEMER, Jesper Kofoed NIELSEN, Björn OHL, Marianne Kleist ELMLUND, Karin CARVALHO, Henrik BENDSEN, Regin Kopp PEDERSEN, Christian C. BÜRGER, Steen Michael MUNK, Morten CHRISTOPHERSEN, Julie Hefting PEDERSEN, Bo WESTERGÅRD, Maria OXENBØLL
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Publication number: 20210360354Abstract: A bearing aid is configured to be located at or in an ear of a user. The hearing aid comprises a heartbeat detector providing a pulse control signal, and a processor. The processor is configured to estimate whether the hearing aid is located at a left or a right ear of the user in dependence of the pulse control signal. A method of operating a bearing aid and a binaural hearing aid system is further disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Amalie Sofie EKSTRAND, Anders Vinther OLSEN, Jacob LINDVIG, Jana THORIN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Nicolai WESTERGREN, Sudershan Y.S, Tanveer BHUIYAN, Svend FELDT
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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: 11128961Abstract: A hearing aid device is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises means to improve, augment and/or protect the hearing capability of a user by receiving acoustic signals from the surroundings of the user, generating corresponding audio signals, possibly modifying the audio signals and providing the possibly modified audio signals as audible signals to at least one of the user's ears. The hearing aid device comprises a sensor member for detecting the movement and/or acceleration and/or orientation (or spatial position) of the hearing aid device. The hearing aid device comprises at least two hearing aid microphones and a control unit for determining the position or a deviation from an intended position of the hearing aid device or hearing aid microphones. The hearing aid device is configured to compensate for a possible dislocation of the hearing aid microphones.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Kenneth Rueskov Møller, Svend Oscar Petersen, Niels Stubager Kiemer, Jesper Kofoed Nielsen, Björn Ohl, Marianne Kleist Elmlund, Karin Carvalho, Henrik Bendsen, Regin Kopp Pedersen, Christian C. Bürger, Steen Michael Munk, Morten Christophersen, Julie Hefting Pedersen, Bo Westergård, Maria Oxenbøll
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Patent number: 11109166Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, configured to play sound into an ear canal of a user, the hearing device comprising at least one input transducer (ITq) for picking up sound sq at said at least one input transducer from a sound field S around the hearing device and providing corresponding at least one electric input signal(s) INq representing said sound sq, i=1, . . .Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Jesper Jensen, Peter Sommer, Svend Oscar Petersen, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Jan M. De Haan, Michael Syskind Pedersen
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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: 20210168518Abstract: A hearing system configured to be located at or in the head of a user, comprises a) at least two microphones providing at least two electric input signals, b) an own voice detector, c) access to a database (Ol, Hl) comprising c1) relative or absolute own voice transfer function(s), and corresponding c2) absolute or relative acoustic transfer functions for a multitude of test-persons, d) a processor connectable to the at least two microphones, to the own voice detector, and to the database. The processor is configured A) to estimate an own voice relative transfer function for sound from the user's mouth to at least one of the at least two microphones, and B) to estimate personalized relative or absolute head related acoustic transfer functions from at least one spatial location other than the user's mouth to at least one of the microphones of the hearing system in dependence of the estimated own voice relative transfer function(s) and the database (Ol, Hl).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Jesper JENSEN, Nels Hede ROHDE, Thomas BENTSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN