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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Patent number: 10524061Abstract: 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: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: 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: 20190394576Abstract: 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) a spatial filter connected to said input unit and to said output unit, and configured to provide a spatially filtered signal based on said multitude of electric input signals and configurable beamformer weights; d) a spatial filter controller configured to apply first and/or second different sets of beamformer weights to said multitude of electric input signals, wherein said first set of beamformer weights is applied to provide spatial filtering of sound from said output transducer, and wherein said second set of beamformer weights is applied to provide spatial filtering of an external sound field.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN
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Patent number: 10506354Abstract: A replaceable filter member for a hearing aid device is disclosed. The filter member comprising an unit with a housing configured to be inserted into the ear canal of a user of the hearing aid device. The filter member is configured to prevent ear wax from entering an opening in the housing. The filter member is a one-piece body that is configured to cover several openings in the unit while being attached to the unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Morten Friis Karlsen, Martin Lindebjerg
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Publication number: 20190253813Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, comprises a) a multitude of input transducers for providing respective electric input signals representing sound in an environment of the user; b) an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable to the user as sound based on said electric input signals or a processed version thereof; c) an adaptive beamformer filtering unit connected to said input unit and to said output unit, and configured to provide a spatially filtered signal based on said multitude of electric input signals and adaptively updated beamformer weights; and d) a feedback estimation unit providing feedback estimates of current feedback paths from said output transducer to each of said input transducers. The hearing device is configured to provide that at least one of said adaptively updated beamformer weights of the adaptive beamformer filtering unit is/are updated in dependence of said feedback path estimates. The application further relates to a method of suppressing feedback.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Meng GUO, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Kenneth Rueskov MØLLER
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Publication number: 20190253793Abstract: 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: February 12, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: 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: 10375485Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, comprises a) first and b) second input transducers located on the head, and at or in an ear canal of the user, respectively, and providing respective electric input signals, c) a signal processing unit comprising c1) a weighting unit for applying weights to the electric input signals, and c2) a hearing loss processing unit providing a processed signal. The hearing device further comprises d) an output unit to provide a stimulus perceivable by the user as sound, e) a feedback detection unit for providing a measure of the current level of feedback from the output to the input, and f) an input signal weight control unit configured to control or influence first and second weights applied to the first and second electric input signals in dependence of the measure of the current level of feedback, and a current level and frequency dependent target gain.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Thule, Kennet Draaby Hansen
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Publication number: 20190239006Abstract: A hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid comprises a carrier unit and a vibrator unit provided on said carrier unit. The vibrator unit is configured to apply vibrations to a pinna of an outer ear of a user by touching said pinna.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Thor Højlund OLSEN, Bjarke MEJNERTSEN
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Patent number: 10356536Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head is provided. The hearing device comprises an own voice detector comprising first and second signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of first and second electric input signals. The own voice detector comprises a comparison unit operationally coupled to the first and second signal strength detectors and configured to compare the signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signals and to provide an indication of the difference between said signal strength estimates; and a control unit for providing an own voice detection signal indicative of a user's own voice being present or not present in the current sound in the environment of the user, the own voice detection signal being dependent on said signal strength comparison measure.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Thule
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Publication number: 20190208334Abstract: A hearing device, e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Anders THULE
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Publication number: 20190075406Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head is provided. The hearing device comprises an own voice detector comprising first and second signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of first and second electric input signals. The own voice detector comprises a comparison unit operationally coupled to the first and second signal strength detectors and configured to compare the signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signals and to provide an indication of the difference between said signal strength estimates; and a control unit for providing an own voice detection signal indicative of a user's own voice being present or not present in the current sound in the environment of the user, the own voice detection signal being dependent on said signal strength comparison measure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Anders THULE
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Publication number: 20190069096Abstract: The disclosure present a method for determining a status of one or more features of a hearing aid device and a hearing system, wherein the hearing system includes the hearing aid device, and the hearing aid device comprises a housing part, a connection part and an ear piece connected via the connection part to the housing part, and wherein the hearing aid device comprising; a first microphone configured to receive a first acoustic signal and provide a first audio signal based on the first acoustic signal, a signal processor connected to the first microphone and configured to receive the first audio signal and provide an output audio signal based on the first audio signal, a speaker configured to receive the output audio signal and output an acoustic output signal via the ear piece, an anti-feedback unit configured to receive the output audio signal from the signal processor and a secondary first audio signal from the first microphone, and the anti-feedback unit is further configured to estimate a first feedbaType: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Thor Højlund OLSEN, Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN
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Patent number: 10206048Abstract: The application relates to a hearing device comprising a) first and second input transducers for picking up sound signals from the environment and providing first and second electric input signals, b) a first and signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signal, the first input transducer being located at or behind an ear of the user, and the second input transducer being located at or in an ear canal of the user. The hearing device further comprises c) a signal processing unit providing a processed signal based on the first and second electric input signals, and d) an output unit comprising an output transducer for converting the processed signal or a signal originating therefrom to a stimulus perceivable by said user as sound.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Thule, Meng Guo
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Patent number: 10200797Abstract: The disclosure relates to an inlet member for a microphone system in a hearing instrument, such as a hearing aid, wherein the inlet member has a main body portion having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being provided with a first recess for accommodating a microphone comprising a snout for conducting sound energy into the interior of the microphone, wherein the first recess is provided with a sound channel formed for engagement with the snout of the microphone, where the sound channel at the end hereof facing away from the microphone is acoustically coupled to a third recess in the first portion, the third recess being defined by wall portions that provide a seal to corresponding inner surface portions of a hearing instrument, in which the inlet member is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Troels Holm Pedersen, Claus Tipsmark, Michael Frank Petersen, Brian Spidsbjerg, Lars Monroy, Lars Persson, Svend Oscar Petersen
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Publication number: 20190028822Abstract: A replaceable filter member for a hearing aid device is disclosed. The filter member comprising an unit with a housing configured to be inserted into the ear canal of a user of the hearing aid device. The filter member is configured to prevent ear wax from entering an opening in the housing. The filter member is a one-piece body that is configured to cover several openings in the unit while being attached to the unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Morten Friis KARLSEN, Martin LINDEBJERG
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Patent number: 10142745Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head is provided. The hearing device comprises an own voice detector comprising first and second signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of first and second electric input signals. The own voice detector comprises a comparison unit operationally coupled to the first and second signal strength detectors and configured to compare the signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signals and to provide an indication of the difference between said signal strength estimates; and a control unit for providing an own voice detection signal indicative of a user's own voice being present or not present in the current sound in the environment of the user, the own voice detection signal being dependent on said signal strength comparison measure.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Anders Thule
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Patent number: 10129670Abstract: A replaceable filter member for a hearing aid device is disclosed. The filter member comprising an unit with a housing configured to be inserted into the ear canal of a user of the hearing aid device. The filter member is configured to prevent ear wax from entering an opening in the housing. The filter member is a one-piece body that is configured to cover several openings in the unit while being attached to the unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Morten Friis Karlsen, Martin Lindebjerg
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Publication number: 20180262847Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being located at or in an ear of a user and/or for being fully or partially implanted in the head of the user, comprises A multitude of input units each providing an electric input signal representing a mixture of an audio signal from an audio signal source and possibly acoustic signals from other acoustic signal sources around the hearing device as received at the input unit in question; A wireless receiver for receiving and providing a direct representation of the audio signal; A beamformer filtering unit configured to receive said multitude of electric input signals, and providing a beamformed signal; A combination unit for providing a mixed signal comprising a combination of said direct representation of the audio signal and said beamformed signal, or signals originating therefrom; An output unit for presenting stimuli perceivable to the user as sound based on said mixed signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Anders THULE
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Publication number: 20180192211Abstract: 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: December 28, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: 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: 20180167752Abstract: A dome for attachment to an in the ear canal element is disclosed. The dome is configured to be inserted into an ear canal of a user and comprises a front portion adapted to be brought into contact with an ear canal of the user, wherein the dome comprises a through-going sound canal and an elongated intermediate portion configured to extend front portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Thor Højlund OLSEN, Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Claus NIELSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Kenneth Rueskov MØLLER, Lars Steen CHRISTENSEN, Thomas LUNNER
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Publication number: 20180146307Abstract: The application relates to a hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head. The hearing device comprises a) an input unit comprising first and second input transducers for picking up sound from the environment of the user and providing first and second electric input signals, the first and second input transducers being located on the head, (e.g. at or behind an ear) and at or in an ear canal of the user, respectively, b) a signal processing unit providing a processed signal based on one or more of said multitude of electric input signals, and c) an output unit comprising an output transducer for converting said processed signal or a signal originating therefrom to a stimulus perceivable by said user as sound. The hearing device further comprises an own voice detector comprising first and second signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Anders THULE