Patents by Inventor Thomas Kasztelan
Thomas Kasztelan 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: 9190943Abstract: An electric circuit is described for generating electric power. In this circuit, an asynchronous generator includes a stator and a rotor. On the stator side, the asynchronous generator is coupled to a power grid. The rotor current flowing to the rotor of the asynchronous generator can be measured. A control device is designed such that, in case of a fault in the power grid, the stator current flowing to the stator of the asynchronous generator is calculated from the measured rotor current as a function of parameters of the asynchronous generator.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: GE Energy Power Conversion Technology LimitedInventors: Norbert Niesel, Jochen Kreher, Thomas Neitzel, Thomas Kasztelan
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Patent number: 8553918Abstract: A hearing device or another hearing apparatus is to be made smaller in terms of its dimensions. It is proposed for this purpose to develop a battery contact at least in one section as an induction coil. The current produced by the battery can thus compensate for an interference field of a telephone coil, said interference field being produced for example by a hearing device earpiece, and no separate coils need to be provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2007Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Thomas Kasztelan, Vincent Ong, Lit Min Sam
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Patent number: 8325953Abstract: A Hearing apparatuses and a hearing apparatus chip are provided. A hearing apparatus chip for processing a signal of a hearing apparatus includes a signal-processing component and a first ground wire connected to a first terminal of the component. The signal processing component includes a second ground wire galvanically separated from the first ground wire on the chip and is connected to a second terminal of the component by way of a capacitor, in order to conduct interference signals as a result of electromagnetic couplings. In particular, the sensitive ground of a preamplifier is not then interfered with by leakage currents.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Thomas Dickel, Georg Gottschalk, Thomas Kasztelan
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Patent number: 8259971Abstract: A Hearing apparatuses is provided. The hearing apparatus includes a programming socket that features at least a first connection and a second connection, with a signal processing system that is connected to the second connection, and with a control system. The control system taps the potential of the first connection. The control system furthermore engages the signal processing system in a first function when the first connection reaches the predetermined potential and in a second function when the potential of the first connection deviates from the predetermined potential. This enables multiple usages for example of the input of a programming interface of a signal processing IC.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Reiner Büttner, Thomas Kasztelan
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Patent number: 8107658Abstract: Hearing instruments and in particular hearing aids whose signal processing can be adjusted by the user are to be returned to a defined, individual state in a more convenient manner. For this purpose it is provided that at least one individual, current parameter value for ongoing operation of the hearing instrument is automatically stored in a first memory device. The at least one individual, current parameter value can also be stored manually or automatically in a second memory device. If the user wishes to revert to an earlier setting, he can manually reset the at least one parameter of the hearing instrument to the parameter value stored in the second memory device by actuating a button.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Markus Heerlein, Thomas Kasztelan, Bock Swee Joshua Tan
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Patent number: 8094851Abstract: The size of hearing apparatuses and in particular of hearing devices is to be reduced. To this end, provision is made to combine a rocker-like actuator of the hearing apparatus for manually adjusting a parameter of a signal processing unit for pressing from a neutral position in a first adjusting position or a second adjusting position with an on/off switch. To this end, the rocker-like actuator can be pressed into an additional switching position. The multiple functionalities of the actuator allow installation space to be conserved and thus allow the housing of the hearing apparatus to be simplified and minimized.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Markus Heerlein, Thomas Kasztelan, Wee Haw Koo
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Publication number: 20110109277Abstract: An electric circuit is described for generating electric power. In this circuit, an asynchronous generator includes a stator and a rotor. On the stator side, the asynchronous generator is coupled to a power grid. The rotor current flowing to the rotor of the asynchronous generator can be measured. A control device is designed such that, in case of a fault in the power grid, the stator current flowing to the stator of the asynchronous generator is calculated from the measured rotor current as a function of parameters of the asynchronous generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Norbert Niesel, Jochen Kreher, Thomas Neitzel, Thomas Kasztelan
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Patent number: 7881487Abstract: The invention is intended to simplify the operation of a hearing aid device. Toward that end, means are present in the hearing aid device for storing the value of a parameter which can be set by the hearing aid device wearer by actuation of a control element, which parameter value was valid before the hearing aid device was turned off, with the result that the value of the parameter that was valid before the hearing aid device was turned off will be set automatically as the current value of the parameter after the device is turned off and then turned back on again.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Dickel, Thomas Kasztelan, Meng Kiang Lim
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Patent number: 7853032Abstract: A hearing device with an audio shoe is to be designed in a simpler and less interference-susceptible manner. To this end, provision is made for an audio shoe to comprise contact springs of such type that directly contact the circuit boards of a hearing device. A contact intermediate piece between the audio shoe and the circuit board of the hearing device can thus be dispensed with. Furthermore, contact problems caused by the intermediate piece can hereby be avoided and the assembly cost for the hearing device reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Markus Heerlein, Wai Kit David Ho, Thomas Kasztelan
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Patent number: 7782010Abstract: The production of hearing apparatuses and in particular of hearing devices is to be simplified. To this end, a battery contact module with an electrical contact facility and a plastic frame is proposed, to/in which the contact facility is fastened. In this way, the battery contact module is designed as a SMD component and the contact facility has corresponding connections for a surface mounting on a printed circuit board. An amplifier printed circuit board can herewith be advantageously automatically equipped with the battery contact module and soldered.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2007Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventors: Markus Heerlein, Thomas Kasztelan, Vincent Ong
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Patent number: 7602930Abstract: Hearing aid wearers can find themselves in situations in which the necessary replacement and/or recharging of a discharged voltage source is not immediately possible. In such a situation, reducing the low-frequency signal elements in the acoustic output signal allows a type of emergency mode to be maintained for a certain period. The majority of important acoustic information thus remains comprehensible to the hearing aid wearer.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventor: Thomas Kasztelan
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Patent number: 7587052Abstract: The object of the invention is to make the adjustment of a hearing aid more convenient, for which purpose the frequency response data relating to the frequency response individually measured for the present hearing aid (HG) is stored in a memory device (S) of the hearing aid. As a result the length of a sound tube installed in the hearing aid can also be taken directly into account, for example. For the purpose of adjusting the hearing aid, the individual frequency response can then be read out from the hearing aid, thereby enabling the adjustment process to be performed much more quickly.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2005Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbHInventor: Thomas Kasztelan
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Publication number: 20090129614Abstract: In the English translation document, please replace the abstract with the following: A Hearing apparatuses is provided. The hearing apparatus includes a programming socket that features at least a first connection and a second connection, with a signal processing system that is connected to the second connection, and with a control system. The control system taps the potential of the first connection. The control system furthermore engages the signal processing system in a first function when the first connection reaches the predetermined potential and in a second function when the potential of the first connection deviates from the predetermined potential. This enables multiple usages for example of the input of a programming interface of a signal processing IC.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Reiner Buttner, Thomas Kasztelan
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Publication number: 20090123008Abstract: In the English translation document, please replace the abstract with the following: A Hearing apparatuses and a hearing apparatus chip are provided. A hearing apparatus chip for processing a signal of a hearing apparatus includes a signal-processing component and a first ground wire connected to a first terminal of the component. The signal processing component includes a second ground wire galvanically separated from the first ground wire on the chip and is connected to a second terminal of the component by way of a capacitor, in order to conduct interference signals as a result of electromagnetic couplings. In particular, the sensitive ground of a preamplifier is not then interfered with by leakage currents.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Thomas Dickel, Georg Gottschalk, Thomas Kasztelan
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Publication number: 20090116673Abstract: A hearing aid, in particular a behind-the-ear hearing aid, has a speaker for generating a sound signal, a connecting piece for emitting the sound signal, and a flexible sound tube for transporting the sound signal from the speaker to the connecting piece. The flexible sound tube is flexible at least in a longitudinal center section in a direction orthogonally to longitudinal direction. A method of assembling a hearing aid has the following steps: a longitudinal end of a flexible sound tube is fitted on/in a connecting piece or a speaker of the hearing aid; the flexible sound tube is bent toward the speaker or the connecting piece; and the second longitudinal end of the flexible sound tube is fitted on/in the speaker or on the connecting piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: Siemens Medical Instruments PTE. Ltd.Inventors: Markus Heerlein, Thomas Kasztelan, Harald Klemenz, Daniel Reisse
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Publication number: 20090067650Abstract: The invention describes a method and associated arrangements for detecting the type of external acoustic sources with a hearing device. The external acoustic source, for instance a telephone, outputs at least one identification signal for this purpose, which designates the type of acoustic source. The hearing device detects the identification signal and evaluates this for an identification of the type of acoustic source. The hearing device is automatically switched over into an associated mode of operation on the basis of this information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventor: Thomas Kasztelan
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Publication number: 20090022349Abstract: A wearing hook for hearing devices has at least one device disposed in a sound channel of the wearing hook. The device is able to influence interfering sound-induced oscillations of the wearing hook. The device is for instance a tube made of metal. An associated method is likewise described for influencing the oscillations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: SIEMENS MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS PTE. LTD.Inventors: Wai Kit David Ho, Thomas Kasztelan, Wee Haw Koo, Beng Hai Tan
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Publication number: 20080298617Abstract: A hearing aid component holder is provided with a cavity comprising a base. A battery may be inserted into the cavity so that the battery is fixed laterally in the main extension plane of the hearing aid component holder through the walls of the cavity and in the insertion direction through the base. A battery contact is arranged in the cavity on the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventor: Thomas Kasztelan
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Publication number: 20080226108Abstract: The magnetic interference fields, which originate from a receiver in a hearing apparatus and in particular a hearing device, are to be reduced further. To this end, provision is made for a shielding facility to be incorporated into the housing of a receiver in order to magnetically shield between the outer wall with a connecting facility and an electroacoustic converter. The shielding facility can comprise a soft magnetic shielding sheet of high magnetic permeability and/or for instance also a compensation coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2007Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Markus Heerlein, Thomas Kasztelan, Wee Haw Koo
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Publication number: 20080212812Abstract: A receiver of a hearing apparatus and in particular a hearing device is to be shadowed in a simple fashion against other magnetically sensitive components. To this end, an electrical coil is provided, which is attached directly to a segment of the receiver housing. The principle axis of the electrical coil is at right angles to the surface of the segment of the receiver housing. The electrical coil is also connected in series to the receiver. For compensation purposes, the electrical coil forms a corresponding counter field for the interference field of the receiver. A compensation coil of this type is easy to assemble and space-saving.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Hoong Yih Chan, Thomas Kasztelan, Wee Haw Koo