Patents by Inventor THOMAS NAETHER

THOMAS NAETHER 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: 10506352
    Abstract: A microphone unit includes a housing having a first main surface and a second main surface disposed opposite each other. The housing surrounds an inner chamber which includes a resonance chamber. The first main surface includes a concave indentation facing toward the inner chamber. A hearing aid, including a substantially cylindrical battery and a microphone unit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Marco Steffen, Thomas Naether
  • Patent number: 10334375
    Abstract: A standard attachment for a standard earpiece insertable into an ear canal in a direction of insertion, by which, compared to customary attachments, an improved adaptation of the corresponding standard earpiece to an ear canal is achieved, and therefore improved audio perception, and also improved wearing comfort of the respective hearing aid is ensured. The standard attachment contains a headpiece at one end and, adjoining the latter, a wing portion. The outer contour of the headpiece is configured to allow the headpiece to bear on the wall of the ear canal at several points or on several lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Naether, Mareike Schulten
  • Publication number: 20180220244
    Abstract: A microphone unit includes a housing having a first main surface and a second main surface disposed opposite each other. The housing surrounds an inner chamber which includes a resonance chamber. The first main surface includes a concave indentation facing toward the inner chamber. A hearing aid, including a substantially cylindrical battery and a microphone unit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: MARCO STEFFEN, THOMAS NAETHER
  • Publication number: 20170347211
    Abstract: A standard attachment for a standard earpiece insertable into an ear canal in a direction of insertion, by which, compared to customary attachments, an improved adaptation of the corresponding standard earpiece to an ear canal is achieved, and therefore improved audio perception, and also improved wearing comfort of the respective hearing aid is ensured. The standard attachment contains a headpiece at one end and, adjoining the latter, a wing portion. The outer contour of the headpiece is configured to allow the headpiece to bear on the wall of the ear canal at several points or on several lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: THOMAS NAETHER, MAREIKE SCHULTEN
  • Publication number: 20160050503
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an element for a hearing aid and a corresponding element, which has a body and a component. In one step of the method, a relative position of the component on the element is predetermined. A shape and position of a holding device for the component in the predetermined relative position are predetermined as an integral constituent part of the body. A part of the body and of the holding device is manufactured using an additive manufacturing method, such that the component can be positioned in the predetermined relative position in the part of the holding device. The component is positioned in the partially formed holding device. Then the body and/or the holding device is finished using the additive manufacturing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: THOMAS NAETHER