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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120051570 | HEARING AID-COMPATIBLE APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES Apparatus and methods are disclosed for wireless communications using a hearing aid, or other suitable receiver. According to one embodiment, a mobile phone device comprises an LCD display having a substantially planar top viewing surface, a transmitter for outputting a... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110130622 | Inductive Signal and Energy Transfer through the External Auditory Canal An inductive coil arrangement is described for an ear canal of a recipient patient. An inner transmitter coil inserts into the ear canal for transmitting a communication signal through the skin of the outer wall of the ear canal. The transmitter coil includes transmissi... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110075872 | System and Method for Optimizing the Strength and Orientation of the Inductive Field of a Hearing Aid Compatible Device A system and method provides optimization of the strength and orientation of the inductive field of a hearing aid compatible (“HAC”) device, relative to a telecoil in a user's hearing aid. One aspect provides control of the drive level of a transmitting telecoil con... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110044484 | HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE A wireless communications device and method for providing an output signal. The device includes a control unit for controlling the operation of the wireless communications device; a selection element connected to the control unit and configured to allow selection of sev... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100316240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING AN AUDIO SIGNAL An electroacoustical apparatus and method is described that alters the output properties of an audio device to improve the sound properties for both hearing impaired and normal hearing listeners. The device includes a coil element of specific design and may incorporate ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100237976 | LOW-PROFILE INDUCTIVE COIL AND METHOND OF MANUFACTURE Disclosed is an inductive coil comprising a non-conductive substrate, a plurality of insulator layers laminated in a stack over the non-conductive substrate, and a plurality of conductive layers interleaved between the insulator layers. A hole passes through the conduct... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100014700 | EARPIECE FOR COMMUNICATIONS An earpiece for communications comprises a frame, a vibration system disposed in the frame and a magnetic field system disposed in the frame. The vibration system includes a vibrating armature, a diaphragm and a connecting rod. The magnetic field system includes a magne... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090323994 | APPARTUS FOR PROVIDING AUDIO RELATED SIGNALS FOR AUDIO LOOPS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS There is provided an apparatus comprising a primary winding and a corresponding primary core element, the primary winding/core element configured for the transmission of audio related signalling, using inductive coupling, with an appropriately positioned secondary core ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090274328 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE EFFECTS IN THE CASE OF A WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION IN HEARING DEVICE APPLICATIONS An apparatus and a method are provided for reducing an interference input coupling caused by asymmetrically embodied field lines of at least one hearing device component into a receiving antenna of a wireless data transmission facility of a hearing device. The apparatus... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090227288 | HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE A wireless communications device and method for providing an output signal. The device includes a control unit for controlling the operation of the wireless communications device; a selection element connected to the control unit and configured to allow selection of sev... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090060243 | Method and apparatus for communicating to a hearing aid using an aimed electro-magnetic field A method and apparatus configure an audio device to communicate audio information to a hearing aid by receiving location information defining a location of a receiving inductive coil of the hearing aid; aiming a transmitting inductive coil of the audio device at the loc... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090052707 | Hearing-aid system having magnetic-field sensors A hearing-aid system having two hearing aids that automatic detect a “telephoning” hearing situation and automatic deactivating of the hearing aids on being removed from the head. The hearing aids each include a sensor device to detect if a magnetic field exceeds a ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080056521 | APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION COUPLING WITH A HEARING AID An improved communication coupling device having a coupler coil with about 125 turns of wire about a bar-shaped core for use with a hearing aid having a hearing aid coil to accommodate individuals with various degrees of hearing loss to use a sound generation device suc... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070041601 | System for transmitting and receiving data wirelessly This invention relates to a system (100) for communicating wirelessly. The system (100) comprises an inductive antenna circuit (110) for transmitting and receiving inductively coupled signals, a driving means (102, 104) connected to inductive... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060269088 | Multi-coil coupling system for hearing aid applications A hearing improvement device using a multi-coil coupling system and methods for operating such a device are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may use an array microphone to provide highly directional reception. The received audio signal may be filtered, ... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060166705 | Battery management in a modular earpiece microphone combination A modular wireless headset to support voice communications that includes a wireless microphone, a wireless earpiece, and a tether. Both the wireless microphone and wireless earpiece have receptacles operable to receive the tether and one or both of the wireless micropho... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060018498 | Hearing aid component for mobile telecommunication terminals A hearing aid component having a coil which is designed for inductive coupling to a hearing aid coil, where the hearing aid component has an audio connection for receiving audio signals, and also to a combination including the disclosed hearing aid component and a mobil... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050281425 | Apparatus and methods for increasing magnetic field in an audio device An audio device is provided that is in electrical communication with a magnetic coil for the purpose of increasing magnetic field emissions generated by the device. The magnetic coil may be disposed on a flexible substrate in multi-turn and multi-layer format or dispose... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050249372 | Hearing aid device and corresponding operating method A comfortable device that combines the functionality of a hearing aid with that of a headset is to be provided. A hearing aid device (H) is thus provided which comprises a rotary switch, on which is arranged a directional microphone. In a first rotary position correspon... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050244024 | Hearing aid with a resonator carried by the hearing aid housing For reducing the installation space necessary for an antenna in a hearing aid, the antenna is formed as an electrically conducting layer in the material of the housing or on the hearing device housing. In this way, the housing is used as a carrier material for the anten... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050141742 | Induction coil for a hearing aid The aim is to reduce the costs of producing hearing aids whose induction coils are dumbbell shaped. To achieve this it is proposed mounting the core extensions (3) onto the ends of the core (1). Mu-metal disks or, as the case may be, mu-metal disks rings (... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050089186 | Dockable earpiece for portable phones An earpiece unit is held adjacent to or within a cell phone. The earpiece includes a microphone and speaker and is wearable in a user's ear. The earpiece is docked within the housing of a cell phone and can be used in the docked position to operate the phone. A user can... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050069161 | Bluetooth enabled hearing aid The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for improving interference suppression processing and control in hearing aids communicating with a mobile station over a short-range wireless network. The hearing aid includes an acoustic echo canceller to suppress... | 03/31/2005 |
