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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184837 | Hearing aid with UV sensor and method of operation A hearing aid and a method for operating a hearing aid include a signal processing device operable by using different signal processing parameters and a UV sensor connected to the signal processing device. The signal processing device can set at least one signal pro... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180080 | Antennas for hearing aids An antenna configured in a hybrid circuit provides a compact design for a hearing aid to communicate wirelessly with a system external to the hearing aid. In an embodiment, an antenna includes metallic traces in a hybrid circuit that is configured for use in a heari... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180079 | Method and apparatus for setting a hearing device A method and apparatus for setting a characteristic of a source hearing device on target hearing device are provided. A transformation database is created. A source hearing device including the setting of the source hearing device are identified, the characteristic ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8165329 | Hearing instrument with user interface A hearing instrument includes a microphone for converting sound into an electric audio signal, a signal processor unit coupled to the microphone, the signal processor unit configured for operating in a plurality of states that include at least a first state and a se... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8150080 | Method for adapting a hearing aid using a genetic feature The present invention relates to a method for adapting a hearing aid with at least one input converter, a signal processing device and an output converter by using a genetic feature of the wearer to whom the hearing aid is to be adapted. Depending on the genetic fea... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8130989 | Gender-specific hearing device adjustment The spontaneous acceptance by a hearing device wearer in respect of a new hearing device is to be improved. To this end, a method for adjusting the amplification of a hearing device to an individual hearing device wearer is proposed, with which a target amplificatio... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8107655 | Expanding binaural hearing assistance device control Provided herein is a system for adjusting parameters for binaural hearing assistance devices. A graphical user interface (GUI) control is provided for adjusting at least one parameter for at least one hearing assistance device. In various embodiments, the control is... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098857 | Hearing aid having an audio signal generator and method The invention relates to a hearing aid having a sound receiver and a sound generator. The hearing aid also has an audio signal unit that is functionally linked to the sound generator and has a tone signal generator for generating a tone signal as a function of a tri... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8077889 | Method to log data in a hearing device as well as a hearing device The present invention relates to a method for recording information in a hearing device and/or in a recording unit at least temporally operationally connected to the hearing device. The method consists in that a point in time of the recording and/or a recording freq... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077890 | Preprogrammed hearing assistance device with program selection using a multipurpose control device A user programmable hearing aid allows a user to select acoustical configuration programs that provide optimum performance for the user. The user may cycle through and evaluate various available programs by operating a single digital rocker switch on the hearing aid... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073170 | Hearing aid adjuster [PROBLEMS] To easily associate the parameters representing the acoustic characteristic of a hearing aid with the audibility of the hearing aid user, shorten the time for adjusting the hearing aid, and improve the accuracy of the adjustment of the parameter. [... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068628 | Method and arrangement for exchanging data with a hearing device Data is exchanged between a hearing device and a connectable unit. The data, such as an identification code, may be read from the unit. Data may also be output to the connectable unit. The connectable unit may include a random access memory. Furthermore, the connect... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8027496 | Hearing device with peripheral identification units Hearing aid fitted with a central processing unit (1) having peripherals (3E, 3A) connected to its input and output respectively. Each peripheral includes an identification unit (5) having an the output connected to a first input of a com... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7961898 | User control for hearing prostheses A hearing prosthesis whereby the change of a parameter by the user is only possible in discrete maximum steps, with the availability for further increments being dependant upon some conditional event or occurrence (“condition” herein) represented by one or more ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7945065 | Method for deploying hearing instrument fitting software, and hearing instrument adapted therefor A method for deploying hearing instrument fitting software wherein the fitting software comprises executable fitting program code (13) configured to process fitting program data (12,14) on a programmable data processor (11), comprises the steps ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7929722 | Hearing assistance using an external coprocessor Techniques are described for enhancing a hearing assist device using one or more coprocessor devices. The hearing assist device uses a handshaking protocol to detect and pair with the one or more coprocessor devices. The hearing assist device is capable of stand-alo... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929723 | Portable system for programming hearing aids A system for programming one or more hearing aids with a host computer, the system including a hearing aid programmer for wireless communications with the host computer. In various embodiments, the hearing aid programmer has at least one interface connector for comm... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7899199 | Hearing device and method with a mute function program A hearing device (1) and a method to operate a hearing device (1), the method comprising the steps of selecting a hearing program from a set of hearing programs, the set comprising at least two hearing programs, one of which is a mute hearing program b... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7889879 | Programmable auditory prosthesis with trainable automatic adaptation to acoustic conditions An auditory prosthesis (30) comprising a microphone (27) for receiving the sound and producing a microphone signal responding to the received sound, an output device for providing audio signals in a form receivable by a user of the prosthesis (30 | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881487 | Hearing aid device with digital control elements 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 ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7853030 | Method for setting a hearing aid, hearing aid and mobile activation unit for setting a hearing aid The invention relates to a hearing aid which, with the aid of an integrated positioning unit or a positioning unit integrated in a mobile activation device automatically sets operating parameters of the hearing aid as a function of the location of the hearing aid or... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7787647 | Portable system for programming hearing aids A system for programming one or more hearing aids with a host computer, the system including a hearing aid programmer for wireless communications with the host computer. In various embodiments, the hearing aid programmer has at least one interface connector for comm... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7742612 | Method for training and operating a hearing aid The training of a hearing aid for individual Situations is intended to be simpler and more comprehensive for the hearing aid wearer. The invention therefore provides for the hearing aid wearer just to have to associate a current acoustic Situation with a predetermin... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7729501 | Hearing device with anti-theft protection The present invention thus provides a hearing device with at least one programmable signal processing unit for the temporary or permanent activation or deactivation of features of the hearing device, comprising at least one counter for the logging of discrete action... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7693294 | Method and system for reducing audible side effects of dynamic current consumption A method and system for reducing audible side effects of dynamic current consumption is provided. The system includes an audio subsystem, and a plurality of digital subsystems. The audio subsystem and the digital subsystem are powered by a common power supply. T he ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7680291 | Method for operating a hearing device and a hearing device For a method to operate a hearing device, a signal is recorded by at least one of several source units (S1, . . . , Sn). Furthermore, at least one of the recorded signals is classified into one or several predefined sound classes, characteristics of the sourc... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672468 | Method for adjusting the transmission characteristic of a hearing aid In a method for adjusting the transmission characteristic of a hearing aid, the characteristic being defined by hearing aid-specific parameters, a data processing device is used that has a screen and a pointer device. On a graphics user interface of the data process... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7664279 | Equipment for fitting a hearing aid to the specific needs of a hearing impaired individual and software for use in a fitting equipment for fitting a hearing aid The invention relates to equipment for fitting a hearing aid to the specific needs of a hearing impaired individual. The equipment comprising a computer or similar device with soft-ware, where the device has display means for visual display of data, data entry means... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7657047 | Hearing aid with information signaling The emission of information signals for informing a user about specific settings or statuses of a hearing aid should be improved. In addition, it is proposed to offer the user a plurality of different information signals which he can freely assign to different setti... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7596237 | Method for controlling a transmission system, application of the method, a transmission system, a receiver and a hearing aid The invention relates to a method controlling a transmission system composed of at least one transmitter ($1 . . . Sn) and at least one receiver (1), a signal (Sin) which is modulated in amplitude, frequency and/or phase being transmitted th... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7580534 | Method and arrangement for transmitting signals to a hearing aid In a transmission apparatus for transmitting signals to a hearing device, as well as transmission and operating methods thereof, and a hearing aid apparatus, not only the acoustic path but also an electromagnetic path are used to transmit the same signal. So that th... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7508949 | Face plate connector for hearing aid A hearing aid programming system includes a hearing aid housing; a faceplate attached to the hearing aid housing with an opening for receiving a battery door and also having an outside surface; programming terminals located in the opening immediately adjacent the ou... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7499559 | Hearing device and method for choosing a program in a multi program hearing device The invention concerns a hearing device having an input transducer and an output transducer with a signal path therebetween, signal processing means connected in said signal path for influencing a signal in the signal path dependent on a PPS (processing parameter se... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7430299 | System and method for transmitting audio via a serial data port in a hearing instrument In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for transmitting audio via the serial data port of a hearing instrument. At least one hearing instrument microphone may be used for receiving an audio input signal. A sound processor... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428312 | Method for adapting a hearing device to a momentary acoustic situation and a hearing device system In a signal processing unit of a hearing device, the signal processing unit consisting of a signal analyzing unit and a signal identification unit, the momentary acoustic surround situation is identified. Based on this identified surround situation, the parameter se... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7369671 | Switching structures for hearing aid A hearing aid is provided with a a programmable, signal processing circuit electrically connecting an input system to an output system, a magnetic field sensor, and a selection circuit connected to the magnetic sensor. The selection circuit may be adapted to control... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369669 | Diotic presentation of second-order gradient directional hearing aid signals Systems, devices and methods are provided for diotically presenting second-order gradient directional hearing aid signals. The present subject matter provides an improved signal-to-noise ratio, and presents a desired directional signal to each ear. One aspect is a h... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366307 | Programmable interface for fitting hearing devices A graphical interface is provided to select parameters for fitting a hearing device. The graphical interface provides means visually representing and controlling values of these parameters using a common reference axis for multiple parameters related by a programmab... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359839 | Data processing apparatus and scheme for signal measurement A measure system for signal measurement is introduced. The measure system simplifies the effort for a signal measurement in many applications. The application for a signal measurement is, for example, computation of a signal average value. The measure system include... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349549 | Method to log data in a hearing device as well as a hearing device The present invention relates to a method for recording information in a hearing device and/or in a recording unit at least temporally operationally connected to the hearing device. The method consists in that a point in time of the recording and/or a recording freq... | 03/25/2008 |
