DE69031277T2 - Klangtreuer hörgerätverstärker - Google Patents

Klangtreuer hörgerätverstärker

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DE69031277T2
DE69031277T2 DE69031277T DE69031277T DE69031277T2 DE 69031277 T2 DE69031277 T2 DE 69031277T2 DE 69031277 T DE69031277 T DE 69031277T DE 69031277 T DE69031277 T DE 69031277T DE 69031277 T2 DE69031277 T2 DE 69031277T2
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gain
hearing aid
amplifier
compression ratio
battery voltage
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DE69031277D1 (de
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Mead Killion
Norman Matzen
Clyde Brown
William Cole
James Compton
Steven Iseberg
Jonathan Stewart
Donald Wilson
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Etymotic Research Inc
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Etymotic Research Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/50—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
    • H04R25/502—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics using analog signal processing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03G—CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
    • H03G9/00—Combinations of two or more types of control, e.g. gain control and tone control
    • H03G9/02—Combinations of two or more types of control, e.g. gain control and tone control in untuned amplifiers
    • H03G9/12—Combinations of two or more types of control, e.g. gain control and tone control in untuned amplifiers having semiconductor devices
    • H03G9/18—Combinations of two or more types of control, e.g. gain control and tone control in untuned amplifiers having semiconductor devices for tone control and volume expansion or compression
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/03—Aspects of the reduction of energy consumption in hearing devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/35—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using translation techniques
    • H04R25/356—Amplitude, e.g. amplitude shift or compression
DE69031277T 1989-11-03 1990-10-31 Klangtreuer hörgerätverstärker Expired - Fee Related DE69031277T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/431,531 US5131046A (en) 1989-11-03 1989-11-03 High fidelity hearing aid amplifier
PCT/US1990/006353 WO1991007067A1 (en) 1989-11-03 1990-10-31 High fidelity hearing aid amplifier

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DE69031277D1 DE69031277D1 (de) 1997-09-18
DE69031277T2 true DE69031277T2 (de) 1998-03-12

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DE69031277T Expired - Fee Related DE69031277T2 (de) 1989-11-03 1990-10-31 Klangtreuer hörgerätverstärker

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US (1) US5131046A (de)
EP (1) EP0500700B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2641619B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE156963T1 (de)
AU (1) AU642446B2 (de)
DE (1) DE69031277T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1991007067A1 (de)

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JPH05504448A (ja) 1993-07-08
US5131046A (en) 1992-07-14
DE69031277D1 (de) 1997-09-18
AU6737290A (en) 1991-05-31
ATE156963T1 (de) 1997-08-15
EP0500700A4 (en) 1992-11-25
WO1991007067A1 (en) 1991-05-16
EP0500700B1 (de) 1997-08-13
JP2641619B2 (ja) 1997-08-20
AU642446B2 (en) 1993-10-21
EP0500700A1 (de) 1992-09-02

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