ATE156963T1 - Klangtreuer hörgerätverstärker - Google Patents

Klangtreuer hörgerätverstärker

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ATE156963T1
ATE156963T1 AT90917077T AT90917077T ATE156963T1 AT E156963 T1 ATE156963 T1 AT E156963T1 AT 90917077 T AT90917077 T AT 90917077T AT 90917077 T AT90917077 T AT 90917077T AT E156963 T1 ATE156963 T1 AT E156963T1
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Prior art keywords
gain
hearing aid
amplifier
compression ratio
battery voltage
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AT90917077T
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Inventor
Mead C Killion
Norman P Matzen
Clyde M Brown Jr
William A Cole
James B Compton
Steven J Iseberg
Jonathan K Stewart
Donald L Wilson
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Etymotic Res Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • 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; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; 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; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • H04R25/35—Electric hearing aids using translation techniques
    • H04R25/356—Amplitude, e.g. amplitude shift or compression

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
  • Tone Control, Compression And Expansion, Limiting Amplitude (AREA)
  • Control Of Amplification And Gain Control (AREA)
AT90917077T 1989-11-03 1990-10-31 Klangtreuer hörgerätverstärker ATE156963T1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US07/431,531 US5131046A (en) 1989-11-03 1989-11-03 High fidelity hearing aid amplifier

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ATE156963T1 true ATE156963T1 (de) 1997-08-15

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AT90917077T ATE156963T1 (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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DE69031277T2 (de) 1998-03-12
EP0500700A1 (de) 1992-09-02
DE69031277D1 (de) 1997-09-18
AU6737290A (en) 1991-05-31
JPH05504448A (ja) 1993-07-08
EP0500700A4 (en) 1992-11-25
WO1991007067A1 (en) 1991-05-16
EP0500700B1 (de) 1997-08-13
US5131046A (en) 1992-07-14
AU642446B2 (en) 1993-10-21
JP2641619B2 (ja) 1997-08-20

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