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• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
GROZ-BECKERT KG	72458 ALBSTADT

International Classification(s)

• D03C:SHEDDING MECHANISMS; PATTERN CARDS OR CHAINS; PUNC....

• 2004 Application Filing Year
• D03C Class
• 29 Applications Filed
• 12 Patents Issued To-Date
• 41.38 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Gesing, Karl-Heinz	Raesfeld , DE	16	59
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 59
Olbing, Andre	Raesfeld , DE	2	35
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 35
Schwane, Herbert	Raesfeld , DE	5	45
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 45
Steffen, Richard	Borken , DE	1	32
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 32

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
November 17, 2009	US,7617844,B2   US7617844B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
April 21, 2005	US,20050081942,A1   US20050081942A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 9894446

Customization of adaptive directionality for hearing aids using a portable device

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Abstract

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A hearing assistance system provides a hearing-aid wearer with one or more hearing aids and a portable device allowing for a wearer-driven directionality customization of the one or more hearing aids. The wearer indicates the locations of sound(s) of interest and/or noise source(s) using the portable device. The one or more hearing aids adjust the directionality of sound reception based on these wearer-indicated locations.

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• MAFP2021
• I2018
• STCF2017
• P2016
• AS2016
• F2014
• PD2013

Date	Code	Event	Description
Jun 30, 2021	MAFP	MAINTENANCE FEE PAYMENT	free format text: PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEE, 4TH YEAR, LARGE ENTITY (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: M1551); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY year of fee payment: 4
Jan 16, 2018	I	Issuance
Dec 27, 2017	STCF	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT GRANT	free format text: PATENTED CASE
Jul 07, 2016	P	Published
Feb 15, 2016	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:TAKEYASU, SHINOBU;IWASAKI, ATSUSHI;REEL/FRAME:037894/0187 Owner name: SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD., JAPAN Effective Date: Feb 15, 2016
Sep 01, 2014	F	Filing
Oct 29, 2013	PD	Priority Date