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Device for the compensation of hearing impairments

CA 1198509 A · Owner: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · Inventors: Steeger, Gerhard H.

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An exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of parallel signal channels coupled with a signal input transducer such as a, microphone or induction coil. Each of the signal channels includes a respective bandpass filter for selection of a different frequency band, a controlled-gain amplifier, controlled by a volume control potentiometer, circuits for non-linear signal processing and a, bandpass filter for the reduction of distortion components caused by the non-linear processing circuits. A summing amplifier combines the signal components from all channels and is connected via an amplifier to an output signal transducer. Space requirements and power consumption are reduced in such a …

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  • Granted December 24, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 24, 2002.
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FiledAugust 5, 1982
GrantedDecember 24, 1985
Term endedDecember 24, 2002
Patent numberCA 1198509 A
Classification (IPC)H04R25/00

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1983198519871989199119931995199719992001Application filedAug 5, 1982Patent grantedDec 24, 1985Term endedDec 24, 2002

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