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EP2786706 - Apparatus and method for determining parameter using auditory model of hearing loss patient [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.02.2018
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Gyeonggi-do 443-742 / KR
[2017/15]
Former [2014/41]For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Gyeonggi-do 443-742 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / Choi, Jong Min
c/o Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
97, Samsung-2-ro, Giheung-gu Yongin-si
446-712 Gyeonggi-do / KR
02 / Ku, Yun Seo
c/o Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
97, Samsung-2-ro, Giheung-gu Yongin-si
446-712 Gyeonggi-do / KR
03 / Kim, Dong Wook
c/o Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
97, Samsung-2-ro, Giheung-gu Yongin-si
446-712 Gyeonggi-do / KR
04 / Kim, Jong Jin
c/o Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
97, Samsung-2-ro, Giheung-gu Yongin-si
446-712 Gyeonggi-do / KR
05 / Sohn, Jun Il
c/o Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
97, Samsung-2-ro, Giheung-gu Yongin-si
446-712 Gyeonggi-do / KR
06 / Uhm, Jun Whon
c/o Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
97, Samsung-2-ro, Giheung-gu Yongin-si
446-712 Gyeonggi-do / KR
07 / Han, Jong Hee
c/o Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
97, Samsung-2-ro, Giheung-gu Yongin-si
446-712 Gyeonggi-do / KR
 [2014/41]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2017/15]
Former [2014/41]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date13192991.115.11.2013
[2014/41]
Priority number, dateKR2013003601802.04.2013         Original published format: KR 20130036018
[2014/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2786706
Date:08.10.2014
Language:EN
[2014/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2786706
Date:12.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.03.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/12, H04R25/00, // A61B5/0484, A61N1/05
[2014/41]
CPC:
H04R25/70 (EP,US); H04R3/00 (KR); A61B5/125 (EP,US);
H04R25/00 (KR); A61B5/38 (EP,US); H04R2430/03 (EP,US);
H04R2460/03 (EP,US); H04R25/305 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/41]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Bestimmung eines Parameters mithilfe eines Hörmodells von Patienten mit Hörverlust[2014/41]
English:Apparatus and method for determining parameter using auditory model of hearing loss patient[2014/41]
French:Appareil et procédé de détermination de paramètre utilisant un modèle auditif de patient présentant une perte auditive[2016/45]
Former [2014/41]Appareil et procédé de détermination de paramètre utilisant un modèle auditif de patient ayant une perte auditive
Examination procedure07.08.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.08.2014Examination requested  [2014/41]
19.09.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.01.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2016Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 06.07.2016
06.07.2016Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
11.07.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
15.09.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.10.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.03.2017Fee for grant paid
01.03.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.03.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  19.09.2014
Opposition(s)15.01.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
25.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO0178449  (COCHLEAR LTD [AU], et al) [A] 1-15 * Summary of invention; page 1 - page 2 * * page 6, line 19 - line 22 * * page 9; claim 6 *;
 [A]US2012243715  (PEDERSEN MICHAEL SYSKIND [DK]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0016] - [0022] - [0045] *;
 [A]US2011033073  (INOSHITA JUNICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0083] *;
 [A]US2006023907  (KASZTELAN THOMAS [SG]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0014] * * paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0031] *;
 [A]US2006159285  (REBER MONIKA B [CH], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0017] *;
 [A]US2011200216  (LEE SANG-MIN [KR], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0039] *
 [X]  - FAHEEM DINATH ET AL, "Hearing aid gain prescriptions balance restoration of auditory nerve mean-rate and spike-timing representations of speech", ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20080820), ISBN 978-1-4244-1814-5, pages 1793 - 1796, XP031508327 [X] 1-15 * figures 1,3 * * II.A.Models * * II.C Neural output * * II.D.Summary of the gain optimization strategy *
 [A]  - E. WILLIAM YUND, "Multichannel compression hearing aids: Effect of number of channels on speech discrimination in noise", THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, (19950201), vol. 97, no. 2, doi:10.1121/1.413093, ISSN 0001-4966, page 1206, XP055103987 [A] 1-15 * figure 2B; table IV * * II.B. MCCHA: Effect of number of channels *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.413093
Examination   - BENEDICT KH. LEUNG, "PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF HEARING AID COMPRESSION SCHEMES", (20080801), URL: http://www.ece.mcmaster.ca/~ibruce/papers/bleung_MEng_report.pdf, (20140908), XP055138625
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