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Ivo Merks
Also filed as: MERKS IVO · MERKS IVO L D · MERKS IVO LEON DIANE MARIE
39 granted patents·5 pending applications·227 citations·filing 1998–2024
97Inventor score
Files withSTARKEY LABS INC26STARKEY LAB INC5KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV4MERKS IVO3MERKS IVO LEON DIANE MARIE2
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44 records- 0196US9219964B2Hearing assistance system with own voice detectionSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 22, 2015·25 cites·22 claims
- 0294US10492008B2Hearing device with neural network-based microphone signal processingSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 26, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 0394US10425745B1Adaptive binaural beamforming with preservation of spatial cues in hearing assistance devicesSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 24, 2019·25 cites·25 claims
- 0494US10117203B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing hearing instruments via wireless communicationSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 30, 2018·8 cites·20 claims
- 0594US9699573B2Hearing assistance system with own voice detectionSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 4, 2017·10 cites·20 claims
- 0693US9094766B2Hearing assistance system with own voice detectionSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 28, 2015·13 cites·20 claims
- 0793US8477973B2Hearing assistance system with own voice detectionMERKS IVO·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 2, 2013·18 cites·26 claims
- 0892US10171922B2Hearing assistance system with own voice detectionSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 0991US10225668B2Hearing assistance system with own voice detectionSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 5, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 1091US9712926B2Hearing assistance system with own voice detectionSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 18, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 1188US9763016B2Automatic directional switching algorithm for hearing aidsSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·10 cites·10 claims
- 1287US10652672B2Hearing assistance system with own voice detectionSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 12, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 1386US11553287B2Hearing device with neural network-based microphone signal processingSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 10, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 1482US12356155B2Hearing device with neural network-based microphone signal processingSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1581US9471090B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing hearing instruments via wireless communicationSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 18, 2016·5 cites·18 claims
- 1681US9002045B2Hearing aids with adaptive beamformer responsive to off-axis speechSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 7, 2015·5 cites·22 claims
- 1780US8824711B1Efficient convex optimization for real-time robust beamforming with microphone arraysDURANT ERIC A·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 2, 2014·8 cites·20 claims
- 1878US9712930B2Packet loss concealment for bidirectional ear-to-ear streamingSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 18, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 1977US11979717B2Hearing device with neural network-based microphone signal processingSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2076US10715931B2Hearing assistance system with own voice detectionSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 14, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 2175US10993051B2Hearing device with neural network-based microphone signal processingSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 27, 2021·1 cites·27 claims
- 2275US10536787B2Configuration of feedback cancelation for hearing aidsSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 14, 2020·2 cites·18 claims
- 2375US9749754B2Hearing aids with adaptive beamformer responsive to off-axis speechSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2474US10932076B2Automatic control of binaural features in ear-wearable devicesSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 23, 2021·2 cites·14 claims
- 2574US10674465B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing hearing instruments via wireless communicationSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 2674US7664281B2Method and apparatus for measurement of gain margin of a hearing assistance deviceSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 16, 2010·5 cites·25 claims
- 2772US9949041B2Hearing assistance device with beamformer optimized using a priori spatial informationSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 17, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2869US11388529B2Hearing assistance system with own voice detectionSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 12, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2966US8103023B2Apparatus and method for acoustic beamformingMERKS IVO LEON DIANE MARIE·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 24, 2012·4 cites·14 claims
- 3060US8737655B2System for measuring maximum stable gain in hearing assistance devicesMERKS IVO·Filed 2009·Granted May 27, 2014·2 cites·19 claims
- 3160US8351613B2Method and apparatus for measurement of gain margin of a hearing assistance deviceSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 8, 2013·1 cites·21 claims
- 3260US7031483B2Hearing aid comprising an array of microphonesSTICHTING TECH WETENSCHAPP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 18, 2006·36 cites·59 claims
- 3358US11647343B2Configuration of feedback cancelation for hearing aidsSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 9, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3458US8737654B2Methods and apparatus for improved noise reduction for hearing assistance devicesMERKS IVO·Filed 2011·Granted May 27, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 3553US8107616B2Acoustic echo cancellerRIERA-PALOU FELIP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 31, 2012·1 cites·20 claims
- 3651US9509854B2Echo cancellationMERKS IVO LEON DIANE MARIE·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 29, 2016·1 cites·19 claims
- 3750US12192705B2Hearing device with feedback instability detector that changes an adaptive filterSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3848US2005249347A1Non stationary echo cancellerKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3946US2007019803A1Loudspeaker-microphone system with echo cancellation system and method for echo cancellationKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4046US2003031315A1Echo canceller having nonlinear echo suppressor for harmonics calculationsFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US2007116255A1Echo canceller having a series arrangement of adaptive filters with individual update control strategyKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4244US11445306B2Method and apparatus for robust acoustic feedback cancellationSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 13, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4342US2007230712A1Telephony Device with Improved Noise SuppressionKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4441US10129661B2Techniques for increasing processing capability in hear aidsSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 13, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
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