Inventor

Achim Kuntz

Inventor

Hemhofen, DE

Overview

2014–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 39 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G10Lprimary

G10LSpeech analysis techniques or speech synthesis42%

H04SStereophonic systems31%

H04RLoudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers11%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television6%

G10HElectrophonic musical instruments2%

H04HBroadcast communication2%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication2%

G01SRadio direction-finding1%

G06FElectric digital data processing1%

G06KGraphical data reading1%

PatentTitleYear

11,025,968Audio splicing concept2021 10,937,435Reduction of comb filter artifacts in multi-channel downmix with adaptive phase alignment2021 10,904,693Apparatus and method for generating a plurality of audio channels2021 10,854,213Apparatus and method for screen related audio object remapping2020 10,798,512Method and signal processing unit for mapping a plurality of input channels of an input channel configuration to output channels of an output channel configuration2020 10,770,080Audio decoder, audio encoder, method for providing at least four audio channel signals on the basis of an encoded representation, method for providing an encoded representation on the basis of at least four audio channel signals and computer program using a bandwidth extension2020 10,748,516Optimal mixing matrices and usage of decorrelators in spatial audio processing2020 10,741,188Audio encoder, audio decoder, methods and computer program using jointly encoded residual signals2020 10,701,507Apparatus and method for mapping first and second input channels to at least one output channel2020 10,595,153Apparatus and method for generating a plurality of audio channels2020 10,511,865Audio splicing concept2019 10,468,038Method for decoding and encoding a downmix matrix, method for presenting audio content, encoder and decoder for a downmix matrix, audio encoder and audio decoder2019 10,360,918Reduction of comb filter artifacts in multi-channel downmix with adaptive phase alignment2019 10,339,908Optimal mixing matrices and usage of decorrelators in spatial audio processing2019 10,341,801Renderer controlled spatial upmix2019 10,327,088Spatial audio processor and a method for providing spatial parameters based on an acoustic input signal2019 10,313,815Apparatus and method for generating a plurality of parametric audio streams and apparatus and method for generating a plurality of loudspeaker signals2019 10,249,311Concept for audio encoding and decoding for audio channels and audio objects2019 10,192,563Apparatus and method for screen related audio object remapping2019 10,154,362Apparatus and method for mapping first and second input channels to at least one output channel2018 10,147,431Audio decoder, audio encoder, method for providing at least four audio channel signals on the basis of an encoded representation, method for providing an encoded representation on the basis of at least four audio channel signals and computer program using a bandwidth extension2018 10,109,282Apparatus and method for geometry-based spatial audio coding2018 10,097,945Apparatus and method for generating a plurality of audio channels2018 10,085,104Renderer controlled spatial upmix2018 9,953,656Audio encoder, audio decoder, methods and computer program using jointly encoded residual signals2018 9,947,326Method for decoding and encoding a downmix matrix, method for presenting audio content, encoder and decoder for a downmix matrix, audio encoder and audio decoder2018 9,940,938Audio encoder, audio decoder, methods and computer program using jointly encoded residual signals2018 9,936,327Method and signal processing unit for mapping a plurality of input channels of an input channel configuration to output channels of an output channel configuration2018 9,805,726'Segment-wise adjustment of spatial audio signal to different playback loudspeaker setup'2017 9,729,995'Apparatus and method for generating a plurality of audio channels'2017 9,626,974'Spatial audio processor and a method for providing spatial parameters based on an acoustic input signal'2017 9,502,040'Encoding and decoding of slot positions of events in an audio signal frame'2016 9,484,038'Apparatus and method for merging geometry-based spatial audio coding streams'2016 9,431,019'Apparatus for decoding a signal comprising transients using a combining unit and a mixer'2016 9,396,731'Sound acquisition via the extraction of geometrical information from direction of arrival estimates'2016 9,368,122'Apparatus for generating a decorrelated signal using transmitted phase information'2016 9,196,257'Apparatus and a method for converting a first parametric spatial audio signal into a second parametric spatial audio signal'2015 8,831,931'Apparatus for generating a decorrelated signal using transmitted phase information'2014 8,705,319'Apparatus and method for resolving an ambiguity from a direction of arrival estimate'2014

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2014–2021Patents assigned to FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG (31)· patent assignee history

2014–2021Based in Hemhofen, DE· patent location history

2015–2016Patents assigned to DEL GALDO GIOVANNI (2)· patent assignee history

2015–2016Patents assigned to KUECH FABIAN (2)· patent assignee history

2016–2017Patents assigned to FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E V (6)· patent assignee history

2020Patents assigned to FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG	31	2014–2021
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E V	6	2016–2017
DEL GALDO GIOVANNI	2	2015–2016
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV	2	2020
KUECH FABIAN	2	2015–2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Hemhofen, DE	39	2014–2021