Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080212787 | EARHEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD I - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of operating an audio device comprising: calculating estimated sound pressure levels for drive signals directed to an ear canal receiver (ECR) during a time increment Δt; calculating an estimated SPL_Dose during the time increment Δt using the estimated sound pressure levels; and calculating a total SPL_Dose at the time t of the audio device using the estimated SPL_Dose. | 09-04-2008 |
20080219456 | ACOUSTIC DAMPENING COMPENSATION SYSTEM - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an acoustic management system configured to compensate for acoustical dampening comprising: a microphone configured to detect a first acoustic signal from an acoustic environment; and a logic circuit, where the logic circuit detects an onset of acoustical dampening between the acoustic environment and the microphone, and where the logic circuit generates an acoustic damping compensation filter, where the acoustic damping compensation filter is applied to the first acoustic signal generating a drive signal. | 09-11-2008 |
20080299339 | EARGUARD SEALING SYSTEM I: MULTI-CHAMBER SYSTEMS - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a multi-chamber coating comprising: a first medium; and a second medium, where the first medium covers at least a first portion of second medium so as to form a first and second chamber, where at least one material property of the first medium is different than the second medium, where the first chamber and second chamber share a wall, where the wall is configured to apply a restorative force upon deformation of the first or second chamber, where the first and second chamber form at least a portion of a coating, and where the coating is configured to be attached to an object that is configured to be inserted into an orifice. | 12-04-2008 |
20080311324 | EARGUARD SEALING SYSTEM II: SINGLE-CHAMBER SYSTEMS - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a single-chamber coating comprising: a first medium; a second medium; and a ridge structure, where the first medium covers at least a first portion of second medium so as to form a first chamber, where at least one material property of the first medium is different than the second medium, where the first medium forms a first wall the first chamber, where the first wall is configured to apply a restorative force upon deformation of the first chamber, where the ridge structure is along a second wall of the first chamber, where the ridge structure is configured to direct the second medium substantially parallel to the ridge structure plane when the first chamber is deformed, where the first chamber forms at least a portion of a coating, and where the coating is configured to be attached to an object that is configured to be inserted into an orifice. | 12-18-2008 |
20090065714 | ELETROFLUID COLLISIONAL ACCELERATOR AND FUSION REACTOR - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed toward accelerating charged hydrogenated fluid into collisions of sufficient energy to initiate at least partial fusion of the collisional hydrogenated fluid, where one of the products of the collision is a product including an element higher in the periodic tables than at least one of the colliding fluids, and where, optionally, the at least partial fusion heats a coolant loop which in turn generates electricity. | 03-12-2009 |
20090067661 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOTE ACOUSTIC PORTING AND MAGNETIC ACOUSTIC CONNECTION - An earpiece device includes a microphone and a speaker having a common acoustic channel to reduce complexity and minimize components in an ear canal region. The earpiece device also includes a logic circuit operatively connected into an earpiece, where the microphone is configured to sample an acoustic signal traveling from either end of an acoustic channel. The earpiece device further includes a selective attenuation mechanism for varying the acoustic energy from one end of the acoustic channel or combining the acoustic energies in a controlled ratio from both ends of the acoustic channel before reaching the microphone. | 03-12-2009 |
20090130423 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER SYSTEMS - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a device that includes a membrane and a collapsible electroactive polymer element, where the element is in an expanded configuration without voltage application and is in a collapsed configuration with a voltage application, where the element is covered by the membrane. | 05-21-2009 |
20090155518 | ENERGY RESPONSIVE CONFORMAL DEVICE - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a sealing device comprising, a first material; and a second material, where the first material responds to energy inputs differently than the second material, and where the first and second material are operatively connected and configured to be inserted into an orifice. | 06-18-2009 |
20090192407 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RADIAL PRESSURE DETERMINATION - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of measuring ear canal wall pressure comfort level comprising: inserting an expandable pressure exertion device into an orifice; expanding the device inside the orifice in increments of pressure; and saving a threshold level where a user indicates that the pressure exerted against the walls of the orifice is becoming at least one of uncomfortable, painful, and noticeable. | 07-30-2009 |
20090214072 | Earpiece Sealing System - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed toward an earphone device with a sealing section for acoustically sealing the meatus of a human ear, which includes an inner ear canal speaker; an inner ear canal microphone; connected to a logic circuit which can include a digital signal processor (DSP), where a sealant operatively attached to an outer section of the earphone acoustically seals the meatus of a human ear canal. | 08-27-2009 |
20090324037 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE AMPLIFICATION AND DISSOCIATION BEHAVIOR OF DNA MOLECULES - The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring the amplification of DNA molecules and the dissociation behavior of the DNA molecules. | 12-31-2009 |
20100002897 | PRESSURE REGULATING SYSTEMS FOR EXPANDABLE INSERTION DEVICES - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an earpiece comprising: an ambient sound microphone (ASM); an ear canal microphone (ECM); an ear canal receiver (ECR); and an inflatable sealing section, where the sealing section includes at least one pressure valve, where the at least one pressure valve opens when the pressure in the sealing section is greater than an ambient pressure. | 01-07-2010 |
20100012420 | OCCLUSION EFFECT MITIGATION AND SOUND ISOLATION DEVICE FOR ORIFICE INSERTED SYSTEMS - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a sound isolation device comprising: an expandable element; and an insertion element, where the expandable element is operatively attached to the insertion element, where the expandable element includes an expanding medium, where the pressure of the expanding medium is varied to vary sound isolation across the expandable element. | 01-21-2010 |
20100074451 | ACOUSTIC SEALING ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A test signal emitted by an earpiece is compared against the acoustic signal to determine if a sealing section of the earpiece is sealed properly. The degree of acoustic sealing is used to adjust the attenuation level of a sealing section of the earpiece or alert the user that the sealing section of the seal status. | 03-25-2010 |
20100076793 | Personalized Sound Management and Method - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to implementing personalized sound management applications. A module comprising hardware and software is provided to manufacturers to build a device. A process is architected for remote enabling of a device with personalized sound management applications. Consumers select applications for managing their sound environment through purchased and subscription hardware and applications via a web environment. All products developed by manufacturers are tested and certified running the personalized sound management applications. Manufacturers and consumers may both be covered under for liability insurance. Users may remotely purchase may update, purchase hardware, add and download subscription based applications, and replace consumable through the web environment. | 03-25-2010 |
20100142725 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOUND MONITORING OVER A NETWORK - A mobile communication ( | 06-10-2010 |
20110085689 | INVERTED BALLOON SYSTEM AND INFLATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a pressure management system for an earpiece comprising: a first valve, where the first valve allows air to pass from a first side of the valve to a second side more readily than from the second side to the first side an inflation channel, where the inflation channel has an outer diameter less than 5 mm; a pressure release mechanism; a pump; a stent, where the inflation channel is embedded; and a balloon, where the first valve, the inflation channel, the pressure release mechanism, the pump, and the balloon are operatively connected, where the first valve is positioned so that air from the pump passes through the first valve to inflate the balloon and where the leak rate of the air from the balloon back to the pump is less than 1% by volume per minute and where the pressure release mechanism is configured to release pressure from the balloon to the environment upon actuation, and where the pressure management system is configured to manage the inflation pressure of the balloon in an orifice. | 04-14-2011 |