Patents by Inventor Albert S. Maltan

Albert S. Maltan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Implanted outer ear canal hearing aid
    Patent number: 7127078
    Abstract: A hearing aid system including an implant (60) configured for insertion into a recess (40) formed under the skin of the retro-auricular space (50), which implant does not occlude the ear canal (30). The implant includes electronic circuitry (72), a transducer (65, e.g., speaker), antenna (64), and power source (66). The hearing aid also includes an external module (70), which module includes a microphone (163), electronics (172), antenna (164), and power source (166). A telemetry link (76) between the external module antenna and the implant antenna allows transmissions between the microphone module and the implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignees: Advanced Bionics Corporation, Medical Research Products-B
    Inventors: Alfred E. Mann, Albert S. Maltan, Yitzhak Zilberman, Byron L. Moran, Ronald J. Lebel
  • Implanted outer ear canal hearing aid
    Publication number: 20040133066
    Abstract: A hearing aid system including an implant (60) configured for insertion into a recess (40) formed under the skin of the retro-auricular space (50), which implant does not occlude the ear canal (30). The implant includes electronic circuitry (72), a transducer (65, e.g., speaker), antenna (64), and power source (66). The hearing aid also includes an external module (70), which module includes a microphone (163), electronics (172), antenna (164), and power source (166). A telemetry link (76) between the external module antenna and the implant antenna allows transmissions between the microphone module and the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Alfred E. Mann, Albert S. Maltan, Yitzhak Zilberman, Byron L. Moran, Ronald J. Lebel