Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Ward Tuttle

Jeffrey Ward Tuttle 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).

  • Modulation in a contact hearing system
    Patent number: 11889266
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a contact hearing system comprising: an ear tip including a transmit coil, wherein the transmit coil is connected to an audio processor, including an H Bridge circuit; a first input to the H Bridge circuit comprising an AND circuit wherein a first input to the AND circuit comprises a carrier signal and a second input to the AND circuit comprises an output of a delta sigma modulation circuit, wherein the delta sigma modulation circuit is a component of the audio processor; and a second input to the H Bridge circuit comprising an NAND circuit wherein a first input to the NAND circuit comprises a carrier signal and a second input to the NAND circuit comprises an output of the delta sigma modulation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Earlens Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Arne, Douglas Webb, Jeffrey Ward Tuttle, Konstadinos Hatzianestis
  • MODULATION IN A CONTACT HEARING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230052209
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a contact hearing system comprising: an ear tip including a transmit coil, wherein the transmit coil is connected to an audio processor, including an H Bridge circuit; a first input to the H Bridge circuit comprising an AND circuit wherein a first input to the AND circuit comprises a carrier signal and a second input to the AND circuit comprises an output of a delta sigma modulation circuit, wherein the delta sigma modulation circuit is a component of the audio processor; and a second input to the H Bridge circuit comprising an NAND circuit wherein a first input to the NAND circuit comprises a carrier signal and a second input to the NAND circuit comprises an output of the delta sigma modulation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Arne, Douglas Webb, Jeffrey Ward Tuttle, Konstadinos Hatzianestis
  • Modulation in a contact hearing system
    Patent number: 11343617
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a contact hearing system comprising: an ear tip including a transmit coil, wherein the transmit coil is connected to an audio processor, including an H Bridge circuit; a first input to the H Bridge circuit comprising an AND circuit wherein a first input to the AND circuit comprises a carrier signal and a second input to the AND circuit comprises an output of a delta sigma modulation circuit, wherein the delta sigma modulation circuit is a component of the audio processor; and a second input to the H Bridge circuit comprising an NAND circuit wherein a first input to the NAND circuit comprises a carrier signal and a second input to the NAND circuit comprises an output of the delta sigma modulation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Earlens Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Arne, Douglas Webb, Jeffrey Ward Tuttle, Konstadinos Hatzianestis
  • MODULATION IN A CONTACT HEARING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210160631
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a contact hearing system comprising: an ear tip including a transmit coil, wherein the transmit coil is connected to an audio processor, including an H Bridge circuit; a first input to the H Bridge circuit comprising an AND circuit wherein a first input to the AND circuit comprises a carrier signal and a second input to the AND circuit comprises an output of a delta sigma modulation circuit, wherein the delta sigma modulation circuit is a component of the audio processor; and a second input to the H Bridge circuit comprising an NAND circuit wherein a first input to the NAND circuit comprises a carrier signal and a second input to the NAND circuit comprises an output of the delta sigma modulation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Arne, Douglas Webb, Jeffrey Ward Tuttle, Konstadinos Hatzianestis