Patents Assigned to Microphonics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7120501
    Abstract: A magnetic field modulation system for a cochlear implant: The magnetic field modulation system receives audible tones and processes the tones into radio frequency signals that are received by a radio frequency coil system. The radio frequency coil system has a transmitting coil and a receiving coil wound in a plurality of configurations. The transmitting coil is implanted in the ear canal wherein it receives processed radio frequency signals. The receiving coil is implanted into the middle ear wherein it receives the radio frequency signals from the transmitting coil. The receiving coil is hermetically sealed inside an enclosure wherein it receives and demodulates the radio frequency signal. Audio electrical signals are extracted from the demodulated radio frequency signal and delivered to the cochlea via an electrode. The audio electrical signals are received by the human brain via the nerves from the cochlea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Microphonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Byron Lee Boylston, Manning Miles Goldsmith
  • Patent number: 6671559
    Abstract: A transcanal, transtympanic cochlear implant system for implantation comprising a molded insert for removable positioning in the auditory canal of the human ear and an insulated receiver coil, preferably in a generally circular or looped form, where the receiver coil receives electromagnetic signals, in a first embodiment, or radio frequency signals, in a second embodiment, through inductive coupling to a solenoid coil within the molded insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Microphonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Miles Manning Goldsmith, Byron Lee Boylston