Patents by Inventor Akhilesh KOTIYA

Akhilesh KOTIYA 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).

  • Subcutaneous piezoelectric bone conduction hearing aid actuator and system
    Patent number: 8965021
    Abstract: An implantable bone-conduction hearing actuator based on a piezoelectric element, such as a unimorph or bimorph cantilever bender, is described. Unlike other implantable bone conduction hearing actuators, the device is subcutaneous and once implanted is entirely invisible. The device excites bending in bone through a local bending moment rather than the application of a point force as with conventional bone-anchored hearing aids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Dalhousie University
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Alexander Adamson, Jeremy A. Brown, Manohar Bance, Akhilesh Kotiya
  • SUBCUTANEOUS PIEZOELECTRIC BONE CONDUCTION HEARING AID ACTUATOR AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130261377
    Abstract: An implantable bone-conduction hearing actuator based on a piezoelectric element, such as a unimorph or bimorph cantilever bender, is described. Unlike other implantable bone conduction hearing actuators, the device is subcutaneous and once implanted is entirely invisible. The device excites bending in bone through a local bending moment rather than the application of a point force as with conventional bone-anchored hearing aids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Alexander ADAMSON, Jeremy A. BROWN, Manohar BANCE, Akhilesh KOTIYA