Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Spahr

Anthony J. Spahr 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).

  • Methods and systems of conveying fine structure information to a cochlear implant patient
    Patent number: 8498714
    Abstract: An exemplary method of conveying fine structure information to a cochlear implant patient includes dividing an audio signal into a plurality of analysis channels, generating electrical stimulation in accordance with the information contained within each of the analysis channels, applying the electrical stimulation to at least one stimulation site within a patient via a plurality of stimulation channels, and at least partially isolating one of the stimulation channels from a rest of the stimulation channels, wherein fine structure information is conveyed to the patient via the isolated stimulation channel. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics, LLC
    Inventors: Leonid M. Litvak, Aniket Saoji, Anthony J. Spahr, Edward Overstreet
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF CONVEYING FINE STRUCTURE INFORMATION TO A COCHLEAR IMPLANT PATIENT
    Publication number: 20100070000
    Abstract: An exemplary method of conveying fine structure information to a cochlear implant patient includes dividing an audio signal into a plurality of analysis channels, generating electrical stimulation in accordance with the information contained within each of the analysis channels, applying the electrical stimulation to at least one stimulation site within a patient via a plurality of stimulation channels, and at least partially isolating one of the stimulation channels from a rest of the stimulation channels, wherein fine structure information is conveyed to the patient via the isolated stimulation channel. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Advanced Bionics, LLC
    Inventors: Leonid M. Litvak, Aniket Saoji, Anthony J. Spahr, Edward H. Overstreet