Patents by Inventor Bernhard Laback

Bernhard Laback 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).

  • Binaural stimulation in neural auditory prostheses or hearing aids
    Patent number: 7920923
    Abstract: The present invention discloses of binaural stimulation in a neural auditory prosthesis. Binaural acoustic signals are generated that represent sound associated with a user's left and right ears respectively. Based on the binaural acoustic signals, corresponding binaural stimulation signals are generated for electrical stimulation of auditory nerve tissue of the user, wherein the binaural stimulation signals each include a fine structure component with periodic characteristics and interaural time difference (ITD) information. A phase jitter component is added to the binaural stimulation signals to reduce the periodic characteristics of the fine structure component while preserving the interaural time difference (ITD) information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Laback, Piotr Majdak
  • Binaural Stimulation in Neural Auditory Prostheses or Hearing Aids
    Publication number: 20080319509
    Abstract: The present invention discloses of binaural stimulation in a neural auditory prosthesis. Binaural acoustic signals are generated that represent sound associated with a user's left and right ears respectively. Based on the binaural acoustic signals, corresponding binaural stimulation signals are generated for electrical stimulation of auditory nerve tissue of the user, wherein the binaural stimulation signals each include a fine structure component with periodic characteristics and interaural time difference (ITD) information. A phase jitter component is added to the binaural stimulation signals to reduce the periodic characteristics of the fine structure component while preserving the interaural time difference (ITD) information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: MED-EL
    Inventors: Bernhard LABACK, Piotr Majdak