Patents by Inventor Charles Craig Formby

Charles Craig Formby 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).

  • Method for treating debilitating hyperacusis
    Patent number: 10582286
    Abstract: A system and method of treating hyperacusis is presented. The system uses a customizable, patient-specific, in-ear device combining sound attenuation with loudness suppression and a noise generator to expand the dynamic range of a patient. This device is used with novel software and counseling to provide a patient-specific treatment to hypersensitivity to sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: University of South Florida, The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, SoundsGood Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alan Eddins, Charles Craig Formby, Stephen W. Armstrong
  • METHOD FOR TREATING DEBILITATING HYPERACUSIS
    Publication number: 20190394551
    Abstract: A system and method of treating hyperacusis is presented. The system uses a customizable, patient-specific, in-ear device combining sound attenuation with loudness suppression and a noise generator to expand the dynamic range of a patient. This device is used with novel software and counseling to provide a patient-specific treatment to hypersensitivity to sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicants: University of South Florida, The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, SoundsGood Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alan Eddins, Charles Craig Formby, Stephen W. Armstrong