Patents by Inventor Christophe M. Coppin

Christophe M. Coppin 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).

  • Hearing evaluation device with predictive capabilities
    Patent number: 6343230
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for evaluation of hearing loss is disclosed. The apparatus and method use evoked Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) to determine if the subject is able to hear repeatedly administered click stimuli. In order to expedite evaluation, the present invention uses normative data to accurately predict when a subject is likely to fail the test, so that evaluation will not needlessly continue for a subject who is very unlikely to pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Natus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthijs P. Smits, Christophe M. Coppin
  • Process for preventing or reversing cataract formation using protein modification reagents
    Patent number: 4665089
    Abstract: Cataract in mammalian lenses can be prevented or reversed by applying a solution of an imidoester, a N-hydroxysuccinimide-ester or hydrogen peroxide to the lens under conditions that permit the solution to interact with the lens constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Roelant J. Siezen, Christophe M. Coppin, George B. Benedek