Patents by Inventor Cindy Comeau

Cindy Comeau 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 and apparatus for delivering audio signals and providing hearing protection during medical imaging
    Patent number: 10091574
    Abstract: A pneumatic audio system which is compatible with use within an MRI environment is disclosed. The system has an audio transducer including a housing having a plurality of walls, a foam insert supported within the housing, and a speaker supported by the foam insert and extending at an angle with respect to the walls of the housing. The system further has a hollow tube coupled to the audio transducer at a first end and configured to transmit audio signals from the speaker through the tube. The system further has an earphone coupled to a second end of the hollow tube and configured to deliver audio signals to an ear canal of a human user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Neocoil, LLC
    Inventors: Terry Smith, Paul Ropella, Matthew Brown, Cindy Comeau, Brian Brown
  • Method and Apparatus for Delivering Audio Signals and Providing Hearing Protection During Medical Imaging
    Publication number: 20170150247
    Abstract: A pneumatic audio system which is compatible with use within an MRI environment is disclosed. The system has an audio transducer including a housing having a plurality of walls, a foam insert supported within the housing, and a speaker supported by the foam insert and extending at an angle with respect to the walls of the housing. The system further has a hollow tube coupled to the audio transducer at a first end and configured to transmit audio signals from the speaker through the tube. The system further has an earphone coupled to a second end of the hollow tube and configured to deliver audio signals to an ear canal of a human user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Terry Smith, Paul Ropella, Matthew Brown, Cindy Comeau, Brian Brown