Patents by Inventor Clair W. Madsen

Clair W. Madsen 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 aid system and transducer with hermetically sealed housing
    Publication number: 20040264725
    Abstract: A driver and sensor assembly that is hermetically sealed so that the assemblies may be fully implanted in a being. The assemblies employ a transducer that has a longitudinal axis and that vibrates or picks up vibration in a direction substantially transverse to its longitudinal axis. A sheath covers the transducer and is hermetically sealed to a housing. Leads from a sound processor are coupled to the housing and the entire assembly is hermetically sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Clair W. Madsen, Michael A. Schugt
  • Flexible transducer supports
    Patent number: 6730015
    Abstract: A flexible support device for use in positioning and supporting a device, such as a transducer, in contact with a structure of the ear. The support device positions the device for securing of the device with an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Inventors: Mike Schugt, Clair W. Madsen, Michael E. Glasscock, III
  • Flexible transducer supports
    Publication number: 20020183586
    Abstract: A flexible support device for use in positioning and supporting a device, such as a transducer, in contact with a structure of the ear. The support device positions the device for securing of the device with an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Mike Schugt, Clair W. Madsen, Michael E. Glasscock