Patents by Inventor Curtis W. Ponton

Curtis W. Ponton 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).

  • Sensor assembly with conductive bridge
    Patent number: 7930013
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for the measurement of electrophysiological signals and including a conductive bridge is provided. In one embodiment, the conductive bridge is provided by an expandable member with an absorbent material attached to one end. An aperture extends through the expandable member, forming a cavity well. Addition of a conductive medium to the cavity well allows the conductive bridge to provide a conductive pathway between an electrode and a patient's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Compumedics Limited
    Inventor: Curtis W. Ponton
  • Method for aligning derived-band ABR responses based on integration of detrended derived-band ABRs
    Patent number: 7141022
    Abstract: In a diagnostic system wherein a patient's auditory brainstem response (ABR) to each of a plurality of auditory stimuli is recorded and wherein a plurality of derived-band ABRs representing cochlear responses in a plurality of respective frequency bands are constructed, the derived-band ABRs are temporarily aligned based on observable peaks in integrated, detrended derived-band waveforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: House Ear Institute
    Inventors: Manuel Don, Curtis W. Ponton