Patents by Inventor Dan Mapes
Dan Mapes 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).
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Publication number: 20240007807Abstract: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for performing consumer hearing aid fittings. The system includes at least one computing device, an otoacoustic emissions (OAE) measurement device, a hearing aid, and a hearing database. The hearing database is configured to store customer hearing data. The OAE measurement device is configured to perform an OAE test to generate OAE test results. The at least one computing device is communicatively coupled to the hearing database, the OAE measurement device, and the hearing aid. The at least one computing device is configured to receive the OAE test results from the OAE measurement device, process the OAE test results and demographic information associated with the OAE test results to generate hearing aid fitting parameters, and upload the hearing aid fitting parameters to the hearing aid. The hearing aid is configured to apply the hearing aid fitting parameters to generate an acoustic output.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Dan Mapes-Riordan, Vinh Nguyen, Jill Rodriguez, Keith L. Davis, Timothy D. Schnell
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Publication number: 20230104178Abstract: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for performing consumer hearing aid fittings. The system includes a computing device, an otoacoustic emissions (OAE) measurement device, a hearing aid, and a hearing database. The hearing database is configured to store customer hearing data. The OAE measurement device is configured to perform an OAE test to generate OAE test results. The computing device is communicatively coupled to the hearing database, the OAE measurement device, and the hearing aid. The computing device is configured to receive the OAE test results from the OAE measurement device, retrieve a subset of the hearing data from the hearing database, process the OAE test results and the subset of the hearing data to generate hearing aid fitting parameters, and upload the hearing aid fitting parameters to the hearing aid. The hearing aid is configured to apply the hearing aid fitting parameters to generate an acoustic output.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Dan Mapes-Riordan, Keith L. Davis, Timothy D. Schnell
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Patent number: 10624562Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a hearing testing probe apparatus. The hearing testing probe apparatus includes a probe tube detachably coupled at a first end to a probe body and extending through a center hole in an eartip to align proximate a face of the eartip at a second end. The probe tube includes a plurality of stimulus lumens for receiving and carrying stimulus from the first end of the probe tube for output at the second end of the probe tube. The probe tube includes one or more microphone lumens for receiving and carrying one or more measured responses from the second end of the probe tube to one or more microphones at the first end of the probe tube.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: ETYMOTIC RESEARCH, INC.Inventors: Steve Iseberg, Mead C. Killion, Jonathan Siegel, Sumitrajit Dhar, Viorel Drambarean, Dan Mapes-Riordan, Steve Viranyi
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Publication number: 20160113554Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a hearing testing probe apparatus. The hearing testing probe apparatus includes a probe tube detachably coupled at a first end to a probe body and extending through a center hole in an eartip to align proximate a face of the eartip at a second end. The probe tube includes a plurality of stimulus lumens for receiving and carrying stimulus from the first end of the probe tube for output at the second end of the probe tube. The probe tube includes one or more microphone lumens for receiving and carrying one or more measured responses from the second end of the probe tube to one or more microphones at the first end of the probe tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Steve Iseberg, Mead C. Killion, Jonathan Siegel, Sumitrajit Dhar, Viorel Drambarean, Dan Mapes-Riordan, Steve Viranyi
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Patent number: 9155494Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a hearing testing probe apparatus. The hearing testing probe apparatus includes a probe tube detachably coupled at a first end to a probe body and extending through a center hole in an eartip to align proximate a face of the eartip at a second end. The probe tube includes a plurality of stimulus lumens for receiving and carrying stimulus from the first end of the probe tube for output at the second end of the probe tube. The probe tube includes one or more microphone lumens for receiving and carrying one or more measured responses from the second end of the probe tube to one or more microphones at the first end of the probe tube.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: ETYMOTIC RESEARCH, INC.Inventors: Steve Iseberg, Mead C. Killion, Jonathan Siegel, Sumitrajit Dhar, Viorel Drambarean, Dan Mapes-Riordan, Steve Viranyi
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Publication number: 20120191004Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a hearing testing probe apparatus. The hearing testing probe apparatus includes a probe tube detachably coupled at a first end to a probe body and extending through a center hole in an eartip to align proximate a face of the eartip at a second end. The probe tube includes a plurality of stimulus lumens for receiving and carrying stimulus from the first end of the probe tube for output at the second end of the probe tube. The probe tube includes one or more microphone lumens for receiving and carrying one or more measured responses from the second end of the probe tube to one or more microphones at the first end of the probe tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: ETYMOTIC RESEARCH, INC.Inventors: Steve Iseberg, Mead C. Killion, Viorel Drambarean, Dan Mapes-Riordan, Jonathan Siegel, Sumitrajit Dhar, Steve Viranyi
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Publication number: 20120054814Abstract: A media viewer having a processor, a display responsive to instructions from the processor, and a plurality of channels provided on the display wherein at least one of the channels has one or more Internet media sites linked thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Rajiv Porayath, Dan Mapes-Riordan
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Publication number: 20070236801Abstract: A time multiplexed 3D display incorporates a beam splitter so that multiple viewers can watch the same content in a plurality of different positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Inventors: Soohyun Cha, John Moore, Dan Mapes
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Publication number: 20060176557Abstract: A display system operates in both an autostereoscopic 3D display mode and a 2D display mode. A switchable optical diffuser is placed in the view path. The diffuser is transparent in the 3D display mode, but is diffusive in the 2D display mode to provide an increased field of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2005Publication date: August 10, 2006Inventors: Adrian Travis, Robert Kory, Dan Mapes, Soohyun Cha
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Patent number: 7003126Abstract: An improved analog-to-digital converter device suitable for use in digital hearing aids, and methods for operating such a device are disclosed. Aspects of the present invention may provide a full 16–18 bits (96–108 dB) of dynamic range in a digital hearing aid circuit using 14-bit analog-to-digital converters typically available for hearing aid use. An embodiment of the present invention may use two analog-to-digital converters that are clocked by the same sampling trigger. One of the converters may be preceded by an amplifier having, for example, 24 dB of gain, while the other converter may be preceded by an amplifier having 0 dB of gain. The output of the first converter or the output of the second converter may be used, or a combination of the two outputs may be used to produce audio for the hearing aid user, depending upon input signal level.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2002Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Etymotic Research, Inc.Inventors: Mead C. Killion, Dan Mapes-Riordan
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Publication number: 20030091207Abstract: An improved analog-to-digital converter device suitable for use in digital hearing aids, and methods for operating such a device are disclosed. Aspects of the present invention may provide a full 16-18 bits (96-108 dB) of dynamic range in a digital hearing aid circuit using 14-bit analog-to-digital converters typically available for hearing aid use. An embodiment of the present invention may use two analog-to-digital converters that are clocked by the same sampling trigger. One of the converters may be preceded by an amplifier having, for example, 24 dB of gain, while the other converter may be preceded by an amplifier having 0 dB of gain. The output of the first converter or the output of the second converter may be used, or a combination of the two outputs may be used to produce audio for the hearing aid user, depending upon input signal level.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Inventors: Mead C. Killion, Dan Mapes-Riordan
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Patent number: 6466678Abstract: A hearing aid is set forth that includes one or more hearing aid components that introduce an undesired undamped peak into the frequency response of the hearing aid. An electronic damping filter is utilized to compensate for the undamped peak. The electronic damping filter has a notch filter response that includes an inverse peak across the frequency range of the undamped peak thereby electronically damping the frequency response so that the hearing aid output is generally unaffected by the undesired characteristics of the inverse peak. The electronic damping filter may be programmable to vary the magnitude and/or shift the frequency of the inverse peak. A method is set forth that exploits this programmability and allows the same circuit topology to be used in two different hearing aids respectively having two different undamped peaks. A further method allows handling two or more peaks.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2000Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Etymotic Research, Inc.Inventors: Mead C. Killion, Chris W. Papalias, Anthony J. Becker, Dan Mapes-Riordan