Patents by Inventor ERIC HOLLNAGEL

ERIC HOLLNAGEL 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 coil alignment in electromagnetic hearing implant
    Patent number: 10390154
    Abstract: A sound processor assembly having a coil support device which allows for the coil to be moved without damaging the plastic components or deforming the shell body. This is done by making the ear shell of the sound processor assembly, whether an integrated sound processor assembly or a linked sound processor assembly, out of two separate polymers: a first polymer that does not soften when heat is applied, and a second polymer which does. The first polymer is used for the first polymer zone of the shell which is shaped to the ear canal, while the second polymer is used for the section of the shell which supports the coil. This allows the shell to be heated, thereby softening the second polymer but not the first, and allows the coil to be repositioned to a new location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Ototronix, LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Spearman, Eric Hollnagel, Brian Spearman, Gabe Kern
  • IMPROVED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COIL ALIGNMENT IN ELECTROMAGNETIC HEARING IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20160183018
    Abstract: A sound processor assembly having a coil support device which allows for the coil to be moved without damaging the plastic components or deforming the shell body. This is done by making the ear shell of the sound processor assembly, whether an integrated sound processor assembly or a linked sound processor assembly, out of two separate polymers: a first polymer that does not soften when heat is applied, and a second polymer which does. The first polymer is used for the first polymer zone of the shell which is shaped to the ear canal, while the second polymer is used for the section of the shell which supports the coil. This allows the shell to be heated, thereby softening the second polymer but not the first, and allows the coil to be repositioned to a new location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: OTOTRONIX, LLC
    Inventors: MICHAEL R. SPEARMAN, ERIC HOLLNAGEL, BRIAN SPEARMAN, GABE KERN