Patents by Inventor Gunter Hortmann

Gunter Hortmann 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).

  • Implantable Hearing Aid With a Monitoring Transducer That Can Be Implanted In The Inner Ear
    Publication number: 20110255724
    Abstract: A device for improving hearing ability comprises an input transducer which picks up the movement of the malleus in the middle ear. The input signal generated by the input transducer is supplied to a processing unit which converts the input signal into an output signal which is applied to an output transducer in the area of the round window. The conversion of the input signal into the output signal is controlled dependent upon a monitor signal generated by a monitor transducer. If the device is used, the patient retains residual hearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Günter Hortmann, Sebastian Hoth
  • Implantable hearing aid
    Patent number: 5411467
    Abstract: Implantable hearing aid for stimulation of the inner ear with a hydromechanical coupling element having an input side connected to an electromechanical converter for transmission to the inner ear of the mechanical vibrations generated by the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Implex GmbH Spezialhorgerate
    Inventors: Gunter Hortmann, Hans Leysieffer