Patents by Inventor Jianchu Yao

Jianchu Yao 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).

  • Patent number: 10368785
    Abstract: A medical hearing testing method includes: inserting an in-ear test probe that is coupled to a hearing test adapter into an ear of a patient at a patient site; receiving device identification data at a web portal operating on a first electronic device over an electronic network between the first electronic device and the hearing test adapter, wherein the device identification data is uniquely identifies the hearing test adapter; receiving a control operation associated with a test session from the first user at the web portal; and responsive to receiving the control operation, transmitting an operational command from the web portal to the hearing test adapter over the electronic network, wherein the operational command controls an operation of the test probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventors: Gregg D. Givens, Jianchu Yao
  • Publication number: 20180064374
    Abstract: A medical hearing testing method includes: inserting an in-ear test probe that is coupled to a hearing test adapter into an ear of a patient at a patient site; receiving device identification data at a web portal operating on a first electronic device over an electronic network between the first electronic device and the hearing test adapter, wherein the device identification data is uniquely identifies the hearing test adapter; receiving a control operation associated with a test session from the first user at the web portal; and responsive to receiving the control operation, transmitting an operational command from the web portal to the hearing test adapter over the electronic network, wherein the operational command controls an operation of the test probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Gregg D. Givens, Jianchu Yao
  • Publication number: 20110257994
    Abstract: The systems, methods and associated devices performing diagnostic hearing tests which use a distributed, client-server architecture and the Internet to allow interaction between a test administration site and one or a plurality of remote patient sites. The test can be administered by an audiologist or clinician at a site remote from the patient, in a manner, which can allow interaction between the user and the clinician during at least a portion of the administration of the test. The diagnostic hearing tests can be performed such that they meet standardized guidelines such as ANSI requirements or certification standards and can include distortion product emission level measurements or middle ear compliance measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Gregg D. Givens, Jianchu Yao