Patents by Inventor John Michael Page Knox

John Michael Page Knox 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: 11146898
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, John Michael Page Knox, Gregory Charles Yancey
  • Patent number: 10631106
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, John Michael Page Knox, Gregory Yancey
  • Patent number: 10631104
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, John Michael Page Knox, Gregory Charles Yancey
  • Publication number: 20200037086
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, John Michael Page KNOX, Gregory Charles YANCEY
  • Publication number: 20200037083
    Abstract: A power dongle for a hearing aid includes conductive wires, each wire having a computing device end and a hearing aid end. A first connector is connected to the computing device end of each of the plurality of conductive wires to releasbly couple to an input/output port of the computing device and a second connector is connected to the hearing aid end of each of the plurality of conductive wires to releasably couple to an interface of the hearing aid, the second connector configured to deliver at least one of a first power supply and an audio signal from the computing device to the interface of the hearing aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles NEUMEYER, Russell J. Apfel, John Michael Page Knox
  • Publication number: 20200021922
    Abstract: A power dongle for a hearing aid includes conductive wires, each wire having a computing device end and a hearing aid end. A first connector is connected to the computing device end of each of the plurality of conductive wires to releasbly couple to an input/output port of the computing device and a second connector is connected to the hearing aid end of each of the plurality of conductive wires to releasably couple to an interface of the hearing aid, the second connector configured to deliver at least one of a first power supply and an audio signal from the computing device to the interface of the hearing aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Frederick Charles NEUMEYER, Russell J. Apfel, John Michael Page Knox
  • Patent number: 10462582
    Abstract: A power dongle for a hearing aid includes conductive wires, each wire having a computing device end and a hearing aid end. A first connector is connected to the computing device end of each of the plurality of conductive wires to releasably couple to an input/output port of the computing device and a second connector is connected to the hearing aid end of each of the plurality of conductive wires to releasably couple to an interface of the hearing aid, the second connector configured to deliver at least one of a first power supply and an audio signal from the computing device to the interface of the hearing aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: III HOLDINGS 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, Russell J. Apfel, John Michael Page Knox
  • Patent number: 10462583
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, John Michael Page Knox, Gregory Charles Yancey
  • Publication number: 20190110136
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles NEUMEYER, John Michael Page KNOX, Gregory YANCEY
  • Patent number: 10165375
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: III HOLDINGS 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, John Michael Page Knox, Gregory Charles Yancey
  • Publication number: 20180109885
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles NEUMEYER, John Michael Page KNOX, Gregory Charles YANCEY
  • Publication number: 20180109884
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles NEUMEYER, John Michael Page KNOX, Gregory Charles YANCEY
  • Patent number: 9918169
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: III HOLDINGS 4, LLC.
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, John Michael Page Knox, Gregory Charles Yancey
  • Publication number: 20180063656
    Abstract: A device includes a network interface to communicate with a communication network and a microphone to convert sounds into an electrical signal. The device further includes a processor coupled to the microphone and the network interface. The processor is configured to process the electrical signal to generate acoustic data based on the electrical signal and to provide the acoustic data to the network interface for transmission to a data storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, D. Matthew Landry, Samir Ibrahim, John Michael Page Knox, John Gray Bartkowiak
  • Patent number: 9813792
    Abstract: A device includes an input for receiving an audio signal, a speaker to convert the audio signal into an audible sound, and a memory for storing remediation instructions and detection instructions. The device further includes a processor coupled to the input, the speaker, and the memory. The processor is configured to process the audio signal according to the detection instructions and the remediation instructions to modulate amplitude of the audio signal based on the remediation instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: III HOLDINGS 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, Samir Ibrahim, John Michael Page Knox
  • Patent number: 9736600
    Abstract: A device includes a network interface to communicate with a communication network and a microphone to convert sounds into an electrical signal. The device further includes a processor coupled to the microphone and the network interface. The processor is configured to process the electrical signal to generate acoustic data based on the electrical signal and to provide the acoustic data to the network interface for transmission to a data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, David Matthew Landry, Samir Ibrahim, John Michael Page Knox, John Gray Bartkowiak
  • Publication number: 20170127194
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, John Michael Page Knox, Gregory Charles Yancey
  • Publication number: 20170118564
    Abstract: A power dongle for a hearing aid includes conductive wires, each wire having a computing device end and a hearing aid end. A first connector is connected to the computing device end of each of the plurality of conductive wires to releasably couple to an input/output port of the computing device and a second connector is connected to the hearing aid end of each of the plurality of conductive wires to releasably couple to an interface of the hearing aid, the second connector configured to deliver at least one of a first power supply and an audio signal from the computing device to the interface of the hearing aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, Russell J. Apfel, John Michael Page Knox
  • Publication number: 20170094423
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, John Michael Page Knox, Gregory Charles Yancey
  • Patent number: 9591412
    Abstract: A device includes a network interface to communicate with a communication network and a microphone to convert sounds into an electrical signal. The device further includes a processor coupled to the microphone and the network interface. The processor is configured to process the electrical signal to generate acoustic data based on the electrical signal and to provide the acoustic data to the network interface for transmission to a data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: III Holdings 4, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Charles Neumeyer, David Matthew Landry, Samir Ibrahim, John Michael Page Knox, John Gray Bartkowiak