Patents by Inventor Kyriaky Griffin

Kyriaky Griffin 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).

  • Directional sound processing in a cochlear implant
    Publication number: 20070016267
    Abstract: A cochlear implant implementing a directional sound processing system is provided. Specifically, the cochlear implants implementing the present invention comprise a plurality of audio sensors arranged in at least one external component of the cochlear implant to spatially receive ambient sound. At least one audio sensor is located in one of the external components of the cochlear implant, while one other audio sensor is located elsewhere, such as in a component other than the first component. The cochlear implant includes an directional sound processor comprising an array processor and a sound processor to convert the received sounds into a cochlea stimulation instruction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Kyriaky Griffin, Bastiaan Dijk, Ernst von Wallenberg