Patents by Inventor Lachlan Stewart James
Lachlan Stewart James 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).
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Patent number: 9930460Abstract: A tinnitus method and device for providing relief to a person suffering from the disturbing effects of tinnitus is described. The method can be implemented entirely in software to spectrally modify an audio signal in accordance with a predetermined masking algorithm which modifies the intensity of the audio signal at selected frequencies. A predetermined masking algorithm is described which provides intermittent masking of the tinnitus wherein, at a comfortable listening level, during peaks of the audio signal the tinnitus is completely obscured, whereas during troughs the perception of the tinnitus occasionally emerges. In practice it has been found that such intermittent masking provides an immediate sense of relief, control and relaxation for the person, while enabling sufficient perception of the tinnitus for habituation and long term treatment to occur. Advantageously the predetermined masking algorithm is specifically tailored to the audiometric configuration of the person.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Neuromonics Pty LimitedInventors: Paul Benjamin Davis, Lachlan Stewart James, Benjamin Adam McSweeney, Linda Elizabeth Laidlaw, Robert Henry Frater, Peter John Hanley
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Publication number: 20160021471Abstract: A tinnitus method and device for providing relief to a person suffering from the disturbing effects of tinnitus is described. The method can be implemented entirely in software to spectrally modify an audio signal in accordance with a predetermined masking algorithm which modifies the intensity of the audio signal at selected frequencies. A predetermined masking algorithm is described which provides intermittent masking of the tinnitus wherein, at a comfortable listening level, during peaks of the audio signal the tinnitus is completely obscured, whereas during troughs the perception of the tinnitus occasionally emerges. In practice it has been found that such intermittent masking provides an immediate sense of relief, control and relaxation for the person, whilst enabling sufficient perception of the tinnitus for habituation and long term treatment to occur. Advantageously the predetermined masking algorithm is specifically tailored to the audiometric configuration of the person.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Paul Benjamin Davis, Lachlan Stewart James, Benjamin Adam McSweeney, Linda Elizabeth Laidlaw, Robert Henry Frater, Peter John Hanley
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Patent number: 8965542Abstract: A digital playback device and a method and apparatus for modifying a digital audio signal. The method includes allowing a user to select a digital audio track and modifying the digital audio track with a predetermined spectral modification signal to create a spectrally modified digital audio track. The spectrally modified digital audio track can then be retrieved by a user to a digital playback device.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2006Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Neuromonics Pty LimitedInventors: Robert Henry Frater, Lachlan Stewart James, Linda Elizabeth Laidlaw, Paul Benjamin Davis, Peter John Hanley, Benjamin McSweeney
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Publication number: 20130253258Abstract: A tinnitus method and device for providing relief to a person suffering from the disturbing effects of tinnitus is described. The method can be implemented entirely in software to spectrally modify an audio signal in accordance with a predetermined masking algorithm which modifies the intensity of the audio signal at selected frequencies. A predetermined masking algorithm is described which provides intermittent masking of the tinnitus wherein, at a comfortable listening level, during peaks of the audio signal the tinnitus is completely obscured, whereas during troughs the perception of the tinnitus occasionally emerges. In practice it has been found that such intermittent masking provides an immediate sense of relief, control and relaxation for the person, whilst enabling sufficient perception of the tinnitus for habituation and long term treatment to occur. Advantageously the predetermined masking algorithm is specifically tailored to the audiometric configuration of the person.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Neuromonics Pty LimitedInventors: Paul Benjamin Davis, Lachlan Stewart James, Benjamin Adam McSweeney, Linda Elizabeth Laidlaw, Robert Henry Frater, Peter John Hanley
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Patent number: 8465411Abstract: A tinnitus method and device for providing relief to a person suffering from the disturbing effects of tinnitus is described. The method can be implemented entirely in software to spectrally modify an audio signal in accordance with a predetermined masking algorithm which modifies the intensity of the audio signal at selected frequencies. A predetermined masking algorithm is described which provides intermittent masking of the tinnitus wherein, at a comfortable listening level, during peaks of the audio signal the tinnitus is completely obscured, whereas during troughs the perception of the tinnitus occasionally emerges. In practice it has been found that such intermittent masking provides an immediate sense of relief, control and relaxation for the person, while enabling sufficient perception of the tinnitus for habituation and long term treatment to occur. Advantageously the predetermined masking algorithm is specifically tailored to the audiometric configuration of the person.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Neuromonics Pty LimitedInventors: Paul Benjamin Davis, Lachlan Stewart James, Benjamin Adam McSweeney, Linda Elizabeth Laidlaw, Robert Henry Frater, Peter John Hanley
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Patent number: 7850596Abstract: A tinnitus method and device for providing relief to a person suffering from the disturbing effects of tinnitus is described. The method can be implemented entirely in software to spectrally modify an audio signal in accordance with a predetermined masking algorithm which modifies the intensity of the audio signal at selected frequencies. A predetermined masking algorithm is described which provides intermittent masking of the tinnitus wherein, at a comfortable listening level, during peaks of the audio signal the tinnitus is completely obscured, whereas during troughs the perception of the tinnitus occasionally emerges. In practice it has been found that such intermittent masking provides an immediate sense of relief, control and relaxation for the person, whilst enabling sufficient perception of the tinnitus for habituation and long term treatment to occur. Advantageously the predetermined masking algorithm is specifically tailored to the audiometric configuration of the person.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Neuromonics Pty LimitedInventors: Paul Benjamin Davis, Lachlan Stewart James, Benjamin Adam McSweeney, Linda Elizabeth Laidlaw, Robert Henry Frater, Peter John Hanley
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Publication number: 20090307590Abstract: A digital playback device and a method and apparatus for modifying a digital audio signal. The method includes allowing a user to select a digital audio track and modifying the digital audio track with a predetermined spectral modification signal to create a spectrally modified digital audio track. The spectrally modified digital audio track can then be retrieved by a user to a digital playback device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2006Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: Neuromonic Pty LtdInventors: Robert Henry Frater, Lachlan Stewart James, Linda Elizabeth Laidlaw, Paul Benjamin Davis, Peter John Hanley, Benjamin Mcsweeney