Patents by Inventor Paul C. Rucker

Paul C. Rucker 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).

  • Optically Coupled Cochlear Implant Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20190217104
    Abstract: An output assembly is sized for placement in the middle and inner ear, such that removal of bone can be decreased. The output assembly may comprise at least one photo detector, a demultiplexer and an electrode array sized to pass through an incision in the eardrum. An input transducer assembly is configured to transmit a multiplexed optical signal to the output assembly. The input assembly can be configured to transmit the multiplexed optical signal through the eardrum, such that tissue removal can be decreased and the device can be placed without removal of bone, for example. The multiplexed optical signal may comprise a pulse width modulated signal so as to decrease the effect of non-linearities of the light source and light detector and provide quality sound to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Rodney C. PERKINS, Sunil PURIA, Paul C. RUCKER
  • Optically coupled cochlear implant systems and methods
    Patent number: 10286215
    Abstract: An output assembly is sized for placement in the middle and inner ear, such that removal of bone can be decreased. The output assembly may comprise at least one photo detector, a demultiplexer and an electrode array sized to pass through an incision in the eardrum. An input transducer assembly is configured to transmit a multiplexed optical signal to the output assembly. The input assembly can be configured to transmit the multiplexed optical signal through the eardrum, such that tissue removal can be decreased and the device can be placed without removal of bone, for example. The multiplexed optical signal may comprise a pulse width modulated signal so as to decrease the effect of non-linearities of the light source and light detector and provide quality sound to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: EarLens Corporation
    Inventors: Rodney C. Perkins, Sunil Puria, Paul C. Rucker
  • Optically Coupled Cochlear Implant Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20110144719
    Abstract: An output assembly is sized for placement in the middle and inner ear, such that removal of bone can be decreased. The output assembly may comprise at least one photo detector, a demultiplexer and an electrode array sized to pass through an incision in the eardrum. An input transducer assembly is configured to transmit a multiplexed optical signal to the output assembly. The input assembly can be configured to transmit the multiplexed optical signal through the eardrum, such that tissue removal can be decreased and the device can be placed without removal of bone, for example. The multiplexed optical signal may comprise a pulse width modulated signal so as to decrease the effect of non-linearities of the light source and light detector and provide quality sound to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: SoundBeam LLC
    Inventors: Rodney C. Perkins, Sunil Puria, Paul C. Rucker