Patents by Inventor Peyton Paulick

Peyton Paulick 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).

  • Direct-drive acoustic amplification using a tympanostomy tube
    Patent number: 9794704
    Abstract: A hearing aid apparatus is provided. In one embodiment, a system and method are provided for using a tympanostomy tube as a platform for driving the middle ear. The system and method may employ a mechanical interface for driving the middle ear. In another embodiment, a hearing aid apparatus includes a direct-drive hearing device (DHD) having a silicone mold on one end, where the silicone mold has an attached magnet; and a tympanostomy tube with a ferromagnetic cap, where the tympanostomy tube is insertable into a tympanic membrane. The DHD is configured for insertion in an ear canal such that the magnet attached to the silicone mold is in contact with the ferromagnetic cap of the tympanostomy tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Hamid Djalilian, Mark Bachman, Peyton Paulick, Mark Merlo
  • Direct drive micro hearing device
    Patent number: 9407994
    Abstract: A device and methods are provided for a hearing device. In one embodiment, a hearing device includes a microphone to receive sound, an interactive tip and actuator. The actuator can include an actuator element and preload force element to place the interactive tip in contact with a portion of an ear. The hearing device includes circuitry coupled to the microphone and actuator, the circuitry configured to process sound received by the microphone and drive the actuator based on processed sound, wherein the actuator drives the interactive tip relative to a portion of the ear based on one or more signals received from the circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Hamid R. Djalilian, Mark Bachman, Mark Merlo, Peyton Paulick
  • DIRECT DRIVE MICRO HEARING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150104053
    Abstract: A device and methods are provided for a hearing device. In one embodiment, a hearing device includes a microphone to receive sound, an interactive tip and actuator. The actuator can include an actuator element and preload force element to place the interactive tip in contact with a portion of an ear. The hearing device includes circuitry coupled to the microphone and actuator, the circuitry configured to process sound received by the microphone and drive the actuator based on processed sound, wherein the actuator drives the interactive tip relative to a portion of the ear based on one or more signals received from the circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Hamid R. DJALILIAN, Mark BACHMAN, Mark MERLO, Peyton PAULICK
  • DIRECT-DRIVE ACOUSTIC AMPLIFICATION USING A TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE
    Publication number: 20150094523
    Abstract: A hearing aid apparatus is provided. In one embodiment, a system and method are provided for using a tympanostomy tube as a platform for driving the middle ear. The system and method may employ a mechanical interface for driving the middle ear. In another embodiment, a hearing aid apparatus includes a direct-drive hearing device (DHD) having a silicone mold on one end, where the silicone mold has an attached magnet; and a tympanostomy tube with a ferromagnetic cap, where the tympanostomy tube is insertable into a tympanic membrane. The DHD is configured for insertion in an ear canal such that the magnet attached to the silicone mold is in contact with the ferromagnetic cap of the tympanostomy tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Hamid DJALILIAN, Mark BACHMAN, Peyton PAULICK
  • Direct drive micro hearing device
    Patent number: 8885860
    Abstract: A device and methods are provided for a hearing device. In one embodiment, a hearing device includes a microphone to receive sound, an interactive tip and actuator. The actuator can include an actuator element and preload force element to place the interactive tip in contact with a portion of an ear. The hearing device includes circuitry coupled to the microphone and actuator, the circuitry configured to process sound received by the microphone and drive the actuator based on processed sound, wherein the actuator drives the interactive tip relative to a portion of the ear based on one or more signals received from the circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Hamid R. Djalilian, Mark Bachman, Mark Merlo, Peyton Paulick
  • DIRECT DRIVE MICRO HEARING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120308062
    Abstract: A device and methods are provided for a hearing device. In one embodiment, a hearing device includes a microphone to receive sound, an interactive tip and actuator. The actuator can include an actuator element and preload force element to place the interactive tip in contact with a portion of an ear. The hearing device includes circuitry coupled to the microphone and actuator, the circuitry configured to process sound received by the microphone and drive the actuator based on processed sound, wherein the actuator drives the interactive tip relative to a portion of the ear based on one or more signals received from the circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hamid R. Djalilian, Mark Bachman, Mark Merlo, Peyton Paulick