Patents by Inventor Saumil N. Merchant

Saumil N. Merchant 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).

  • Methods and systems for observation of tympanic function
    Patent number: 9560992
    Abstract: Methods and systems for endoscopic observation of tympanic function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Cosme Furlong, Saumil N. Merchant, John J. Rosowski
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBSERVATION OF TYMPANIC FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20160128611
    Abstract: Methods and systems for endoscopic observation of tympanic function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Cosme Furlong, Saumil N. Merchant, John J. Rosowski
  • Methods and systems for observation of tympanic function
    Patent number: 9155459
    Abstract: Methods and systems for endoscopic observation of tympanic function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Cosme Furlong, Saumil N. Merchant, John J. Rosowski
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBSERVATION OF TYMPANIC FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20100094137
    Abstract: Methods and systems for endoscopic observation of tympanic function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicants: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
    Inventors: Cosme Furlong, Saumil N. Merchant, John J. Rosowski
  • Middle-ear implant
    Patent number: 7014657
    Abstract: This invention relates to surgical methods and prosthetic devices for ameliorating hearing loss in patients having ailments of the middle ear. The implant of the invention includes a gas-filled balloon having a pliant membrane of biocompatible material. The balloon is made such that the acoustic impedance presented by the balloon to the eardrum is low enough to permit the eardrum to vibrate freely in response to sound waves. Because the balloon membrane is substantially impermeable to gases and water, the implant can function effectively within the middle-ear chamber for an extended period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Saumil N. Merchant, Joseph B. Nadol, Jr.
  • Hearing prosthesis
    Patent number: 6251138
    Abstract: This invention relates to surgical methods and prosthetic devices for ameliorating hearing loss in patients having ailments of the middle ear. The prosthetic device of the invention includes at least a synthetic gas-filled balloon having a pliant membrane of biocompatible material. The surgical method of the invention places the synthetic balloon in the patient's middle ear in contact with the tympanic membrane to restore tympanic membrane motion so as to enhance transfer of sound through the middle ear to the inner ear of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Joseph B. Nadol, Jr., Saumil N. Merchant