Patents by Inventor Seong Tak Woo

Seong Tak Woo 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).

  • Easily installable microphone for implantable hearing aid
    Patent number: 9344818
    Abstract: A microphone for an implantable hearing aid includes a body part having a cylindrical housing installed to pass through a tympanum and a microphone controller installed within the cylindrical housing to convert an acoustic signal into an electrical signal, an acoustic collection part that provides a passage for transmitting external sounds into the body part, the acoustic collection part being disposed on one end of the body part in a direction of an external auditory meatus, and a wire connection part connecting the microphone controller to the hearing aid, the wire connection part being disposed on the other end of the body part in a direction of a middle ear cavity. The microphone is easily installed on the tympanum in a noninvasive manner, and attenuation in sensibility of the microphone is prevented. Thus, the microphone may be significantly utilized for the implantable hearing aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jin-Ho Cho, Kyu-Yup Lee, Hyung Gyu Lim, Ki-Woong Seong, Jyung Hyun Lee, Seong Tak Woo
  • EASILY INSTALLABLE MICROPHONE FOR IMPLANTABLE HEARING AID
    Publication number: 20140314262
    Abstract: A microphone for an implantable hearing aid includes a body part having a cylindrical housing installed to pass through a tympanum and a microphone controller installed within the cylindrical housing to convert an acoustic signal into an electrical signal, an acoustic collection part that provides a passage for transmitting external sounds into the body part, the acoustic collection part being disposed on one end of the body part in a direction of an external auditory meatus, and a wire connection part connecting the microphone controller to the hearing aid, the wire connection part being disposed on the other end of the body part in a direction of a middle ear cavity. The microphone is easily installed on the tympanum in a noninvasive manner, and attenuation in sensibility of the microphone is prevented. Thus, the microphone may be significantly utilized for the implantable hearing aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Jin-Ho Cho, Kyu-Yup Lee, Hyung Gyu Lim, Ki-Woong Seong, Jyung Hyun Lee, Seong Tak Woo