Patents by Inventor Thilo Sauter

Thilo Sauter 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).

  • Middle ear implantable microphone
    Patent number: 9584931
    Abstract: A method of sensing vibrations in the middle ear is presented. The method includes implanting a transducer in the middle ear. The transducer measures vibration, within a predetermined frequency range, of at least one component of the middle ear. The transducer has a resonance frequency within the predetermined frequency range, and further has a limited frequency response in a portion of the frequency range. The implanting includes operatively coupling the implant to the at least one component of the middle ear such that the limited frequency response of the transducer is complimentary to, and compensated by, the frequency characteristics of the at least one component of the middle ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Kohl, Wilfried Hortschitz, Matthias Sachse, Thilo Sauter