Patents by Inventor Tim Neal

Tim Neal 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).

  • Determining stimulation signals for neural stimulation
    Patent number: 9008786
    Abstract: A tissue-stimulating prosthesis receives an input signal and determines a set of stimulation signals for use in generating electrical stimulation that will cause the recipient to perceive the input signal. The prosthesis determines a set of stimulation signals based on the perceptual power of at least one of the frequency components of the input signal or the perceptual power of one or more stimulation signals within the set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Tim Neal, Bastiaan van Dijk
  • DETERMINING STIMULATION SIGNALS FOR NEURAL STIMULATION
    Publication number: 20090177247
    Abstract: A tissue-stimulating prosthesis receives an input signal and determines a set of stimulation signals for use in generating electrical stimulation that will cause the recipient to perceive the input signal. The prosthesis determines a set of stimulation signals based on the perceptual power of at least one of the frequency components of the input signal or the perceptual power of one or more stimulation signals within the set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: COCHLEAR LIMITED
    Inventors: Tim Neal, Bastiaan van Dijk