Patents by Inventor Timo Bräcker

Timo Bräcker 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).

  • Musical fitting of cochlear implants
    Patent number: 8532782
    Abstract: A method of developing a weighting matrix for a cochlear implant patient is described. An electrode stimulus signal is derived from a first musical signal. A set of further stimulus signals is derived that have a defined musical relation to the first musical signal. A set of weighting values are selected for the stimulation electrodes for the electrode stimulus signal. Then the weighting values are set for the stimulation electrodes for each of the further stimulus signals. Each of the stimulus signals is consecutively presented to the patient and the weighting values individually adjusted for each of the further stimulus signals until the series of stimulus signals elicits an increasing pitch percept according to the defined musical relation. The adjusted weighting values are stored and assigned to a corresponding analysis channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Bräcker, Peter Schleich
  • Musical Fitting of Cochlear Implants
    Publication number: 20100249879
    Abstract: A method of developing a weighting matrix for a cochlear implant patient is described. An electrode stimulus signal is derived from a first musical signal. A set of further stimulus signals is derived that have a defined musical relation to the first musical signal. A set of weighting values are selected for the stimulation electrodes for the electrode stimulus signal. Then the weighting values are set for the stimulation electrodes for each of the further stimulus signals. Each of the stimulus signals is consecutively presented to the patient and the weighting values individually adjusted for each of the further stimulus signals until the series of stimulus signals elicits an increasing pitch percept according to the defined musical relation. The adjusted weighting values are stored and assigned to a corresponding analysis channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH
    Inventors: Timo Bräcker, Peter Schleich