Patents by Inventor Tobias Rader

Tobias Rader 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).

  • Device and method for electric stimulation with the aid of a cochlea-implant
    Patent number: 11167136
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) and to a method for electric stimulation. Said device comprises a stimulator (12) which comprises a multi-channel electrode arrangement with several stimulation electrodes (E1-E12). Said device also comprises a processor (18) which determines the pulse rate and the pulse amplitude for each stimulation electrode (E1-E12), and which controls the electrode arrangement for releasing stimulation impulses of the determined pulse rate and pulse amplitude. Said processor (18) determines the pulse rate for each stimulation electrode (E1-E12) dependent on the position in the cochlea. The invention also relates to a computer program product by means of which a data processing system determines the pulse rate for each stimulation electrode (E1-E12) dependent on the actual position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Baumann, Tobias Rader
  • Device and Method for Electric Stimulation with the Aid of a Cochlea-Implant
    Publication number: 20180161578
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) and to a method for electric stimulation. Said device comprises a stimulator (12) which comprises a multi-channel electrode arrangement with several stimulation electrodes (E1-E12). Said device also comprises a processor (18) which determines the pulse rate and the pulse amplitude for each stimulation electrode (E1-E12), and which controls the electrode arrangement for releasing stimulation impulses of the determined pulse rate and pulse amplitude. Said processor (18) determines the pulse rate for each stimulation electrode (E1-E12) dependent on the position in the cochlea. The invention also relates to a computer program product by means of which a data processing system determines the pulse rate for each stimulation electrode (E1-E12) dependent on the actual position thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Uwe Baumann, Tobias Rader