Patents by Inventor Wayne M. Garrison

Wayne M. Garrison 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).

  • Method for determining hearing thresholds in the absence of pure-tone testing
    Patent number: 10786184
    Abstract: A method for determining hearing thresholds in the absence of pure-tone testing includes an adaptive speech recognition test which includes a calibrated item pool, each item having a difficulty value (di) and associated standard error (se). Test items are administered to a group of individuals having mild to moderately severe hearing loss to obtain responses. The responses are subjected to multiple regression statistical methods to develop an equation for converting an individual's test score to hearing threshold values at several frequencies. The adaptive speech recognition test can be administered to an individual and their score can be converted into hearing thresholds at each of the several frequencies by use of the equation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Joseph H. Bochner, Wayne M. Garrison
  • Method for Measuring Sign Recognition Ability in Learners of American Sign Language (ASL) as a Second Language
    Publication number: 20190392733
    Abstract: A method for measuring sign (lexical) recognition ability in American Sign Language (ASL) embodies an adaptive sign recognition test that includes a calibrated item pool, each item having a difficulty value (di) and associated standard error (se). Test items are administered to a group of individuals spanning a wide range of ASL abilities to obtain responses. The responses are subjected to Rasch scaling analysis. The adaptive sign recognition test can be administered to an individual to determine their level of ability in ASL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Joseph Bochner, Wayne M. Garrison, Vincent J. Samar
  • Method for Determining Hearing Thresholds in the Absence of Pure-Tone Testing
    Publication number: 20180132765
    Abstract: A method for determining hearing thresholds in the absence of pure-tone testing includes an adaptive speech recognition test which includes a calibrated item pool, each item having a difficulty value (di) and associated standard error (se). Test items are administered to a group of individuals having mild to moderately severe hearing loss to obtain responses. The responses are subjected to multiple regression statistical methods to develop an equation for converting an individual's test score to hearing threshold values at several frequencies. The adaptive speech recognition test can be administered to an individual and their score can be converted into hearing thresholds at each of the several frequencies by use of the equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Joseph H. Bochner, Wayne M. Garrison
  • Method for determining hearing thresholds in the absence of pure-tone testing
    Patent number: 9833174
    Abstract: A method for determining hearing thresholds in the absence of pure-tone testing includes an adaptive speech recognition test which includes a calibrated item pool, each item having a difficulty value (di) and associated standard error (se). Test items are administered to a group of individuals having mild to moderately severe hearing loss to obtain responses. The responses are subjected to multiple regression statistical methods to develop an equation for converting an individual's test score to hearing threshold values at several frequencies. The adaptive speech recognition test can be administered to an individual and their score can be converted into hearing thresholds at each of the several frequencies by use of the equation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Joseph H. Bochner, Wayne M. Garrison
  • Method for Determining Hearing Thresholds in the Absence of Pure-Tone Testing
    Publication number: 20150359468
    Abstract: A method for determining hearing thresholds in the absence of pure-tone testing includes an adaptive speech recognition test which includes a calibrated item pool, each item having a difficulty value (di) and associated standard error (se). Test items are administered to a group of individuals having mild to moderately severe hearing loss to obtain responses. The responses are subjected to multiple regression statistical methods to develop an equation for converting an individual's test score to hearing threshold values at several frequencies. The adaptive speech recognition test can be administered to an individual and their score can be converted into hearing thresholds at each of the several frequencies by use of the equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Joseph H. Bochner, Wayne M. Garrison