Patents by Inventor Wayne Staab

Wayne Staab 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).

  • Earpiece sealing system
    Patent number: 8657064
    Abstract: Earphone devices with a sealing section for acoustically sealing the meatus of a human ear are provided. An earphone device includes an inner ear canal speaker and an inner ear canal microphone, each connected to a logic circuit which can include a digital signal processor (DSP). A sealant element is operatively attached to an outer section of the earphone and acoustically seals the meatus of a human ear canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Personics Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Staab, John P. Keady
  • Device and method for radial pressure determination
    Patent number: 8251925
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for measuring ear canal wall pressure comfort level are provided. An expandable pressure exertion device is inserted into an orifice. The device is expanded inside the orifice in increments of pressure. A threshold level is saved where a user indicates that the pressure exerted against the walls of the orifice is becoming at least one of uncomfortable, painful, and noticeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Personics Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Keady, Wayne Staab
  • Earpiece Sealing System
    Publication number: 20090214072
    Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed toward an earphone device with a sealing section for acoustically sealing the meatus of a human ear, which includes an inner ear canal speaker; an inner ear canal microphone; connected to a logic circuit which can include a digital signal processor (DSP), where a sealant operatively attached to an outer section of the earphone acoustically seals the meatus of a human ear canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: PERSONICS HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Wayne Staab, John P. Keady
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RADIAL PRESSURE DETERMINATION
    Publication number: 20090192407
    Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of measuring ear canal wall pressure comfort level comprising: inserting an expandable pressure exertion device into an orifice; expanding the device inside the orifice in increments of pressure; and saving a threshold level where a user indicates that the pressure exerted against the walls of the orifice is becoming at least one of uncomfortable, painful, and noticeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: PERSONICS HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: John P. Keady, Wayne Staab