The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2019
Applicants:
David Alan Eddins, Odessa, FL (US);
Charles Craig Formby, Essex, MD (US);
Stephen W. Armstrong, Burlington, CA;
Inventors:
David Alan Eddins, Odessa, FL (US);
Charles Craig Formby, Essex, MD (US);
Stephen W. Armstrong, Burlington, CA;
Assignees:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
SoundsGood Labs, Inc., , CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); A61F 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); A61F 11/08 (2013.01); H04R 25/505 (2013.01); H04R 25/75 (2013.01); H04R 25/502 (2013.01); H04R 25/558 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of treating hyperacusis is presented. The system uses a customizable, patient-specific, in-ear device combining sound attenuation with loudness suppression and a noise generator to expand the dynamic range of a patient. This device is used with novel software and counseling to provide a patient-specific treatment to hypersensitivity to sound.