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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2020
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Gary Nelson Garcia Molina, Madison, WI (US);
James Edward Barber, Avon, OH (US);
Boomika Kalyan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Antonio Aquino, Harrison City, PA (US);
Rebecca Lynn Blice, Akron, OH (US);
Jason Grant Tilk, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Vikki Nowak, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus used in a method for generating an ear electroencephalogram (EEG) signal from an ear of a patient includes: a housing; a first electrode provided on a first portion of the housing received within an ear canal of the ear, such that the first electrode is disposed against a first surface of the ear canal to generate a first ear canal signal; a second electrode provided on a second portion of the housing structured to be received within a concha of the ear when the first portion is received within the ear canal, such that the second electrode is disposed against a surface of concha to generate a concha signal; and electronic circuitry provided within the housing, the electronic circuitry being structured and configured to generate a first in ear signal after receiving the first ear canal signal and the concha signal.