公开(公告)号：US20110085689A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-14

申请号：US12578461

申请日：2009-10-13

申请人： John P. Keady

发明人： John P. Keady

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R1/1058 ,  B29C66/1122 ,  B29C66/5221 ,  B29C66/532 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R2201/105 ,  H04R2460/17 ,  Y10T156/1051

摘要： At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a pressure management system for an earpiece comprising: a first valve, where the first valve allows air to pass from a first side of the valve to a second side more readily than from the second side to the first side an inflation channel, where the inflation channel has an outer diameter less than 5 mm; a pressure release mechanism; a pump; a stent, where the inflation channel is embedded; and a balloon, where the first valve, the inflation channel, the pressure release mechanism, the pump, and the balloon are operatively connected, where the first valve is positioned so that air from the pump passes through the first valve to inflate the balloon and where the leak rate of the air from the balloon back to the pump is less than 1% by volume per minute and where the pressure release mechanism is configured to release pressure from the balloon to the environment upon actuation, and where the pressure management system is configured to manage the inflation pressure of the balloon in an orifice.

摘要翻译： 至少一个示例性实施例涉及一种用于耳机的压力管理系统，包括：第一阀，其中第一阀允许空气从阀的第一侧向第二侧通过，而不是从第二侧到第一侧 侧面是充气通道，其中膨胀通道具有小于5mm的外径; 压力释放机构; 一个泵 一个支架，其中嵌入了充气通道; 以及气囊，其中第一阀，充气通道，压力释放机构，泵和气囊可操作地连接，其中第一阀被定位，使得来自泵的空气通过第一阀以使气囊膨胀， 其中空气从气囊返回到泵的泄漏速率小于每分钟1体积％，并且其中压力释放机构构造成在致动时将气囊释放到环境中，并且压力管理系统 被配置为管理气囊在孔中的充气压力。

公开(公告)号：US20100241256A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-23

申请号：US12632292

申请日：2009-12-07

申请人： Steven Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  John P. Keady

发明人： Steven Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  John P. Keady

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： H04R5/04 ,  H04S2420/01

摘要： At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of generating a Personalized Audio Content (PAC) comprising: selecting Audio Content (AC) to personalize; selecting an Earprint; and generating a PAC using the Earprint to modify the AC.

摘要翻译： 至少一个示例性实施例涉及一种生成个性化音频内容（PAC）的方法，包括：选择音频内容（AC）以个性化; 选择Earprint; 并使用Earprint生成PAC来修改AC。

公开(公告)号：US07756281B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-13

申请号：US11751259

申请日：2007-05-21

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  John Patrick Keady

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  John Patrick Keady

IPC分类号： H03G3/00 ,  H03G7/00 ,  H04R5/02 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： H04R5/04 ,  H04S2420/01

摘要： At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of generating a Personalized Audio Content (PAC) comprising: selecting Audio Content (AC) to personalize; selecting an Earprint; and generating a PAC using the Earprint to modify the AC.

摘要翻译： 至少一个示例性实施例涉及一种生成个性化音频内容（PAC）的方法，包括：选择音频内容（AC）以个性化; 选择Earprint; 并使用Earprint生成PAC来修改AC。

公开(公告)号：US20100012420A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-21

申请号：US12492164

申请日：2009-06-26

申请人： John P. Keady

发明人： John P. Keady

IPC分类号： A61F11/10

CPC分类号： A61F11/08 ,  A61F11/10 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/656 ,  H04R25/658

摘要： At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a sound isolation device comprising: an expandable element; and an insertion element, where the expandable element is operatively attached to the insertion element, where the expandable element includes an expanding medium, where the pressure of the expanding medium is varied to vary sound isolation across the expandable element.

摘要翻译： 至少一个示例性实施例涉及隔音装置，包括：可扩张元件; 以及插入元件，其中所述可膨胀元件可操作地附接到所述插入元件，其中所述可膨胀元件包括膨胀介质，其中所述膨胀介质的压力被改变以改变穿过所述可膨胀元件的声音隔离。

公开(公告)号：US20090071486A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-19

申请号：US12196884

申请日：2008-08-22

申请人： Moises Perez ,  John Patrick Keady

发明人： Moises Perez ,  John Patrick Keady

IPC分类号： A61F11/08

CPC分类号： A61F11/10 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/656

摘要： At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of sealing an orifice comprising: inserting a sealing element into an orifice; transferring a fluid into the sealing element; and restricting fluid transfer into the sealing element when a pressure in the sealing element is greater than a threshold value.

摘要翻译： 至少一个示例性实施例涉及密封孔的方法，包括：将密封元件插入孔中; 将流体转移到密封元件中; 并且当密封元件中的压力大于阈值时，限制流体传递到密封元件中。

公开(公告)号：US20090034765A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-05

申请号：US12170171

申请日：2008-07-09

申请人： Marc Boillot ,  John Usher ,  Jason McIntosh ,  Steven Goldstein

发明人： Marc Boillot ,  John Usher ,  Jason McIntosh ,  Steven Goldstein

IPC分类号： H04R5/02 ,  H04R29/00 ,  G10K11/16

CPC分类号： H04R3/002 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R25/02

摘要： An earpiece (100) and acoustic management module (300) for in-ear canal echo suppression control suitable is provided. The earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (111) to capture ambient sound, an Ear Canal Receiver (125) to deliver audio content to an ear canal, an Ear Canal Microphone (123) configured to capture internal sound, and a processor (121) to generate a voice activity level (622) and suppress an echo of spoken voice in the electronic internal signal, and mix an electronic ambient signal with an electronic internal signal in a ratio dependent on the voice activity level and a background noise level to produce a mixed signal (323) that is delivered to the ear canal (131).

摘要翻译： 提供用于入耳式回声抑制控制的听筒（100）和声学管理模块（300）。 听筒可以包括用于捕获环境声音的环境声音麦克风​​（111），用于向耳道传送音频内容的耳道接收器（125），被配置为捕获内部声音的耳道麦克风（123）和处理器（121 ）以产生语音活动级别（622）并且抑制电子内部信号中的语音的回声，并且以电子内部信号的混合电子环境信号的比例取决于语音活动水平和背景噪声水平以产生 输送到耳道（131）的混合信号（323）。

公开(公告)号：US20080137873A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11942370

申请日：2007-11-19

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein

IPC分类号： H03G3/20

CPC分类号： H04R1/1083 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R3/002 ,  H04R29/00 ,  H04R29/001 ,  H04R29/008 ,  H04R2410/05 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2430/03 ,  H04R2460/15

摘要： An earpiece is provided that can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (ASM) to measure ambient sound, an Ear Canal Receiver (ECR) to deliver audio to an ear canal, an Ear Canal Microphone (ECM) to measure a sound pressure level within the ear canal, and a processor to produce the audio from at least in part the ambient sound, actively monitor a sound exposure level inside the ear canal, and adjust a level of the audio to within a safe and subjectively optimized listening level range based on the sound exposure level. An audio interface can deliver audio content from a media player. The processor can selectively mix the audio content with the ambient sound to produce the audio in accordance with a personalized hearing level (PHL) to permit environmental awareness of at least one distinct sound in the ambient sound. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 提供耳机，其可以包括用于测量环境声音的环境声音麦克风​​（ASM），用于向耳道传送音频的耳道接收器（ECR），耳道麦克风（ECM）以测量耳朵内的声压级 运河和处理器以至少部分地从环境声音产生音频，主动地监测耳道内的声音曝光水平，并且基于声音将音频的水平调整到安全和主观优化的听力水平范围内 暴露水平 音频接口可以从媒体播放器传送音频内容。 处理器可以根据个性化听觉水平（PHL）选择性地混合音频内容与环境声音以产生音频，以允许环境声音中至少一个不同声音的环境意识。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20190037297A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US13486514

申请日：2012-06-01

申请人： Steven Wayne Goldstein ,  Gideon Duvall

发明人： Steven Wayne Goldstein ,  Gideon Duvall

IPC分类号： H04R1/10 ,  H05K9/00

CPC分类号： H04R1/1016 ,  A61F2/18 ,  H04R1/023 ,  H04R1/086 ,  H04R1/1058 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R31/00 ,  H05K9/00 ,  H05K9/009 ,  Y10T29/49005 ,  Y10T29/4957

摘要： Earpieces and methods of forming earpieces for radio frequency (RF) mitigation are provided. An earpiece is configured to be inserted in an ear canal. The earpiece includes an insertion element and a sealing section disposed on the insertion element and configured to conform to the ear canal. The sealing section is configured to substantially mitigate radio frequency (RF) transmission and to substantially isolate the ear canal from an ambient environment.

公开(公告)号：US20140200883A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-17

申请号：US14155724

申请日：2014-01-15

申请人： Personics Holdings, Inc.

发明人： John Usher ,  Dan Ellis

IPC分类号： G10L21/0232

CPC分类号： G10L21/0388 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H04R1/1083 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R2420/07

摘要： A method and device for automatically increasing the spectral bandwidth of an audio signal including generating a “mapping” (or “prediction”) matrix based on the analysis of a reference wideband signal and a reference narrowband signal, the mapping matrix being a transformation matrix to predict high frequency energy from a low frequency energy envelope, generating an energy envelope analysis of an input narrowband audio signal, generating a resynthesized noise signal by processing a random noise signal with the mapping matrix and the envelope analysis, high-pass filtering the resynthesized noise signal, and summing the high-pass filtered resynthesized noise signal with the input narrowband audio signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于自动增加音频信号的频谱带宽的方法和装置，包括基于参考宽带信号和参考窄带信号的分析生成“映射”（或“预测”）矩阵，所述映射矩阵是转换矩阵 从低频能量包络预测高频能量，产生输入窄带音频信号的能量包络分析，通过利用映射矩阵和包络分析处理随机噪声信号产生再合成噪声信号，对再合成噪声进行高通滤波 信号，并用输入的窄带音频信号对高通滤波的再合成噪声信号求和。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20140155688A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-05

申请号：US14176184

申请日：2014-02-10

申请人： PERSONICS HOLDINGS, INC

发明人： Steven Wayne Goldstein

IPC分类号： A61B17/12 ,  A61F5/00 ,  A61F11/10

CPC分类号： A61B17/12136 ,  A61B17/12104 ,  A61B17/12109 ,  A61F5/0093 ,  A61F11/10 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/658

摘要： An orifice insertion device includes a stent and a plurality of sealing elements where each sealing element is operatively attached to the stent. Two sealing elements of the plurality of sealing elements include an expandable section configured to be disposed within the orifice and to exert a pressure on an orifice wall sufficient to seal the orifice without appreciable deformation of the orifice wall. The two sealing elements are formed from different materials and a further one of the plurality of sealing elements is configured to seal an opening of the orifice. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 孔插入装置包括支架和多个密封元件，其中每个密封元件可操作地附接到支架。 多个密封元件中的两个密封元件包括可扩张部分，该可扩张部分构造成设置在孔内并且在孔壁上施加足以密封孔口的压力，孔口壁不会明显变形。 两个密封元件由不同的材料形成，并且多个密封元件中的另一个被构造成密封孔口的开口。 公开了其他实施例。