公开(公告)号：US20180176703A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15897961

申请日：2018-02-15

申请人： Amir ABOLFATHI ,  Vahid SAADAT ,  Loc X. PHAN

发明人： Amir ABOLFATHI ,  Vahid SAADAT ,  Loc X. PHAN

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61C5/00 ,  A61C8/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H04R1/46 ,  H04R3/04

摘要： Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.

公开(公告)号：US20130034238A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-07

申请号：US13572189

申请日：2012-08-10

申请人： Amir ABOLFATHI

发明人： Amir ABOLFATHI

IPC分类号： H04R1/10

CPC分类号： H04R1/1091 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： A wireless headset is adapted to communicate with a sound source such as a music player or a cell phone or a suitable audio or sound communicated through a one-way or two-way communication device. The headset includes a mouth wearable communicator; and a linking unit coupled to the mouth wearable communicator, the linking unit adapted to communicate with the sound source.

公开(公告)号：US20110002492A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-06

申请号：US12702629

申请日：2010-02-09

申请人： Amir ABOLFATHI ,  John SPIRIDIGLIOZZI

发明人： Amir ABOLFATHI ,  John SPIRIDIGLIOZZI

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  A61C5/00 ,  A61C8/0093 ,  A61C8/0098 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H04R1/46 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/602 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R2225/31 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2460/01 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may include a bracket which is adhered or affixed onto the tooth or teeth and an electronics and/or transducer assembly which may be removably coupled to the bracket. The electronic and/or transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to the bracket for transmission into the underlying tooth or other bone structure.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了通过电子和/或换能器组件通过齿或齿传递振动的方法和装置。 组件可以包括粘附或固定到齿或齿上的支架以及可拆卸地联接到支架的电子装置和/或换能器组件。 电子和/或换能器组件可以直接地或通过接收器接收输入声音，以处理和放大信号，并经由耦合到支架的振动换能器元件发送经处理的声音，以便传输到下面的牙齿或其他骨骼结构中。

公开(公告)号：US20090281433A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-12

申请号：US12116860

申请日：2008-05-07

申请人： Vahid SAADAT ,  Amir ABOLFATHI

发明人： Vahid SAADAT ,  Amir ABOLFATHI

IPC分类号： A61B5/0205 ,  A61B7/00 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61M5/14 ,  A61N1/36 ,  A61H23/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/02055 ,  A61B5/0088 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/0408 ,  A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61B5/082 ,  A61B5/087 ,  A61B5/0873 ,  A61B5/0878 ,  A61B5/4818 ,  A61B5/4839 ,  A61B5/682 ,  A61B5/6831 ,  A61B5/68335 ,  A61B5/6834 ,  A61B5/6839 ,  A61B5/74 ,  A61B5/7405 ,  A61B5/7455 ,  A61B5/746 ,  A61B7/003 ,  A61M5/14244 ,  A61M5/1723 ,  A61N1/0548 ,  A61N1/3601 ,  A61N1/36014

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed determining a pulmonary function by mounting one or more sensors intra-orally; capturing intra-oral data; and determining the pulmonary function based on an analysis of the intra-oral data.

摘要翻译： 公开了系统和方法，通过安装一个或多个传感器来确定肺功能; 捕获口头内数据; 以及基于对口腔内数据的分析来确定肺功能。

公开(公告)号：US20090268932A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-29

申请号：US12398424

申请日：2009-03-05

申请人： Amir ABOLFATHI ,  Reza KASSAYAN

发明人： Amir ABOLFATHI ,  Reza KASSAYAN

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R11/04

CPC分类号： H04R25/606

摘要： Microphone placement for oral applications are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and/or optimize received audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Received audio signals may be processed to cancel acoustic echo such that undesired sounds received by one or more intra-buccal and/or extra-buccal microphones are eliminated or mitigated. Multiple microphones may be positioned throughout the user's mouth to enhance reception of audio signals from outside sources as well as from the user's own voice. For instance, one or more microphones may be placed in contact with the inner surface of the user's cheeks to detect outside audio signals as well as in direct contact with the user's tooth or teeth to receive the user's voice through vibrational detection.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于口头应用的麦克风放置。 组件可以附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入到可移除的口腔器具中或之上，以形成助听器组件。 这样的口腔器具可以是可以增强和/或优化接收到的用于振动传导的用户的音频信号的定制设备。 接收的音频信号可以被处理以取消声学回声，从而消除或减轻由一个或多个颊内和/或颊外麦克风接收的不期望的声音。 可以将多个麦克风放置在用户口中，以增强从外部来源以及用户自己的声音接收音频信号。 例如，可以将一个或多个麦克风放置成与用户的脸颊的内表面接触以检测外部音频信号，以及与使用者的牙齿直接接触以通过振动检测接收用户的声音。

公开(公告)号：US20090149722A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-11

申请号：US11952780

申请日：2007-12-07

申请人： Amir ABOLFATHI ,  Reza Kassayan

发明人： Amir ABOLFATHI ,  Reza Kassayan

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  H04B1/38 ,  G08B21/02 ,  H04R3/00

CPC分类号： H04B1/385 ,  A61B5/0002 ,  A61B5/1112 ,  A61B5/4504 ,  A61B5/682 ,  A61B5/7465 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/6066 ,  H04W4/20

摘要： An electronic and transducer device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a two-way communication assembly. In another embodiment, the device provides an electronic and transducer device that can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a medical tag containing patient identifiable information. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device fabricated from a thermal forming process utilizing a replicate model of a dental structure obtained by conventional dental impression methods. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.

摘要翻译： 电子和换能器装置可以被附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入到可拆卸的口器具或其它口腔装置中或之上，以形成双向通信组件。 在另一个实施例中，该装置提供电子和换能器装置，其可被附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入到可移除的口腔器具或其它口腔装置中或之上，以形成包含患者可识别信息的医疗标签。 这样的口器具可以是使用通过常规牙印模法获得的牙科结构的重复模型的热成型方法制造的定制装置。 电子和换能器组件可以直接或通过接收器接收输入声音，以处理和放大信号，并经由耦合到牙齿或其它骨结构（例如上颌骨，下颌骨或腭骨）的振动换能器元件传送经处理的声音 结构体。

公开(公告)号：US20090099408A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-16

申请号：US12333266

申请日：2008-12-11

申请人： Amir ABOLFATHI ,  John SPIRIDIGLIOZZI ,  Reza KASSAYAN

发明人： Amir ABOLFATHI ,  John SPIRIDIGLIOZZI ,  Reza KASSAYAN

IPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61H1/00

CPC分类号： A61M21/00 ,  A61M2021/0027 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R25/75 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： Methods and apparatus for treating tinnitus are described where an oral appliance having an electronic and/or transducer assembly for generating sounds via a vibrating transducer element is coupled to a tooth or teeth. Generally, the transducer may generate one or more frequencies of sound via the actuatable transducer positioned against at least one tooth such that the sound is transmitted via vibratory conductance to an inner ear of the patient, whereby the sound completely or at least partially masks or provides sound therapy for habituation of the tinnitus perceived by the patient. The one or more generated frequencies may be correlated to measured tinnitus frequencies or they may be preset.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于治疗耳鸣的方法和装置，其中具有用于经由振动换能器元件产生声音的电子和/或换能器组件的口器具联接到牙齿。 通常，换能器可以经由可针对至少一个齿定位的可致动换能器产生一个或多个声音频率，使得声音通过振动传导传递到患者的内耳，由此完全或至少部分地掩蔽或提供声音 用于治疗患者感觉到的耳鸣的声音治疗。 一个或多个生成的频率可以与测量的耳鸣频率相关联，或者它们可以被预设。

公开(公告)号：US20110081031A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-07

申请号：US12878276

申请日：2010-09-09

申请人： Amir ABOLFATHI

发明人： Amir ABOLFATHI

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/554 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H04R1/46 ,  H04R17/005 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： An intra-oral appliance for transmitting sound via bone conduction and optimized for comfort, safety, speech intelligibility, eating and drinking and extended wear by the user including an actuator to provide bone conduction sound transmission; a transceiver coupled to the actuator to cause the actuator to generate sound; and a first chamber containing the actuator and the transceiver, said first chamber adapted to be coupled to one or more teeth of the user.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过骨传导传播声音并针对舒适性，安全性，语言清晰度，饮食和饮食延长并且由使用者延长的磨损包括致动器以提供骨传导声音传播的口腔内器具; 耦合到致动器以使致动器产生声音的收发器; 以及包含致动器和收发器的第一腔室，所述第一腔室适于联接到使用者的一个或多个牙齿。

公开(公告)号：US20100220883A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-02

申请号：US12779396

申请日：2010-05-13

申请人： Christoph MENZEL ,  Amir ABOLFATHI

发明人： Christoph MENZEL ,  Amir ABOLFATHI

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  A61C5/00 ,  A61C8/0093 ,  A61C8/0098 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H04R1/46 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/602 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R2225/31 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2460/01 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： Actuator systems for oral-based appliances utilizing transducers which are attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a dental or oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such oral appliances may be a custom-made device which receives incoming sounds and transmits the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element. The transducer element may utilize electromagnetic or piezoelectric transducer mechanisms and may be positioned directly along the dentition or along an oral appliance housing in various configurations.

公开(公告)号：US20100006111A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-14

申请号：US12169145

申请日：2008-07-08

申请人： John SPIRIDIGLIOZZI ,  Amir ABOLFATHI ,  Emir DELJKICH

发明人： John SPIRIDIGLIOZZI ,  Amir ABOLFATHI ,  Emir DELJKICH

IPC分类号： A61C9/00 ,  A61C5/14

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  A61C13/0019 ,  A61F11/00 ,  A61F11/04 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H04R17/00 ,  H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/75 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or actuator assembly through a custom-fitted dental appliance are disclosed herein. The customized fitting is done by the user. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded intra-orally on a tooth or oral tissue. The electronic and actuator assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating actuator element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了通过定制安装的牙科器具通过电子和/或致动器组件传递振动的方法和装置。 定制的配件由用户完成。 组合体可以附着，粘附或以其他方式嵌入到牙齿或口腔组织上。 电子和致动器组件可以直接或通过接收器接收进入的声音，以处理和放大信号并且经由耦合到牙齿或其他骨结构（例如上颌骨，下颌骨或腭骨）的振动致动器元件传送经处理的声音 结构体。