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    System and method for multiplexed ultrasound hearing
    1.
    发明授权
    System and method for multiplexed ultrasound hearing 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11115758B2

    公开(公告)日：2021-09-07

    申请号：US16839802

    申请日：2020-04-03

    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota

    Inventor： Hubert H. Lim ,  Hongsun Guo

    IPC: H04R25/00

    Abstract: A hearing system for stimulating an auditory system for sound perception by activating a particular region of a cochlea of a user using ultrasound signals, the particular region corresponding to a target frequency range, the system including: an ultrasonic transducer configured to deliver an ultrasound signal via an interface medium; and a processor communicatively coupled to the ultrasonic transducer, the processor to: obtain an audio signal, extract at least one of a temporal feature or a spectral feature from the audio signal, transpose the audio signal to the target frequency range based on extracting the at least one of the temporal feature or the spectral feature from the audio signal, generate a modulated ultrasound signal based on modifying a carrier signal having at least one frequency between 100 kHz and 4 MHz by the transposed audio signal, and provide the modulated ultrasound signal to the ultrasonic transducer for delivery via an interface medium.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLEXED ULTRASOUND HEARING
    3.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLEXED ULTRASOUND HEARING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20180352344A1

    公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

    申请号：US15992738

    申请日：2018-05-30

    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota

    Inventor： Hubert H. Lim ,  Hongsun Guo

    IPC: H04R25/00

    Abstract: A hearing system for stimulating an auditory system for sound perception by activating a particular region of a cochlea of a user using ultrasound signals, the particular region corresponding to a target frequency range, the system including: an ultrasonic transducer configured to deliver an ultrasound signal via an interface medium; and a processor communicatively coupled to the ultrasonic transducer, the processor to: obtain an audio signal, extract at least one of a temporal feature or a spectral feature from the audio signal, transpose the audio signal to the target frequency range based on extracting the at least one of the temporal feature or the spectral feature from the audio signal, generate a modulated ultrasound signal based on modifying a carrier signal having at least one frequency between 100 kHz and 4 MHz by the transposed audio signal, and provide the modulated ultrasound signal to the ultrasonic transducer for delivery via an interface medium.

    Ultrasonic hearing system and related methods
    4.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic hearing system and related methods 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11765523B2

    公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

    申请号：US17870198

    申请日：2022-07-21

    Applicant: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

    Inventor： Hubert H. Lim ,  Mark Hamilton ,  Hongsun Guo ,  Cory Gloeckner

    IPC: H04R25/00

    CPC classification number: H04R25/45 ,  H04R25/48 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R25/43

    Abstract: A hearing system to activate an auditory system using cerebrospinal fluids includes at least one processor configured to receive an audio signal captured using a sound sensor (e.g., a microphone), extract temporal and spectral features from the audio signal, and create modulated ultrasound signals in a range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz with ultrasound carrier frequencies in the range of 50 kHz to 4 MHz, which are ultrasound frequencies that are well-suited to reach the cerebrospinal fluids (e.g., can pass across the skull/bones to reach the cerebrospinal fluids). The system further includes at least one ultrasonic transducer which receives the modulated signal and delivers the modulated signal to the body and activates the auditory system via vibration of cerebrospinal fluids that vibrate cochlear fluids, bypassing the normal conductive pathway that uses middle ear bones and minimizing bone conduction and distortion through the skull.

    Ultrasonic hearing system and related methods
    8.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic hearing system and related methods 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10362415B2

    公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

    申请号：US15581714

    申请日：2017-04-28

    Applicant: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

    Inventor： Hubert H. Lim ,  Mark Hamilton ,  Hongsun Guo ,  Cory Gloeckner

    IPC: H04R25/00

    Abstract: A hearing system to activate an auditory system using cerebrospinal fluids includes at least one processor configured to receive an audio signal captured using a sound sensor (e.g., a microphone), extract temporal and spectral features from the audio signal, and create modulated ultrasound signals in a range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz with ultrasound carrier frequencies in the range of 50 kHz to 4 MHz, which are ultrasound frequencies that are well-suited to reach the cerebrospinal fluids (e.g., can pass across the skull/bones to reach the cerebrospinal fluids). The system further includes at least one ultrasonic transducer which receives the modulated signal and delivers the modulated signal to the body and activates the auditory system via vibration of cerebrospinal fluids that vibrate cochlear fluids, bypassing the normal conductive pathway that uses middle ear bones and minimizing bone conduction and distortion through the skull.

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