Inventor

William Vanbrooks Harrison

Inventor

Valencia, CA, US

Overview

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Patents

1992–2012

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 36 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Nprimary

A61NElectrotherapy52%

H04RLoudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers25%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification15%

G10KSound-producing devices5%

A61BDiagnosis2%

B06BMethods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency, e.g. for performing mechanical work in general2%

PatentTitleYear

8,155,747'Electric and acoustic stimulation fitting systems and methods'2012 8,155,746'Cochlear implant sound processor with permanently integrated replenishable power source'2012 8,150,527'Electric and acoustic stimulation fitting systems and methods'2012 8,023,677'In the ear auxiliary microphone system for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2011 7,970,157'In the ear auxiliary microphone system for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2011 7,949,412'Coated electrode array having uncoated electrode contacts'2011 7,920,925'Optimizing pitch and other speech stimuli allocation in a cochlear implant'2011 7,805,198'Optimizing pitch and other speech stimuli allocation in a cochlear implant'2010 7,769,194'In the ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2010 7,561,920'Electric and acoustic stimulation fitting systems and methods'2009 7,526,096'In the ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2009 7,444,185'High contact count, sub-miniature, fully implantable cochlear prosthesis'2008 7,349,741'Cochlear implant sound processor with permanently integrated replenishable power source'2008 7,251,530'Optimizing pitch and other speech stimuli allocation in a cochlear implant'2007 7,167,572'In the ear auxiliary microphone system for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2007 7,106,873'In the ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2006 7,039,466'Spatial decimation stimulation in an implantable neural stimulator, such as a cochlear implant'2006 6,980,864'High contact count, sub-miniature, full implantable cochlear prosthesis'2005 6,889,094'Electrode array for hybrid cochlear stimulator'2005 6,862,805'Method of making a cochlear electrode array having current-focusing and tissue-treating features'2005 6,845,267'Systems and methods for modulation of circulatory perfusion by electrical and/or drug stimulation'2005 6,826,430'High contact count, sub-miniature, fully implantable cochlear prosthesis'2004 6,775,389'Ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2004 6,757,970'Method of making multi-contact electrode array'2004 6,754,537'Hybrid implantable cochlear stimulator hearing aid system'2004 6,636,768'Implantable mircophone system for use with cochlear implant devices'2003 6,473,651'Fluid filled microphone balloon to be implanted in the middle ear'2002 6,304,787'Cochlear electrode array having current-focusing and tissue-treating features'2001 6,266,568'Inflatable cochlear electrode array and method of making same'2001 6,259,951'Implantable cochlear stimulator system incorporating combination electrode/transducer'2001 6,249,704'Low voltage stimulation to elicit stochastic response patterns that enhance the effectiveness of a cochlear implant'2001 6,216,040'Implantable microphone system for use with cochlear implantable hearing aids'2001 5,140,558'Focused ultrasound imaging system and method'1992 5,121,361'Programmable beam former'1992 5,119,342'Focused ultrasound imaging system and method'1992 5,103,129'Fixed origin biplane ultrasonic transducer'1992

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1992Patents assigned to ACOUSTIC IMAGING TECH (4)· patent assignee history

1992–2011Based in Tempe, AZ, US· patent location history

2001–2007Patents assigned to ADVANCED BIONICS CORP (19)· patent assignee history

2001–2012Based in Valencia, CA, US· patent location history

2008–2012Patents assigned to ADVANCED BIONICS LLC (13)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to FALTYS MICHAEL A (2)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to HARRISON WILLIAM VANBROOKS (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ADVANCED BIONICS CORP	19	2001–2007
ADVANCED BIONICS LLC	13	2008–2012
ACOUSTIC IMAGING TECH	4	1992
FALTYS MICHAEL A	2	2012
HARRISON WILLIAM VANBROOKSself	2	2012

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Valencia, California, US	29	2001–2012
Tempe, AZ, US	7	1992–2011