Inventor
Thomas H. Burns
Inventor
Royal Oak, MI, US
Overview
Patents· 53 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Rprimary
H04RLoudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers16%
A63BApparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing10%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics10%
B29KIndexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for moulds, reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts10%
B29LIndexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles10%
D03DWoven fabrics8%
D04BKnitting8%
D05BSewing8%
D10BIndexing scheme associated with sublasses of section d, relating to textiles8%
LOC218%
PatentTitleYear
10,932,071Methods and systems for loading hearing instrument parameters202110,880,657Method and apparatus for own-voice sensing in a hearing assistance device202010,610,752Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture2020D0871240Motion sensor201910,434,388Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture201910,440,486Methods and systems for loading hearing instrument parameters201910,300,357Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture201910,238,937Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture201910,226,672Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture201910,226,673Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture201910,112,089Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture201810,093,049Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture201810,092,805Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture201810,097,937Methods and systems for loading hearing instrument parameters20189,900,710'Method and apparatus for own-voice sensing in a hearing assistance device'20189,473,859'Systems and methods of telecommunication for bilateral hearing instruments'2016D0766389'Lacrosse head'20169,433,373'Method and apparatus for mathematically characterizing ear canal geometry'20169,427,642'Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture'20169,427,641'Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture'20169,386,384'Hearing instrument transduction apparatus using ferroelectret polymer foam'2016D0753248'Lacrosse head'20169,294,849'Method and apparatus for detecting user activities from within a hearing assistance device using a vibration sensor'20169,283,699'Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture'2016D0750185'Lacrosse head'20169,259,883'Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture'20169,186,829'Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture'20159,162,382'Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture'2015D0736871'Lacrosse head'2015D0735282'Lacrosse shaft'2015D0731607'Lacrosse head'20159,055,357'Multi-directional and omnidirectional hybrid microphone for hearing assistance devices'20159,042,586'Method and apparatus for own-voice sensing in a hearing assistance device'20159,020,173'Method and apparatus for harvesting energy in a hearing assistance device'20159,020,176'Apparatus for vented hearing assistance systems'2015D0726849'Lacrosse head'2015D0726850'Lacrosse head'20158,879,763'Method and apparatus for detecting user activities from within a hearing assistance device using a vibration sensor'20148,840,558'Method and apparatus for mathematically characterizing ear canal geometry'20148,811,637'Method and apparatus for detecting user activities from within a hearing assistance device using a vibration sensor'20148,798,298'Constrained layer damping for hearing assistance devices'20148,767,989'Method and apparatus for a hearing assistance device using MEMS sensors'2014D0707770'Lacrosse head'20148,744,101'System for controlling the primary lobe of a hearing instrument\'s directional sensitivity pattern'2014D0705370'Lacrosse head'2014D0700941'Lacrosse head'2014D0699798'Lacrosse head'20148,644,533'Method and apparatus for hearing assistance device microphones'20148,565,462'Method and apparatus for a hearing assistance device with pinna control'20137,809,149'Microphone placement in hearing assistance devices to provide controlled directivity'20107,769,185'System for testing hearing assistance devices using a planar waveguide'20107,542,580'Microphone placement in hearing assistance devices to provide controlled directivity'20094,239,070'Log splitter'1980Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1980Based in Holmes, NY, US· patent location history
2009–2016Patents assigned to STARKEY LAB INC (17)· patent assignee history
2009–2015Based in Chaska, MN, US· patent location history
2010–2021Based in St. Louis Park, MN, US· patent location history
2013–2016Patents assigned to BURNS THOMAS HOWARD (10)· patent assignee history
2014–2020Patents assigned to WARRIOR SPORTS INC (27)· patent assignee history
2014Patents assigned to GREEN MATTHEW (3)· patent assignee history
2014–2020Based in Royal Oak, MI, US· patent location history
2016–2021Patents assigned to STARKEY LABS INC (7)· patent assignee history
2019Based in Boston, MA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| WARRIOR SPORTS INC | 27 | 2014–2020 |
| STARKEY LAB INC | 17 | 2009–2016 |
| BURNS THOMAS HOWARDself | 10 | 2013–2016 |
| STARKEY LABS INC | 7 | 2016–2021 |
| GREEN MATTHEW | 3 | 2014 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Oak, MI, US | 27 | 2014–2020 |
| St. Louis Park, Minnesota, US | 19 | 2010–2021 |
| Chaska, Minnesota, US | 5 | 2009–2015 |
| Boston, Massachusetts, US | 1 | 2019 |
| Holmes, New York, US | 1 | 1980 |