Inventor

Lee F. Hartley

Inventor

Valencia, CA, US

Overview

1997–2021

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 56 as inventor

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

A61Nprimary

A61NElectrotherapy49%

H04RLoudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers32%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification7%

H03KPulse technique2%

A45FTravelling or camp equipment: sacks or packs carried on the body1%

A61BDiagnosis1%

G06FElectric digital data processing1%

G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data1%

H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials1%

H03FAmplifiers1%

PatentTitleYear

11,097,096Stimulation apparatus2021 11,090,491Apparatus with enhanced stimulation waveforms2021 10,994,129Headpieceless hearing assistance apparatus, systems and methods with distributed power2021 10,898,719Apparatus for peripheral or spinal stimulation2021 10,849,643Methods and systems for insertion and fixation of implantable devices2020 10,583,289Cochlear implant system including an implantable battery2020 10,456,577Auditory prosthesis system including sound processor and wireless module for communication with an external computing device2019 10,406,372Headpieceless hearing assistance apparatus, systems and methods with distributed power2019 10,300,275Magnet installation systems and methods for use with cochlear implants2019 10,195,444Implantable hearing assistance apparatus and corresponding systems and methods2019 10,130,812Connectorized cochlear implant systems and methods2018 10,124,167Magnet installation systems and methods for use with cochlear implants2018 10,117,031Sound processor apparatus with dual-mode earhook interface assembly2018 9,968,781Implantable hearing assistance apparatus and corresponding systems and methods2018 9,889,300'Cochlear implant system including an implantable battery'2018 9,694,179'Connectorized cochlear implant systems and methods'2017 9,615,180'Sound processor apparatus with dual-mode earhook interface assembly'2017 9,555,242'Connectorized cochlear implant systems and methods'2017 9,532,151'Body worn sound processors with directional microphone apparatus'2016 9,440,071'Systems and methods for facilitating binaural hearing by a cochlear implant patient'2016 9,294,852'Sound processors and implantable cochlear stimulation systems including the same'2016 9,227,061'Bilateral auditory prosthesis systems and methods'2016 9,232,320'Modular auditory prosthesis systems and methods'2016 9,191,751'Modular adapter assembly for telecoil and auxiliary audio input device mixing'2015 8,977,369'Sound processing assembly for use in a cochlear implant system'2015 8,750,546'Sound processors and implantable cochlear stimulation systems including the same'2014 8,705,783'Methods and systems for acoustically controlling a cochlear implant system'2014 8,437,860'Hearing assistance system'2013 8,352,046'Sound processing assembly for use in a cochlear implant system'2013 8,177,112'Fixation devices for cochlear implant speech processors'2012 8,126,565'Sound processing and stimulation systems and methods for use with cochlear implant devices'2012 8,121,699'Sound processing and stimulation systems and methods for use with cochlear implant devices'2012 8,121,700'Sound processing and stimulation systems and methods for use with cochlear implant devices'2012 8,023,677'In the ear auxiliary microphone system for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2011 7,983,758'Sound processing and stimulation systems and methods for use with cochlear implant devices'2011 7,970,157'In the ear auxiliary microphone system for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2011 7,953,491'Auto-referencing mixed-mode phase locked loop for audio playback applications'2011 7,916,823'Auto-referencing mixed-mode phase locked loop for audio playback applications'2011 7,899,543'Network interface module for bilateral cochlear implant systems'2011 7,787,957'Auto-referencing mixed-mode phase locked loop for audio playback applications'2010 7,769,194'In the ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2010 7,526,096'In the ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2009 7,515,966'Sound processing and stimulation systems and methods for use with cochlear implant devices'2009 7,496,405'Sound processing and stimulation systems and methods for use with cochlear implant devices'2009 7,426,414'Sound processing and stimulation systems and methods for use with cochlear implant devices'2008 7,292,891'BioNet for bilateral cochlear implant systems'2007 7,248,926'Status indicator for implantable systems'2007 7,167,572'In the ear auxiliary microphone system for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2007 7,155,289'Auto-referencing mixed mode phase locked loop for audio playback applications'2006 7,106,873'In the ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2006 6,775,389'Ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic'2004 6,707,023'Differential photoelectric receiver circuit'2004 6,505,076'Water-resistant, wideband microphone subassembly'2003 6,473,414'Carrier sense collision avoidance with auto abort'2002 6,111,441'Zero power power-on reset bootstrapping method and apparatus for ultra low-power integrated circuit packaging'2000 5,649,128'Multiple bus interface adapter for connection to a plurality of computer bus architectures'1997

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2000Based in Uxbridge, CA· patent location history

2002–2012Based in Calgary, CA· patent location history

2003–2014Patents assigned to ADVANCED BIONICS CORP (12)· patent assignee history

2003–2007Based in Castaic, CA, US· patent location history

2008–2015Patents assigned to ADVANCED BIONICS LLC (16)· patent assignee history

2011–2021Based in Valencia, CA, US· patent location history

2012–2018Patents assigned to HARTLEY LEE F (15)· patent assignee history

2012–2018Patents assigned to MISHRA LAKSHMI N (8)· patent assignee history

2015–2021Patents assigned to ADVANCED BIONICS AG (21)· patent assignee history

2016–2021Based in Carlsbad, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ADVANCED BIONICS AG	21	2015–2021
ADVANCED BIONICS LLC	16	2008–2015
HARTLEY LEE Fself	15	2012–2018
ADVANCED BIONICS CORP	12	2003–2014
MISHRA LAKSHMI N	8	2012–2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Valencia, California, US	24	2011–2021
Calgary, CA	15	2002–2012
Carlsbad, California, US	10	2016–2021
Castaic, California, US	5	2003–2007
Uxbridge, CA	1	2000