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Geoffrey R. Ball
Also filed as: BALL GEOFFREY · BALL GEOFFREY R
36 granted patents·22 pending applications·4,225 citations·filing 1980–2019
98Inventor score
Files withSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC15BALL GEOFFREY R12VIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH12MED EL ELEKTROMED GERAETE GMBH4VIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECHNOL4
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58 records- 0198US5624376AImplantable and external hearing systems having a floating mass transducerSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 29, 1997·457 cites·49 claims
- 0297US6626822B1Implantable microphone having improved sensitivity and frequency responseSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 30, 2003·147 cites·52 claims
- 0397US6217508B1Ultrasonic hearing systemSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·246 cites·23 claims
- 0497US6190305B1Implantable and external hearing systems having a floating mass transducerSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 20, 2001·258 cites·28 claims
- 0597US5800336AAdvanced designs of floating mass transducersSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·349 cites·15 claims
- 0697US5795287ATinnitus masker for direct drive hearing devicesSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 18, 1998·235 cites·28 claims
- 0797US5554096AImplantable electromagnetic hearing transducerSYMPHONIX·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 10, 1996·291 cites·12 claims
- 0897US5456654AImplantable magnetic hearing aid transducerFiled 1993·Granted Oct 10, 1995·263 cites·42 claims
- 0996US8744106B2MRI safe actuator for implantable floating mass transducerBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 3, 2014·39 cites·6 claims
- 1096US6093144AImplantable microphone having improved sensitivity and frequency responseSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 25, 2000·165 cites·42 claims
- 1196US5913815ABone conducting floating mass transducersSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 22, 1999·263 cites·10 claims
- 1296US5897486ADual coil floating mass transducersSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·194 cites·27 claims
- 1395US8897475B2Magnet arrangement for bone conduction hearing implantVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 25, 2014·48 cites·10 claims
- 1495US6676592B2Dual coil floating mass transducersSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 13, 2004·109 cites·5 claims
- 1595US5857958AImplantable and external hearing systems having a floating mass transducerSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 12, 1999·195 cites·15 claims
- 1694US7322930B2Implantable microphone having sensitivity and frequency responseVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECHNOL·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 29, 2008·91 cites·36 claims
- 1793US6475134B1Dual coil floating mass transducersSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 5, 2002·125 cites·16 claims
- 1892US5859916ATwo stage implantable microphoneSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 12, 1999·172 cites·12 claims
- 1991US6139488ABiasing device for implantable hearing devicesSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 31, 2000·118 cites·26 claims
- 2089US9420388B2Electromagnetic bone conduction hearing deviceVIBRANT MED-EL HEARING TECH GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 16, 2016·29 cites·4 claims
- 2188US8774930B2Electromagnetic bone conduction hearing deviceBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·11 cites·5 claims
- 2285US9295425B2Transducer for stapedius monitoringBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 29, 2016·21 cites·8 claims
- 2385US7955250B2Implantable microphone having sensitivity and frequency responseMED EL ELEKTROMED GERAETE GMBH·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 7, 2011·9 cites·25 claims
- 2483US9113268B2Implantable floating mass transducer of a hearing implant systemVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·7 cites·10 claims
- 2583US8568291B2Bone conductive devices for improving hearingBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 29, 2013·8 cites·7 claims
- 2680US8246532B2Bone conductive devices for improving hearingBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 21, 2012·10 cites·23 claims
- 2774US5949895ADisposable audio processor for use with implanted hearing devicesSYMPHONIX DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 7, 1999·163 cites·9 claims
- 2873US6024717AApparatus and method for sonically enhanced drug deliveryVIBRX INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 15, 2000·153 cites·25 claims
- 2970US9113277B2Skull vibrational unitBALL GEOFFREY·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 18, 2015·5 cites·7 claims
- 3065US6895224B1Electromagnetic wave receiver front endQINETIQ LTD·Filed 2000·Granted May 17, 2005·13 cites·10 claims
- 3164US8285384B2Implantable medical devices with multiple transducersBALL GEOFFREY·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 9, 2012·6 cites·4 claims
- 3259US4339870ASeries-connected two-terminal semiconductor devices and their fabricationSECR DEFENCE BRIT·Filed 1980·Granted Jul 20, 1982·25 cites·14 claims
- 3354US9301062B2MRI safe actuator for implantable floating mass transducerVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 29, 2016·0 cites·4 claims
- 3453US2015073205A1Magnet Arrangement for Bone Conduction Hearing ImplantVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3550US2013090673A1Vascular Clamps for Vascular RepairVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3649US8382779B2Vascular clamps for vascular repairVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 26, 2013·0 cites·8 claims
- 3749US2010048983A1Multipath Stimulation Hearing SystemsMED EL ELEKTROMED GERAETE GMBH·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3849US2009253951A1Bone conducting floating mass transducersVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECHNOL·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3948US2012290087A1Incus Replacement Partial Ossicular Replacement ProsthesisBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4047US2011178364A1Incus Replacement Partial Ossicular Replacement ProsthesisVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4146US9264825B2MRI safe actuator for implantable floating mass transducerBALL GEOFFREY·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 16, 2016·0 cites·5 claims
- 4246US2011218386A1Incus Replacement Partial Ossicular Replacement ProsthesisVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4346US2012238799A1Magnetic Attachment Arrangement for Implantable DeviceBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4446US2008255406A1Implantable Auditory Stimulation Systems Having a Transducer and a Transduction MediumVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECHNOL·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4545US2012172659A1Magnetic Attachment System for Implantable DeviceBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4644US12432508B2Passive hearing implantMED EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 4743US2011022120A1Magnetic Attachment Arrangement for Implantable DeviceVIBRANT MED EL HEARING TECH·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4842US2001003788A1Implantable and external hearing system having a floating mass transducerFiled 2000·Application pending·0 cites
- 4942US2012245407A1Line Transmission for Vibratory Actuation in Implantable TransducersBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 5041US2011295053A1Implantable Inner Ear Drive SystemBALL GEOFFREY R·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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