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Signal processor for and an auditory prosthesis utilizing channel dominance

CA 1311290 C · Owner: Van Den Honert, Christopher · Inventors: Soli, Sigfrid D.; Van Den Honert, Christopher

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Abstract of the Disclosure A multichannel signal processor (10) for and an auditory prostheses (68) utilizing such a signal processor having a plurality of filters (88) each passing a different center frequency providing a set of filtered signals representative of the auditory content of the electrical input signal relative to its respective center frequency. A plurality of gating mechanisms (90) individually coupled to the filter signals pass an output signal at a level above the perceptual level of the person when the filtered signal is above a predetermined level. The predetermined level is individually determined such that the output is past above the perceptual level only when the …

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  • Granted December 8, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 8, 2009.
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FiledFebruary 12, 1988
GrantedDecember 8, 1992
Term endedDecember 8, 2009
Patent numberCA 1311290 C
Classification (IPC)H04R25/00 +2 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedFeb 12, 1988Patent grantedDec 8, 1992Term endedDec 8, 2009

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