Wiskerke
Peter Wiskerke, Lane Cove AU
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20100092021 | IMPLANTABLE MICROPHONE FOR AN IMPLANTABLE HEARING PROSTHESIS - An implantable microphone for a hearing prosthesis. The microphone comprises: a housing having a diaphragm chamber formed therein, and an aperture extending from the exterior surface of the housing to the chamber; a diaphragm disposed on the exterior of the housing so as to seal the aperture, and configured to vibrate in response to sound signals; a sensor positioned adjacent an end of the chamber opposing the diaphragm, and configured to detect vibration of the diaphragm, and to generate electrical signals based thereon; and a stiffening material substantially filling the regions of the housing external to the sensor and the diaphragm such that that air gaps within the filled regions of the housing are substantially eliminated, wherein the stiffening material has an elastic modulus that enables the housing to substantially resist deformation there of in response to body-noise. | 04-15-2010 |
Pieter Wiskerke, Antwerpen BE
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20110029041 | HEARING PROSTHESIS WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MICROPHONE SYSTEM - A hearing prosthesis including an implantable housing containing a detector, the hearing prosthesis further including a light source, a fiber optical waveguide extending from the implantable housing in light communication with the light source and the detector, and an interferometer connected to the fiber optical waveguide and located outside of the implantable housing, the interferometer being in light communication with the fiber optical waveguide, the light source and the detector. The detector is configured to convert a light signal indicative of acoustic energy impinging upon the interferometer into an electrical signal indicative of the acoustic energy. In an exemplary embodiment, the electrical signal is used by a sound processor of the hearing prosthesis to enhance hearing. | 02-03-2011 |
20130035744 | IMPLANTABLE MICROPHONE FOR AN IMPLANTABLE HEARING PROSTHESIS - An implantable microphone for a hearing prosthesis. The microphone comprises: a housing having a diaphragm chamber formed therein, and an aperture extending from the exterior surface of the housing to the chamber; a diaphragm disposed on the exterior of the housing so as to seal the aperture, and configured to vibrate in response to sound signals; a sensor positioned adjacent an end of the chamber opposing the diaphragm, and configured to detect vibration of the diaphragm, and to generate electrical signals based thereon; and a stiffening material substantially filling the regions of the housing external to the sensor and the diaphragm such that that air gaps within the filled regions of the housing are substantially eliminated, wherein the stiffening material has an elastic modulus that enables the housing to substantially resist deformation there of in response to body-noise. | 02-07-2013 |
Pieter Wiskerke, Macquarie University AU
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20110319703 | Implantable Microphone System and Calibration Process - A method of calibrating an implantable microphone for a hearing prosthesis is disclosed. For an implantable microphone which includes a vibration sensor to provide body noise cancellation, a calibration method is disclosed, in which known acoustic and vibration signals are provided by an external device. This may be as part of the external charging system for an implantable device. | 12-29-2011 |
Pieter Johannes Wiskerke, Antwerpen NL
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20090185381 | AUTOMOTIVE LAMP MODULE AND LIGHTING UNIT WITH LED LIGHTING ELEMENT - A lamp module ( | 07-23-2009 |