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US 9,039,639 B2Granted
External ear canal pressure regulation system
AssigneeGBS Ventures LLC
InventorsDavid George, George Buckler, David Brice Sullivan
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Abstract
An external ear canal pressure regulation device including a fluid flow generator and an earpiece having a first axial earpiece conduit fluidicly coupled to the fluid flow generator, whereby the earpiece has a compliant earpiece external surface configured to sealably engage an external ear canal as a barrier between an external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure.
Claims22
An external ear canal pressure regulation device, comprising:
- a first fluid flow generator capable of generating a first fluid flow;
- a first earpiece having a first axial earpiece conduit which communicates between a first earpiece first and second ends earpiece second ends, said first axial earpiece conduit fluidicly coupled to said first fluid flow generator, said first earpiece having a first compliant earpiece external surface configured to sealably engage a first external ear canal of a first ear as a first barrier between a first external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure;
- said first fluid flow generator capable of generating a first pressure differential between said first external ear canal pressure and said ambient pressure, said first pressure differential having a first pressure differential amplitude and a first pressure differential amplitude oscillation frequency;
- a first pressure sensor which generates a first pressure sensor signal which varies based upon change in said first pressure differential;
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- a first pressure sensor signal analyzer comprising:
- a first pressure differential amplitude comparator which compares a first pre-selected pressure differential amplitude to said first pressure differential amplitude, said first pressure sensor signal analyzer generating a first pressure differential amplitude compensation signal to which a first fluid flow generator controller is responsive to control said first fluid flow generator to achieve said first pre-selected pressure differential amplitude;
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- a first pressure differential amplitude oscillation frequency comparator which compares a first pre-selected pressure differential amplitude oscillation frequency to said first pressure differential amplitude oscillation frequency, said first pressure sensor signal analyzer generating a first pressure differential amplitude oscillation frequency compensation signal to which said first fluid flow generator controller is responsive to control said first fluid flow generator to achieve said first pre-selected pressure differential amplitude oscillation frequency.
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