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James M. Kates
Also filed as: KATES JAMES M · KATES JAMES MITCHELL
28 granted patents·1 pending application·1,886 citations·filing 1977–2012
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29 records- 0197US6498858B2Feedback cancellation improvementsGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 24, 2002·156 cites·14 claims
- 0296US7058182B2Apparatus and methods for hearing aid performance measurement, fitting, and initializationGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 6, 2006·128 cites·11 claims
- 0396US6434246B1Apparatus and methods for combining audio compression and feedback cancellation in a hearing aidGN RESOUND AS·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 13, 2002·237 cites·20 claims
- 0496US6219427B1Feedback cancellation improvementsGN RESOUND AS·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·218 cites·29 claims
- 0596US6072884AFeedback cancellation apparatus and methodsAUDIOLOGIC HEARING SYS LP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 6, 2000·253 cites·24 claims
- 0696US4454609ASpeech intelligibility enhancementSIGNATRON·Filed 1981·Granted Jun 12, 1984·141 cites·27 claims
- 0795US6980665B2Spectral enhancement using digital frequency warpingGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 27, 2005·50 cites·53 claims
- 0894US6831986B2Feedback cancellation in a hearing aid with reduced sensitivity to low-frequency tonal inputsGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 14, 2004·84 cites·45 claims
- 0994US6434247B1Feedback cancellation apparatus and methods utilizing adaptive reference filter mechanismsGN RESOUND AS·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 13, 2002·168 cites·20 claims
- 1090US4852175AHearing aid signal-processing systemSIEMENS HEARING INSTR INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 25, 1989·116 cites·10 claims
- 1185US6792114B1Integrated hearing aid performance measurement and initialization systemGN RESOUND AS·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 14, 2004·84 cites·19 claims
- 1283US8019105B2Hearing aid with adaptive compressor time constantsGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 13, 2011·12 cites·19 claims
- 1383US8014549B2Dynamic range compression using digital frequency warpingGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 6, 2011·8 cites·21 claims
- 1483US7630507B2Binaural compression systemGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 8, 2009·24 cites·43 claims
- 1582US8948428B2Hearing aid with histogram based sound environment classificationKATES JAMES MITCHELL·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 3, 2015·15 cites·29 claims
- 1679US8019103B2Hearing aid with suppression of wind noiseGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 13, 2011·9 cites·23 claims
- 1779US7277554B2Dynamic range compression using digital frequency warpingGN RESOUND NORTH AMERICA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 2, 2007·17 cites·25 claims
- 1878US4243840ALoudspeaker systemTELEDYNE IND·Filed 1978·Granted Jan 6, 1981·39 cites·12 claims
- 1977US7343022B2Spectral enhancement using digital frequency warpingGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 11, 2008·5 cites·23 claims
- 2077US4468804ASpeech enhancement techniquesSIGNATRON·Filed 1982·Granted Aug 28, 1984·45 cites·14 claims
- 2175US8036404B2Binaural signal enhancement systemGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 11, 2011·5 cites·13 claims
- 2275US7330556B2Binaural signal enhancement systemGN RESOUND AS·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 12, 2008·15 cites·46 claims
- 2373US8913768B2Hearing aid with improved compressionKATES JAMES M·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 16, 2014·5 cites·15 claims
- 2469US4130727ALoudspeaker equalizationTELEDYNE INC·Filed 1977·Granted Dec 19, 1978·28 cites·24 claims
- 2565US8494199B2Stability improvements in hearing aidsKATES JAMES MITCHELL·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 23, 2013·3 cites·13 claims
- 2658US4130726ALoudspeaker system equalizationTELEDYNE INC·Filed 1977·Granted Dec 19, 1978·21 cites·8 claims
- 2746US8755545B2Stability and speech audibility improvements in hearing devicesKATES JAMES MITCHELL·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 17, 2014·0 cites·23 claims
- 2840US2004223622A1Digital wireless loudspeaker systemFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2930US4434482ATone arm pick up systemTELEDYNE IND·Filed 1979·Granted Feb 28, 1984·0 cites·13 claims
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