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William S. Woods
Also filed as: WOODS WILLIAM · WOODS WILLIAM S · WOODS WILLIAM STANLEY
23 granted patents·10 pending applications·218 citations·filing 1998–2025
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33 records- 0191US8737653B2Noise reduction system for hearing assistance devicesWOODS WILLIAM S·Filed 2009·Granted May 27, 2014·25 cites·21 claims
- 0291US8718288B2System for customizing hearing assistance devicesWOODS WILLIAM S·Filed 2007·Granted May 6, 2014·23 cites·31 claims
- 0390US9204227B2Noise reduction system for hearing assistance devicesSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 1, 2015·12 cites·20 claims
- 0490US8494193B2Environment detection and adaptation in hearing assistance devicesZHANG TAO·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 23, 2013·23 cites·32 claims
- 0590US8068627B2System for automatic reception enhancement of hearing assistance devicesZHANG TAO·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 29, 2011·23 cites·20 claims
- 0681US8705782B2Wireless beacon system to identify acoustic environment for hearing assistance devicesWOODS WILLIAM S·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 22, 2014·9 cites·27 claims
- 0781US6718301B1System for measuring speech content in soundSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 6, 2004·47 cites·41 claims
- 0880US8824711B1Efficient convex optimization for real-time robust beamforming with microphone arraysDURANT ERIC A·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 2, 2014·8 cites·20 claims
- 0973US9031242B2Simulated surround sound hearing aid fitting systemEDWARDS BRENT·Filed 2007·Granted May 12, 2015·6 cites·41 claims
- 1071US7313576B2System and method for flexible data transferSBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES LP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 25, 2007·26 cites·58 claims
- 1170US10959026B2Partial HRTF compensation or prediction for in-ear microphone arraysX DEV LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·1 cites·21 claims
- 1270US9264822B2System for automatic reception enhancement of hearing assistance devicesSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 1369US2025267423A1Virtual auditory display filters and associated systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable mediaIYO INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1467US12323785B2Virtual auditory display filters and associated systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable mediaIYO INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·30 claims
- 1566US11632648B2Ear-mountable listening device having a ring-shaped microphone array for beamformingIYO INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 18, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1661US11510013B2Partial HRTF compensation or prediction for in-ear microphone arraysIYO INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 22, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 1760US7162044B2Audio signal processingSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 9, 2007·7 cites·49 claims
- 1858US11259139B1Ear-mountable listening device having a ring-shaped microphone array for beamformingIYO INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 22, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 1958US8737654B2Methods and apparatus for improved noise reduction for hearing assistance devicesMERKS IVO·Filed 2011·Granted May 27, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 2057US2025324188A1Audio mixed reality and associated systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory computer-readable mediaIYO INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2153US2015036852A1System for customizing hearing assistance devicesSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2253US2015023537A1Wireless beacon system to identify acoustic environment for hearing assistance devicesSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2352US8312150B2System and method for flexible data transferCLARK NICHOLAS JAMES·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 13, 2012·5 cites·11 claims
- 2452US2024334112A1Virtual auditory display devices and associated systems, methods, and devicesIYO INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2550US2014177888A1Environment detection and adaptation in hearing assistance devicesSTARKEY LAB INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2649US9875754B2Method and apparatus for pre-processing speech to maintain speech intelligibilitySTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 23, 2018·0 cites·23 claims
- 2749US2012213392A1System for automatic reception enhancement of hearing assistance devicesZHANG TAO·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2841US10375487B2Method and device for filtering signals to match preferred speech levelsSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 2941US10129661B2Techniques for increasing processing capability in hear aidsSTARKEY LABS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 13, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
- 3041US2013266164A1Speech recognition system for fitting hearing assistance devicesWOODS WILLIAM S·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3140US8918524B2System and method for flexible data transferAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 23, 2014·0 cites·17 claims
- 3239US2014023218A1System for training and improvement of noise reduction in hearing assistance devicesWOODS WILLIAM S·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3339US2012121099A1Aid test systemWOODS WILLIAM S·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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