SBIR/STTR Research Award
Improved Hearing Aid Connection to Public Induction Loops.
Award amount
$500,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Education
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Koronis Biomedical Technologies Corp.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- 2013-09-30
- UEI
- ZTSLEXFJM3J1
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- 84.133S-2
Research abstract
This project designs, builds, and evaluates a pre-production prototype of a hearing aid using a three-axis telecoil assembly. Telecoils in hearing aids serve a dual purpose: (1) to enhance telephone conversation, and (2) enable hearing aids to serve as a wireless interface for public audio broadcasts. When broadcasting audio signals, the signal is transmitted to the telecoil sensor (a magnetic field sensor located in the hearing aid) via magnetic energy from an induction wire loop located near the listener. This induction loop can be a small assembly located in the handset of the telephone or a large wire loop within a public venue like a theatre. The design utilizes digital signal processing algorithms to process the magnetic transmissions from the induction loops.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Enhancing Conversation Intelligibility for Hearing Aid Users in Noisy Environments
- Fluentbuddy Device to Enhance the Sensory and Motor Function of Individuals with Speech Communication Disorders
- Mobile Communications App for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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- ACCESSIBLE WEB AUTOMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS
Research funding history
74 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2005–2025). Reported award amounts total $36,358,935. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, National Science Foundation