Patents
- under review:

Seligman PM, McDermott HJ: “Combined stimulation for auditory prosthesis,” US Patent Application filed 24 December 2004 (CID331).

Hersbach A, McDermott HJ, Simpson A: “Audio amplification apparatus,” Australian Patent Application 4460971, (filed 2 April 2004).

Allegro S, Timms O, Hersbach A, McDermott HJ, Dijkstra E: "Method for frequency transposition and use of the method in a hearing device and a communication device," European patent application EP04/005270.6 and US patent application (filed 5 March 2004).

McDermott HJ, Hersbach A, Simpson A: “Feedback suppression in sound signal processing using frequency transposition,” Australian Complete Patent Application 2003236382 (filed 20 August 2003), US Patent Application Number 10/921550 (filed 19 August 2004).

Seligman PM, McDermott HJ, Heasman J, van den Honert C: “Combined stimulation for auditory prosthesis,” Australian Provisional Patent Application 2003907149 (CID331; filed 24 December 2003); Complete Specification filed in Australia on 24 December 2004.

McKay CM, McDermott HJ: “Cochlear Implant Sound Processing Method and System,” Australian Provisional Patent Application 2003901025 (CID349; filed 28 February 2003); Complete Specification filed in Australia, Austria, China, USA on 27 February 2004.

McDermott HJ: “Apparatus and method for frequency transposition in hearing aids,” Australian Complete Patent Application 2002300314 (filed 29 July 2002).

Dillon H, Zakis JA, McDermott HJ, Keidser G: “Programmable Auditory Prosthesis With Trainable Automatic Adaptation To Acoustic Conditions,” Australian Provisional Patent Application PS2470 (filed  21 May 2002), International Patent Application Number PCT/AU03/00613 (filed  21 May 2003).

Swanson B, Blamey PJ, McDermott HJ, Patrick JF: “Method and Apparatus for Envelope Detection and Enhancement of Pitch Cue of Audio Signals,” Australian Provisional Patent Application Number 2002951165, International Patent Application Number PCT/AU2003/01130 [CID267] (filed 2 September 2002).

Seligman PM, McDermott HJ: “Variable slope sensitivity control for a cochlear implant,” Australian Patent Application filed 11 April 2001; International Patent Application Number PCT/AU02/00463 [CID159] (filed 11 April 2002).

McDermott HJ, McKay CM, Blamey PJ: “Sound Processing Strategy for Cochlear Implants,” Australian Provisional Patent Application PQ9527 (filed 18 August 2000); International Patent Application Number PCT/AU01/01027 (filed 18 August 2001); PCT International Publication Number WO 02/17678 A1 (28 February 2002).

Blamey PJ, Swanson BA, McDermott HJ, Patrick JF, Clark GM: “Travelling Wave Sound Processor,” Australian Provisional Patent Application PQ8205 (filed 19 June 2000), International Patent Application Number PCT/AU01/00723 (filed 19 June 2001; under examination in AU, US, EP, JP, and CA).

Blamey PJ, James CJ, Wildi K, McDermott HJ, Martin L: “Adaptive Dynamic Range Optimisation Sound Processor,” International Patent Application PCT/AU99/00076 (filed 5 February 1999), complete specification WO00/47014 (filed February 2000), US Continuation Patent Application 10/817227 (filed 2 April 2004, ex 09/478,022 filed April 2000), (applied for in Europe, Japan, and Canada).

Daly CN, McDermott HJ: “Embedded data link and protocol,” International Patent Application Number PCT/AU95/00694; filed October 19, 1995 (applied for in Europe, Japan, and Canada).

- granted:

Blamey PJ, James CJ, Wildi K, McDermott HJ, Martin L: “Adaptive Dynamic Range Optimisation Sound Processor,” US Patent no 6,731,767 issued on 4 May 2004

Blamey PJ, James CJ, Wildi K, McDermott HJ, Martin L: “Adaptive Dynamic Range Optimisation Sound Processor,” AU Patent no 761,865 issued on 2 October 2003

Daly CN, McDermott HJ: “Embedded data link and protocol,” Australian Patent Numbers 708,422 (1998) and 725,366 (1999).

Daly CN, McDermott HJ: “Embedded data link and protocol,” United States Patent Number 5,741,314, April 21, 1998 (filed September 4, 1996).

McDermott HJ, Vandali AE: “Spectral Maxima Sound Processor,” Canada Patent Number 2,054,428 (filed October 1991).

McDermott HJ, Vandali AE: “Spectral Maxima Sound Processor,” United States Patent Number 5,597,380; January 28, 1997 (filed May 9, 1994).

McDermott HJ, Vandali AE: “Spectral Maxima Sound Processor,” Australian Patent Number 657959; July 18, 1995 (filed May 21, 1992).

McDermott HJ: “Receiver-Stimulator for Hearing Prosthesis,” United States Patent Number 4,947,844; August 14, 1990 (filed September 6, 1985).

McDermott HJ: “Bipolar Paired-Pulse Supplied Prosthetic Device,” Australian Patent Number 569636; August 27, 1985 (filed September 7, 1984).

McDermott HJ, Blamey PJ, Black RC, Clark GM, Money DK, Patrick JF, Tong YC: “Receiver-Stimulator for Hearing Prosthesis,” Australian Patent Number 562749; August 22, 1983 (filed August 20, 1982).