Patents by Inventor Kristof Buytaert

Kristof Buytaert has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hybrid electrically- and mechanically-stimulating cochlear implant
    Patent number: 11445312
    Abstract: Wires and coils within an electrode assembly electromagnetically interact and cause mechanical motion of the assembly. This mechanical motion can be used to supplement or replace the electrical stimulation provided by a standard cochlear implant and provides targeted acoustic stimulation to the cochlea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Jan Vermeiren, Kristof Buytaert, Rishubh Verma
  • Evaluation of an implanted prosthesis
    Patent number: 11241193
    Abstract: Evaluating an implanted hearing prosthesis, including operating the implanted hearing prosthesis, capturing sound generated by a transducer of the prosthesis during said operation, and comparing the captured sound to a sound model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Kyun Thibaut, Jurgen Van Vlem, Christiane D'hondt, Florent Hubert-Brierre, Kristof Buytaert, Hans Bernhard, Grégoire Meylan, Martin Junghans, Susanne Gentner
  • HYBRID ELECTRICALLY- AND MECHANICALLY-STIMULATING COCHLEAR IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20200260200
    Abstract: Wires and coils within an electrode assembly electromagnetically interact and cause mechanical motion of the assembly. This mechanical motion can be used to supplement or replace the electrical stimulation provided by a standard cochlear implant and provides targeted acoustic stimulation to the cochlea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Jan Vermeiren, Kristof Buytaert, Rishubh Verma
  • Hybrid electrically- and mechanically-stimulating cochlear implant
    Patent number: 10560791
    Abstract: Wires and coils within an electrode assembly electromagnetically interact and cause mechanical motion of the assembly. This mechanical motion can be used to supplement or replace the electrical stimulation provided by a standard cochlear implant and provides targeted acoustic stimulation to the cochlea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: COCHLEAR LIMITED
    Inventors: Jan Vermeiren, Kristof Buytaert, Rishubh Verma
  • External component with inductance and mechanical vibratory functionality
    Patent number: 10321247
    Abstract: A device including an inductive radio frequency communication coil and a platform apparatus configured to be secured or coupled to an actuator such that the actuator can induce vibration in the skull inducing hearing percepts, and the RF coil can deliver communication allowing an implantable stimulator to also induce hearing percepts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Rishubh Verma, Jan Vermeiren, Kristof Buytaert
  • EVALUATION OF AN IMPLANTED PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20180279949
    Abstract: Evaluating an implanted hearing prosthesis, including operating the implanted hearing prosthesis, capturing sound generated by a transducer of the prosthesis during said operation, and comparing the captured sound to a sound model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kyun Thibaut, Jurgen Van Vlem, Christiane D'hondt, Florent Hubert-Brierre, Kristof Buytaert, Hans Bernhard, Grégoire Meylan, Martin Junghans, Susanne Gentner
  • Evaluation of an implanted prosthesis
    Patent number: 9986947
    Abstract: Evaluating an implanted hearing prosthesis, including operating the implanted hearing prosthesis, capturing sound generated by a transducer of the prosthesis during said operation, and comparing the captured sound to a sound model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Kyun Thibaut, Jurgen Van Vlem, Christiane D'hondt, Florent Hubert-Brierre, Kristof Buytaert, Hans Bernhard, Grégoire Meylan, Martin Junghans, Susanne Gentner
  • HYBRID ELECTRICALLY- AND MECHANICALLY-STIMULATING COCHLEAR IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20170216596
    Abstract: Wires and coils within an electrode assembly electromagnetically interact and cause mechanical motion of the assembly. This mechanical motion can be used to supplement or replace the electrical stimulation provided by a standard cochlear implant and provides targeted acoustic stimulation to the cochlea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Jan Vermeiren, Kristof Buytaert, Rishubh Verma
  • EXTERNAL COMPONENT WITH INDUCTANCE AND MECHANICAL VIBRATORY FUNCTIONALITY
    Publication number: 20170156010
    Abstract: A device including an inductive radio frequency communication coil and a platform apparatus configured to be secured or coupled to an actuator such that the actuator can induce vibration in the skull inducing hearing percepts, and the RF coil can deliver communication allowing an implantable stimulator to also induce hearing percepts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Rishubh VERMA, Jan VERMEIREN, Kristof BUYTAERT
  • EVALUATION OF AN IMPLANTED PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20140107526
    Abstract: Evaluating an implanted hearing prosthesis, including operating the implanted hearing prosthesis, capturing sound generated by a transducer of the prosthesis during said operation, and comparing the captured sound to a sound model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Kyun Thibaut, Jurgen Van Vlem, Christiane D'hondt, Florent Hubert-Brierre, Kristof Buytaert