Patents by Inventor Peter B. J. Van Gerwen

Peter B. J. Van Gerwen 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).

  • Implant system
    Patent number: 11477586
    Abstract: A compensation system for an implantable actuator is disclosed where the implantable actuator includes a sealed housing containing a driving arrangement for the actuator. The compensation system includes an external pressure sensor for measuring an external pressure outside of the sealed housing and a compensation module for determining a compensation factor for the implantable actuator based on the external pressure. In one embodiment, the compensation is directed to a direct acoustic cochlear stimulation (DACS) implantable actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventor: Peter B. J. Van Gerwen
  • DACS ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20200260201
    Abstract: A compensation system for an implantable actuator is disclosed where the implantable actuator includes a sealed housing containing a driving arrangement for the actuator. The compensation system includes an external pressure sensor for measuring an external pressure outside of the sealed housing and a compensation module for determining a compensation factor for the implantable actuator based on the external pressure. In one embodiment, the compensation is directed to a direct acoustic cochlear stimulation (DACS) implantable actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Peter B. J. Van Gerwen
  • DACS actuator
    Patent number: 10595141
    Abstract: A compensation system for an implantable actuator is disclosed where the implantable actuator includes a sealed housing containing a driving arrangement for the actuator. The compensation system includes an external pressure sensor for measuring an external pressure outside of the sealed housing and a compensation module for determining a compensation factor for the implantable actuator based on the external pressure. In one embodiment, the compensation is directed to a direct acoustic cochlear stimulation (DACS) implantable actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventor: Peter B. J. Van Gerwen
  • DACS ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20160198273
    Abstract: A compensation system for an implantable actuator is disclosed where the implantable actuator includes a sealed housing containing a driving arrangement for the actuator. The compensation system includes an external pressure sensor for measuring an external pressure outside of the sealed housing and a compensation module for determining a compensation factor for the implantable actuator based on the external pressure. In one embodiment, the compensation is directed to a direct acoustic cochlear stimulation (DACS) implantable actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Peter B. J. Van Gerwen
  • DACS actuator
    Patent number: 9247357
    Abstract: A compensation system for an implantable actuator is disclosed where the implantable actuator includes a sealed housing containing a driving arrangement for the actuator. The compensation system includes an external pressure sensor for measuring an external pressure outside of the sealed housing and a compensation module for determining a compensation factor for the implantable actuator based on the external pressure. In one embodiment, the compensation is directed to a direct acoustic cochlear stimulation (DACS) implantable actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventor: Peter B. J. Van Gerwen
  • HEARING PROSTHESIS HAVING A FLEXIBLE ELONGATE ENERGY TRANSFER MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20120136197
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are generally directed to using a flexible conductor for transmitting energy to a recipient's cochlea. The flexible conductor may be used to transmit mechanical energy, such as sound vibrations, to the cochlea from an actuator implanted, for example, in a recess in the mastoid bone of the recipient. The flexible conductor may be coupled at its distal end to a component of the recipient's middle or inner ear. In operation, mechanical movement (e.g., vibrations) may be transferred from the actuator to the middle or inner ear of the recipient by the flexible conductor. These vibrations then induce movement of perliymph in the recipient's cochlea to cause, for example, perception of the sound by the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventor: Peter B.J. Van Gerwen
  • DACS ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20120041516
    Abstract: A compensation system for an implantable actuator is disclosed where the implantable actuator includes a sealed housing containing a driving arrangement for the actuator. The compensation system includes an external pressure sensor for measuring an external pressure outside of the sealed housing and a compensation module for determining a compensation factor for the implantable actuator based on the external pressure. In one embodiment, the compensation is directed to a direct acoustic cochlear stimulation (DACS) implantable actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventor: Peter B. J. Van Gerwen