Patents by Inventor Daniel James Yeager
Daniel James Yeager 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).
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Patent number: 11187922Abstract: An embodiment of an eye-mountable device includes an optical lens; an accommodation actuator to provide vision accommodation for the optical lens; a controller including an accommodation logic to select one of a plurality of vision accommodation states for the device, the plurality of vision accommodation states including at least a failsafe focal distance; and a failsafe subsystem including a system health detector, the system health detector to monitor for one or more operational indicators for the device, wherein the failsafe subsystem is to cause the device to transition to a failsafe mode upon the failsafe subsystem identifying a failure condition for the device, the failsafe mode includes setting the vision accommodation state to be the failsafe focal distance.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Shungneng Lee, Daniel James Yeager, Jennifer Han, Nathan Pletcher, Brian Otis
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Patent number: 10573607Abstract: An example device includes a silicon substrate having a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface; a plurality of layers associated with one or more electronic components of an integrated circuit (IC), where the plurality of layers are deposited on the second substrate surface; a lithium-based battery having a plurality of battery layers deposited on the first substrate surface of the silicon substrate, where the lithium-based battery includes an anode current collector and a cathode current collector; a first through-silicon via (TSV) passing through the silicon substrate and providing an electrical connection between the anode current collector and the plurality of layers associated with the one or more electronic components of the IC; and a second TSV passing through the silicon substrate and providing an electrical connection between the cathode current collector and the plurality of layers associated with the one or more electronic components of the IC.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: William James Biederman, Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis
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Patent number: 10515242Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed. The method involves: a reader detecting an eye-mountable device within a wireless communication range of the reader, wherein the eye-mountable device includes a transparent material having a concave mounting surface configured to be removably mounted on a corneal surface; wirelessly retrieving from the detected eye-mountable device a first set of data; using the retrieved first set of data to determine that a condition has been satisfied; and responsive to using the retrieved first set of data to determine that the condition has been satisfied, retrieving from the detected eye-mountable device a second set of data.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Brian Otis, Daniel James Yeager, William Biederman
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Patent number: 10448894Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method involves obtaining, by a body-mountable device, sensor data, where the body-mountable device includes a data storage. The method further involves making a determination that each condition in a condition set has been satisfied. In addition, the method involves responsive to making the determination that each condition in the condition set has been satisfied, storing the obtained sensor data in the data storage.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis
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Publication number: 20190265515Abstract: An embodiment of an eye-mountable device includes an optical lens; an accommodation actuator to provide vision accommodation for the optical lens; a controller including an accommodation logic to select one of a plurality of vision accommodation states for the device, the plurality of vision accommodation states including at least a failsafe focal distance; and a failsafe subsystem including a system health detector, the system health detector to monitor for one or more operational indicators for the device, wherein the failsafe subsystem is to cause the device to transition to a failsafe mode upon the failsafe subsystem identifying a failure condition for the device, the failsafe mode includes setting the vision accommodation state to be the failsafe focal distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Shungneng Lee, Daniel James Yeager, Jennifer Han, Nathan Pletcher, Brian Otis
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Patent number: 10317702Abstract: An embodiment of an eye-mountable device includes an optical lens; an accommodation actuator to provide vision accommodation for the optical lens; a controller including an accommodation logic to select one of a plurality of vision accommodation states for the device, the plurality of vision accommodation states including at least a failsafe focal distance; and a failsafe subsystem including a system health detector, the system health detector to monitor for one or more operational indicators for the device, wherein the failsafe subsystem is to cause the device to transition to a failsafe mode upon the failsafe subsystem identifying a failure condition for the device, the failsafe mode includes setting the vision accommodation state to be the failsafe focal distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Shungneng Lee, Daniel James Yeager, Jennifer Han, Nathan Pletcher, Brian Otis
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Publication number: 20190076090Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method involves obtaining, by a body-mountable device, sensor data, where the body-mountable device includes a data storage. The method further involves making a determination that each condition in a condition set has been satisfied. In addition, the method involves responsive to making the determination that each condition in the condition set has been satisfied, storing the obtained sensor data in the data storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis
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Publication number: 20190046117Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method involves obtaining, by a body-mountable device, sensor data, where the body-mountable device includes a data storage. The method further involves making a determination that each condition in a condition set has been satisfied. In addition, the method involves responsive to making the determination that each condition in the condition set has been satisfied, storing the obtained sensor data in the data storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis
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Patent number: 10201297Abstract: Systems and methods are described that relate to a device, such as an eye-mountable device. The eye-mountable device may include a capacitance sensor and associated circuitry configured to measure a capacitance and/or a change in capacitance based on a material being in proximity with the capacitance sensor. For example, the capacitance sensor and associated circuitry may be operable to detect an eye-related movement of a wearer of the eye-mountable device. The eye-related movement may be a blink, a wink, an eye moving with respect to an eyelid, an eyelid moving with respect to the capacitance sensor, or an eyelid closing. At least one sensor electrode of the capacitance sensor may operable to carry out an additional function, e.g. to measure a level of glucose in tear-fluid or to provide wireless communication.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: William James Biederman, Daniel James Yeager
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Publication number: 20190043815Abstract: An example device includes a silicon substrate having a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface; a plurality of layers associated with one or more electronic components of an integrated circuit (IC), where the plurality of layers are deposited on the second substrate surface; a lithium-based battery having a plurality of battery layers deposited on the first substrate surface of the silicon substrate, where the lithium-based battery includes an anode current collector and a cathode current collector; a first through-silicon via (TSV) passing through the silicon substrate and providing an electrical connection between the anode current collector and the plurality of layers associated with the one or more electronic components of the IC; and a second TSV passing through the silicon substrate and providing an electrical connection between the cathode current collector and the plurality of layers associated with the one or more electronic components of the IC.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: William James Biederman, Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis
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Publication number: 20190018991Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed. The method involves: a reader detecting an eye-mountable device within a wireless communication range of the reader, wherein the eye-mountable device includes a transparent material having a concave mounting surface configured to be removably mounted on a corneal surface; wirelessly retrieving from the detected eye-mountable device a first set of data; using the retrieved first set of data to determine that a condition has been satisfied; and responsive to using the retrieved first set of data to determine that the condition has been satisfied, retrieving from the detected eye-mountable device a second set of data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Brian Otis, Daniel James Yeager, William Biederman
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Patent number: 10134692Abstract: An example device includes a silicon substrate having a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface; a plurality of layers associated with one or more electronic components of an integrated circuit (IC), where the plurality of layers are deposited on the second substrate surface; a lithium-based battery having a plurality of battery layers deposited on the first substrate surface of the silicon substrate, where the lithium-based battery includes an anode current collector and a cathode current collector; a first through-silicon via (TSV) passing through the silicon substrate and providing an electrical connection between the anode current collector and the plurality of layers associated with the one or more electronic components of the IC; and a second TSV passing through the silicon substrate and providing an electrical connection between the cathode current collector and the plurality of layers associated with the one or more electronic components of the IC.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: William James Biederman, Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis
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Patent number: 10039492Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method involves obtaining, by a body-mountable device, sensor data, where the body-mountable device includes a data storage. The method further involves making a determination that each condition in a condition set has been satisfied. In addition, the method involves responsive to making the determination that each condition in the condition set has been satisfied, storing the obtained sensor data in the data storage.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Verily Life Sciences, LLCInventors: Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis
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Patent number: 10037448Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed. The method involves: a reader detecting an eye-mountable device within a wireless communication range of the reader, wherein the eye-mountable device includes a transparent material having a concave mounting surface configured to be removably mounted on a corneal surface; wirelessly retrieving from the detected eye-mountable device a first set of data; using the retrieved first set of data to determine that a condition has been satisfied; and responsive to using the retrieved first set of data to determine that the condition has been satisfied, retrieving from the detected eye-mountable device a second set of data.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Verily Life Sciences, LLCInventors: Brian Otis, Daniel James Yeager, William Biederman
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Patent number: 9974050Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to broadcasting an advertisement event on a wireless channel. An example method includes generating, based on data, a data signal including one or more data packets, where each of the one or more data packets is a non-connectable and non-scannable data packet; generating an RF signal using an oscillator circuit; directly modulating the RF signal, based on the data signal, to generate a modulated RF signal; amplifying the modulated RF signal; broadcasting the amplified modulated RF signal on the wireless channel, where the amplified modulated RF signal is associated with the advertisement event.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Robert Francis Wiser, Nathan Pletcher, William James Biederman, Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis, Francis Albert Honore, Kannan Aryaperumal Sankaragomathi
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Patent number: 9818005Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for loading program data on to an unpowered electronic device, such as an RFID tag that includes volatile memory. Initially, the tag is unpowered. Thus, the volatile memory in the tag will not have any stored data. In order to load data into the memory of the tag, a reader can power the tag wirelessly. The reader includes an antenna configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation and receive backscatter electromagnetic radiation. The reader also includes a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to analyze the backscatter electromagnetic radiation. The processing unit may analyze the backscatter radiation to determine a supply voltage induced in the tag. In response to the induced voltage being greater than a threshold, the processing unit may alter the transmitted electromagnetic radiation to communicate tag data.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis, Nathan Pletcher
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Publication number: 20170301616Abstract: An example device includes a silicon substrate having a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface; a plurality of layers associated with one or more electronic components of an integrated circuit (IC), where the plurality of layers are deposited on the second substrate surface; a lithium-based battery having a plurality of battery layers deposited on the first substrate surface of the silicon substrate, where the lithium-based battery includes an anode current collector and a cathode current collector; a first through-silicon via (TSV) passing through the silicon substrate and providing an electrical connection between the anode current collector and the plurality of layers associated with the one or more electronic components of the IC; and a second TSV passing through the silicon substrate and providing an electrical connection between the cathode current collector and the plurality of layers associated with the one or more electronic components of the IC.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: William James Biederman, Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis
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Patent number: 9728494Abstract: An example device includes a silicon substrate having a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface; a plurality of layers associated with one or more electronic components of an integrated circuit (IC), where the plurality of layers are deposited on the second substrate surface; a lithium-based battery having a plurality of battery layers deposited on the first substrate surface of the silicon substrate, where the lithium-based battery includes an anode current collector and a cathode current collector; a first through-silicon via (TSV) passing through the silicon substrate and providing an electrical connection between the anode current collector and the plurality of layers associated with the one or more electronic components of the IC; and a second TSV passing through the silicon substrate and providing an electrical connection between the cathode current collector and the plurality of layers associated with the one or more electronic components of the IC.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: William James Biederman, Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis
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Publication number: 20170181125Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to broadcasting an advertisement event on a wireless channel. An example method includes generating, based on data, a data signal including one or more data packets, where each of the one or more data packets is a non-connectable and non-scannable data packet; generating an RF signal using an oscillator circuit; directly modulating the RF signal, based on the data signal, to generate a modulated RF signal; amplifying the modulated RF signal; broadcasting the amplified modulated RF signal on the wireless channel, where the amplified modulated RF signal is associated with the advertisement event.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Robert Francis Wiser, Nathan Pletcher, William James Biederman, Daniel James Yeager, Brian Otis, Francis Albert Honore, Kannan Aryaperumal Sankaragomathi
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Publication number: 20170109557Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed. The method involves: a reader detecting an eye-mountable device within a wireless communication range of the reader, wherein the eye-mountable device includes a transparent material having a concave mounting surface configured to be removably mounted on a corneal surface; wirelessly retrieving from the detected eye-mountable device a first set of data; using the retrieved first set of data to determine that a condition has been satisfied; and responsive to using the retrieved first set of data to determine that the condition has been satisfied, retrieving from the detected eye-mountable device a second set of data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Brian Otis, Daniel James Yeager, William Biederman