Patents by Inventor Dave Tourtelotte

Dave Tourtelotte 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).

  • DEVICES AND SENSING METHOD FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURE FROM AN EAR
    Publication number: 20220096012
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises an enclosure configured for insertion into the ear canal and comprising a distal end configured to extend at least beyond a first bend of the ear canal. A distal temperature sensor is situated at a location of the enclosure that faces a tragus-side of the ear canal between the first and second bends when the enclosure is fully inserted into the ear canal. A proximal temperature sensor is situated on the enclosure at a location spaced apart from a surface of the ear canal and proximal of the distal temperature sensor in an outer ear direction when the enclosure is fully inserted into the ear canal. A processor, coupled to the distal and proximal temperature sensors and to memory, is configured to calculate an absolute core body temperature using a heat balance equation stored in the memory and the first and second temperature signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Peggi S. Cross, Kyle Olson, Sourav Bhunia, Kaysar Rahim, Dave Tourtelotte
  • Devices and sensing methods for measuring temperature from an ear
    Patent number: 11213252
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises an enclosure configured for insertion into the ear canal and comprising a distal end configured to extend at least beyond a first bend of the ear canal. A distal temperature sensor is situated at a location of the enclosure that faces a tragus-side of the ear canal between the first and second bends when the enclosure is fully inserted into the ear canal. A proximal temperature sensor is situated on the enclosure at a location spaced apart from a surface of the ear canal and proximal of the distal temperature sensor in an outer ear direction when the enclosure is fully inserted into the ear canal. A processor, coupled to the distal and proximal temperature sensors and to memory, is configured to calculate an absolute core body temperature using a heat balance equation stored in the memory and the first and second temperature signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Peggi S. Cross, Kyle Olson, Sourav Bhunia, Kaysar Rahim, Dave Tourtelotte
  • DEVICES AND SENSING METHODS FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURE FROM AN EAR
    Publication number: 20190117155
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises an enclosure configured for insertion into the ear canal and comprising a distal end configured to extend at least beyond a first bend of the ear canal. A distal temperature sensor is situated at a location of the enclosure that faces a tragus-side of the ear canal between the first and second bends when the enclosure is fully inserted into the ear canal. A proximal temperature sensor is situated on the enclosure at a location spaced apart from a surface of the ear canal and proximal of the distal temperature sensor in an outer ear direction when the enclosure is fully inserted into the ear canal. A processor, coupled to the distal and proximal temperature sensors and to memory, is configured to calculate an absolute core body temperature using a heat balance equation stored in the memory and the first and second temperature signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Peggi S. Cross, Kyle Olson, Sourav Bhunia, Kaysar Rahim, Dave Tourtelotte