Patents by Inventor David Cohen-Tanugi
David Cohen-Tanugi 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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Publication number: 20240050272Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: EMBR Labs IP LLCInventors: Matthew J. Smith, Samuel Shames, Michael Gibson, David Cohen-Tanugi
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Publication number: 20240053807Abstract: Methods and devices for manipulating the temperature of a surface are generally provided. The present disclosure relates to a device including one or more heating and/or cooling elements, or other suitable thermal adjustment apparatus(es), placed near a surface, such as the skin of a user. The device may be configured to generate one or more (optionally alternating) thermal profiles at the surface, which may include a series of thermal pulses and/or essentially continuous or semi-continuous thermal input, which may vary over time. Such thermal profiles, when suitably applied, may provide enhanced thermal sensations for a user which, in some cases, may provide the user with a more pleasurable thermal experience than would otherwise be the case without the generation of the thermal profiles. In some embodiments, an alternating thermal profile may include an average frequency, an oscillation window, and/or an average temperature, each of which may be adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: EMBR Labs IP LLCInventors: Matthew J. Smith, Kristen Warren, David Cohen-Tanugi, Samuel Shames
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Patent number: 11759350Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: EMBR Labs IP LLCInventors: Matthew J. Smith, Samuel Shames, Michael A. Gibson, David Cohen-Tanugi
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Patent number: 11755083Abstract: Methods and devices for manipulating the temperature of a surface are generally provided. The present disclosure relates to a device including one or more heating and/or cooling elements, or other suitable thermal adjustment apparatus(es), placed near a surface, such as the skin of a user. The device may be configured to generate one or more (optionally alternating) thermal profiles at the surface, which may include a series of thermal pulses and/or essentially continuous or semi-continuous thermal input, which may vary over time. Such thermal profiles, when suitably applied, may provide enhanced thermal sensations for a user which, in some cases, may provide the user with a more pleasurable thermal experience than would otherwise be the case without the generation of the thermal profiles. In some embodiments, an alternating thermal profile may include an average frequency, an oscillation window, and/or an average temperature, each of which may be adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Kristen Warren, David Cohen-Tanugi, Samuel Shames
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Patent number: 11701250Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Samuel Shames, Michael Gibson, David Cohen-Tanugi
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Patent number: 11256309Abstract: Methods and devices for manipulating the temperature of a surface are generally provided. The present disclosure relates to a device including one or more heating and/or cooling elements, or other suitable thermal adjustment apparatus(es), placed near a surface, such as the skin of a user. The device may be configured to generate one or more (optionally alternating) thermal profiles at the surface, which may include a series of thermal pulses and/or essentially continuous or semi-continuous thermal input, which may vary over time. Such thermal profiles, when suitably applied, may provide enhanced thermal sensations for a user which, in some cases, may provide the user with a more pleasurable thermal experience than would otherwise be the case without the generation of the thermal profiles. In some embodiments, an alternating thermal profile may include an average frequency, an oscillation window, and/or an average temperature, each of which may be adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Kristen Warren, David Cohen-Tanugi, Samuel Shames
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Publication number: 20210089097Abstract: Methods and devices for manipulating the temperature of a surface are generally provided. The present disclosure relates to a device including one or more heating and/or cooling elements, or other suitable thermal adjustment apparatus(es), placed near a surface, such as the skin of a user. The device may be configured to generate one or more (optionally alternating) thermal profiles at the surface, which may include a series of thermal pulses and/or essentially continuous or semi-continuous thermal input, which may vary over time. Such thermal profiles, when suitably applied, may provide enhanced thermal sensations for a user which, in some cases, may provide the user with a more pleasurable thermal experience than would otherwise be the case without the generation of the thermal profiles. In some embodiments, an alternating thermal profile may include an average frequency, an oscillation window, and/or an average temperature, each of which may be adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Kristen Warren, David Cohen-Tanugi, Samuel Shames
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Publication number: 20210085559Abstract: Methods of operating a haptic actuator to apply physical and/or thermal sensations to a user to provide subjective symptom relief to a user are described. In some embodiments, a haptic actuator may be automatically activated when one or more detected user states are compared to one or more predetermined activation parameters to determine the user is experiencing an episode related to a condition of the user. In another embodiment, one or more operating parameters of a haptic actuator may be updated if the haptic actuator did not provided a desired amount of subjective symptom relief to a user during use. In yet another embodiment, a haptic actuator may create an event log based on activation events when the haptic actuator is used to provide symptom relief for a condition of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, David Cohen-Tanugi, Kristen Warren, Robert Balke
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Publication number: 20200289315Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Samuel Shames, Michael A. Gibson, David Cohen-Tanugi
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Publication number: 20200289314Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Samuel Shames, Michael A. Gibson, David Cohen-Tanugi
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Publication number: 20200050248Abstract: Methods and devices for manipulating the temperature of a surface are generally provided. The present disclosure relates to a device including one or more heating and/or cooling elements, or other suitable thermal adjustment apparatus(es), placed near a surface, such as the skin of a user. The device may be configured to generate one or more (optionally alternating) thermal profiles at the surface, which may include a series of thermal pulses and/or essentially continuous or semi-continuous thermal input, which may vary over time. Such thermal profiles, when suitably applied, may provide enhanced thermal sensations for a user which, in some cases, may provide the user with a more pleasurable thermal experience than would otherwise be the case without the generation of the thermal profiles. In some embodiments, an alternating thermal profile may include an average frequency, an oscillation window, and/or an average temperature, each of which may be adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Kristen Warren, David Cohen-Tanugi, Samuel Shames
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Publication number: 20190117444Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Samuel Shames, Michael Gibson, David Cohen-Tanugi
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Publication number: 20190110950Abstract: Methods of operating a haptic actuator to apply physical and/or thermal sensations to a user to provide subjective symptom relief to a user are described. In some embodiments, a haptic actuator may be automatically activated when one or more detected user states are compared to one or more predetermined activation parameters to determine the user is experiencing an episode related to a condition of the user. In another embodiment, one or more operating parameters of a haptic actuator may be updated if the haptic actuator did not provided a desired amount of subjective symptom relief to a user during use. In yet another embodiment, a haptic actuator may create an event log based on activation events when the haptic actuator is used to provide symptom relief for a condition of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, David Cohen-Tanugi, Kristen Warren, Robert Balke
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Patent number: 10182937Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Samuel Shames, Michael Gibson, David Cohen-Tanugi
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Publication number: 20180042761Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.100/sec and about 1 OOC/sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Samuel Shames, Michael Gibson, David Cohen-Tanugi
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Publication number: 20170368508Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to porous materials that may be employed in various filtration, purification, and/or separation applications. In some cases, the porous materials may be thin, flexible, and fabricated with control over average pore size and/or the spatial distribution of pores. Such porous materials may be useful in, for example, desalination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jeffrey C. Grossman, Nicola Ferralis, David Cohen-Tanugi, Shreya H. Dave
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Publication number: 20150101788Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: Embr Labs Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Samuel Shames, Michael Gibson, David Cohen-Tanugi
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Patent number: D830874Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Samuel Shames, David Cohen-Tanugi, Gregor Mittersinker, Rance Pritchard, Christopher J. O'Connell, Walmen Dumaliang
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Patent number: D865554Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Samuel Shames, David Cohen-Tanugi, Gregor Mittersinker, Rance Pritchard, Christopher J. O'Connell, Walmen Dumaliang
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Patent number: D865555Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: EMBR Labs Inc.Inventors: Samuel Shames, David Cohen-Tanugi, Gregor Mittersinker, Rance Pritchard, Christopher J. O'Connell, Walmen Dumaliang