Patents by Inventor Dennis Øland Larsen

Dennis Øland Larsen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240039303
    Abstract: A switched-capacitor balancing and characterization system for balancing and characterization of a plurality of stacked battery cells includes at least one capacitor connectable to a plurality of battery cells via switches, configured to connect or disconnect the at least one capacitor to the battery cells and a processing unit configured to control the plurality of switches. The switched-capacitor balancing and characterization system is configured to perform simultaneous balancing and characterization of the battery cells. The disclosure further relates to a battery system comprising the switched-capacitor balancing and characterization system and the stack of battery cells and to a method for simultaneous balancing and characterization of a stack of battery cells, using a switched-capacitor balancing and characterization system and/or using a battery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ivan H.H. Jørgensen, Pere Llimós Muntal, Dennis Øland Larsen, Thomas Souvignet, Guifré Vendrell Pausas
  • Publication number: 20230197624
    Abstract: A power converter assembly includes an interposer; an integrated circuit, such as a power management integrated circuit, arranged in a cavity or pocket of the interposer or monolithically integrated in the interposer; one or more electrical components stacked on a top side of the interposer; and one or more vias arranged in the interposer forming electrical connections in the interposer, wherein the integrated circuit and the electrical components are configured to perform a power conversion of an input voltage to an output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Yasser A.A. Nour, Hoà Lê Thanh, Ahmed Morsi Ammar, Dennis Øland Larsen, Pere Llimós Muntal
  • Patent number: 11190096
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit switched capacitor DC-DC converter which comprises a first switched capacitor converter based on at least one external flying capacitor and a second switched capacitor converter which comprises a plurality of internal flying capacitors. A controller is configured to select a converter topology of the first switched capacitor converter and a select a converter topology of the second switched capacitor converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: GN Hearing A/S
    Inventor: Dennis Øland Larsen
  • Patent number: 11095213
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-wearable hearing device comprising a switched capacitor DC-DC converter. Said switched capacitor DC-DC converter comprises a plurality of individually controllable semiconductor switches and a plurality of flying capacitors. A controller is connected to respective control terminals of the plurality of individually controllable semiconductor switches to configure first and second converter sections to form first and second converter topologies, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis Øland Larsen, Martin Vinter
  • Publication number: 20200220456
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-wearable hearing device comprising a switched capacitor DC-DC converter. Said switched capacitor DC-DC converter comprises a plurality of individually controllable semiconductor switches and a plurality of flying capacitors. A controller is connected to respective control terminals of the plurality of individually controllable semiconductor switches to configure first and second converter sections to form first and second converter topologies, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: GN HEARING A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Øland LARSEN, Martin VINTER
  • Patent number: 10602283
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-wearable hearing device which comprises a magnetic inductance antenna having a predetermined resonance period for receipt of wireless data signals and a switched capacitor DC-DC converter configured for converting a DC input voltage into a higher or lower DC output voltage in accordance with a clock signal. The charge pump circuit is configured to charge an output capacitor by output current pulses where the output current pulses at least comprise first and second consecutive output current pulses having a mutual pulse delay corresponding to substantially one-half of the predetermined resonance period of the magnetic inductance antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: GN Hearing A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Øland Larsen, Ivan Riis Nielsen
  • Patent number: 10530248
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-wearable hearing device comprising a multiple-output switched capacitor DC-DC converter. Said multiple-output switched capacitor DC-DC converter comprises a switch matrix comprising a plurality of individually controllable semiconductor switches and a plurality of flying capacitors connected between respective sets of circuit nodes of the switch matrix. A controller is connected to respective control terminals of the plurality of individually controllable semiconductor switches of the switch matrix to configure first and second converter sections to form first and second converter topologies, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: GN Hearing A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Øland Larsen, Martin Vinter
  • Publication number: 20190149041
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit switched capacitor DC-DC converter which comprises a first switched capacitor converter based on at least one external flying capacitor and a second switched capacitor converter which comprises a plurality of internal flying capacitors. A controller is configured to select a converter topology of the first switched capacitor converter and a select a converter topology of the second switched capacitor converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: GN Hearing A/S
    Inventor: Dennis Øland Larsen
  • Patent number: 10257625
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-wearable hearing device which comprises a magnetic inductance antenna having a predetermined resonance period for receipt of wireless data signals and a switched capacitor DC-DC converter configured for converting a DC input voltage into a higher or lower DC output voltage in accordance with a clock signal. The charge pump circuit is configured to charge an output capacitor by output current pulses where the output current pulses at least comprise first and second consecutive output current pulses having a mutual pulse delay corresponding to substantially one-half of the predetermined resonance period of the magnetic inductance antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: GN HEARING A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Øland Larsen, Ivan Riis Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20190068053
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-wearable hearing device comprising a multiple-output switched capacitor DC-DC converter. Said multiple-output switched capacitor DC-DC converter comprises a switch matrix comprising a plurality of individually controllable semiconductor switches and a plurality of flying capacitors connected between respective sets of circuit nodes of the switch matrix. A controller is connected to respective control terminals of the plurality of individually controllable semiconductor switches of the switch matrix to configure first and second converter sections to form first and second converter topologies, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: GN Hearing A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Øland LARSEN, Martin VINTER
  • Publication number: 20190069102
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-wearable hearing device which comprises a magnetic inductance antenna having a predetermined resonance period for receipt of wireless data signals and a switched capacitor DC-DC converter configured for converting a DC input voltage into a higher or lower DC output voltage in accordance with a clock signal. The charge pump circuit is configured to charge an output capacitor by output current pulses where the output current pulses at least comprise first and second consecutive output current pulses having a mutual pulse delay corresponding to substantially one-half of the predetermined resonance period of the magnetic inductance antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: GN Hearing A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Øland Larsen, Ivan Riis Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20180317029
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-wearable hearing device which comprises a magnetic inductance antenna having a predetermined resonance period for receipt of wireless data signals and a switched capacitor DC-DC converter configured for converting a DC input voltage into a higher or lower DC output voltage in accordance with a clock signal. The charge pump circuit is configured to charge an output capacitor by output current pulses where the output current pulses at least comprise first and second consecutive output current pulses having a mutual pulse delay corresponding to substantially one-half of the predetermined resonance period of the magnetic inductance antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: GN HEARING A/S
    Inventors: Dennis Øland Larsen, Ivan Riis Larsen