Patents by Inventor Dennis Mock

Dennis Mock 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: 20240397273
    Abstract: A hearing aid module includes an elongated housing, an optical sensor module within the housing, an audio driver positioned within the housing adjacent the optical sensor module, and first and second light guides positioned near the audio driver. The module has a rectangular configuration with opposite first and second sides, opposite third and fourth sides, and opposite first and second ends. The first and second sides each include an opening. An ear tip is coupled to the housing first end and is configured to retain the module within the auditory canal. The first light guide guides light from an optical emitter through the opening in the housing first side and into skin of the auditory canal in a non-line of sight manner. The second light guide collects light from the skin of the auditory canal and directs the collected light to an optical detector in a non-line of sight manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Shawn M. Stephenson, Aart Zeger Van Halteren, Peter Christiaan Post, Aster Katoen, Dennis Mocking, Alwin Fransen
  • Patent number: 12089009
    Abstract: A hearing aid module includes an elongated housing, an optical sensor module within the housing, an audio driver positioned within the housing adjacent the optical sensor module, and first and second light guides positioned near the audio driver. The module has a rectangular configuration with opposite first and second sides, opposite third and fourth sides, and opposite first and second ends. The first and second sides each include an opening. An ear tip is coupled to the housing first end and is configured to retain the module within the auditory canal. The first light guide guides light from an optical emitter through the opening in the housing first side and into skin of the auditory canal in a non-line of sight manner. The second light guide collects light from the skin of the auditory canal and directs the collected light to an optical detector in a non-line of sight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: YUKKA MAGIC LLC
    Inventors: Shawn M. Stephenson, Aart Zeger Van Halteren, Peter Christiaan Post, Aster Katoen, Dennis Mocking, Alwin Fransen
  • Patent number: D788540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Inventor: Dennis Mock