Patents by Inventor Hans Bernhard
Hans Bernhard 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: 20260222731Abstract: The invention discloses a microphone (1), comprising an inner housing (4), said inner housing (4) comprising a port hole (2) through a first side wall (8) of the inner housing (4), said port hole (2) forming a sound inlet opening (36) of the microphone (1) or being fluidically connected to a sound inlet opening (36) of the microphone (1), a membrane (14) being disposed within the inner housing (4) and fluidically connected to the port hole (2), said membrane (14) separating the port hole (2) from an inner volume (12) enclosed by the inner housing (4), and an outer housing (6) at least partially enclosing, in an air-sealed way, a space which extends at least partially over at least one side wall (8, 10, 22, 24, 26) of said inner housing (4), thereby forming a first air chamber (28) between the outer housing (6) and the inner housing (4), wherein the inner housing (4) comprises an inner venting hole (30) fluidically connecting the inner volume (12) with the first air chamber (28).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: July 30, 2026Applicants: Widex A/S, SIVANTOS PTE. LTD.Inventors: Manuel WEISS, Hans BERNHARD, Kevin BAYER, Bernd MEISTER
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Patent number: 12427336Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2024Date of Patent: September 30, 2025Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Karim Haroud, Beat Wyss, Hans Bernhard, Jean-Noel Fehr, Patrizia Weber, Moritz Haeberli, Amitava Gupta
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Publication number: 20250076682Abstract: A soft contact lens comprises a plurality of light sources coupled to a plurality of optical elements. The plurality of light sources and the plurality of optical elements are embedded in a soft contact lens material. Each of said plurality of optical elements generates an image focused in front of a peripheral retina of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the images is focused at a distance in front of the peripheral retina at a location, and each of the images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The depth of focus can be less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the peripheral retina at the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Beat WYSS, Jean-Noel FEHR, Glenn NORONHA, Karim HAROUD, Julien SAUVET, Hans BERNHARD, Christian OGGENFUSS, Amitava GUPTA, Ryo KUBOTA
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Patent number: 12210225Abstract: A soft contact lens comprises a plurality of light sources coupled to a plurality of optical elements. The plurality of light sources and the plurality of optical elements are embedded in a soft contact lens material. Each of said plurality of optical elements generates an image focused in front of a peripheral retina of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the images is focused at a distance in front of the peripheral retina at a location, and each of the images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The depth of focus can be less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the peripheral retina at the location.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Beat Wyss, Jean-Noel Fehr, Glenn Noronha, Karim Haroud, Julien Sauvet, Hans Bernhard, Christian Oggenfuss, Amitava Gupta, Ryo Kubota
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Publication number: 20240386899Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology provide improved techniques for telephony downlink audio processing. Improved techniques include receiving a downlink audio signal, determining whether a noise reduction should be performed for the downlink audio signal, and in response to a determination that the noise reduction should be performed, producing a noise reduced audio signal, and providing the noise reduced audio signal for output via a local loudspeaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Dersheet C. MEHTA, Hans BERNHARD, Hyunjoung Yang, Jemmy CHEN, Phillip J. EASTON
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Publication number: 20240252835Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Karim HAROUD, Beat WYSS, Hans BERNHARD, Jean-Noel FEHR, Patrizia WEBER, Moritz HAEBERLI, Amitava GUPTA
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Publication number: 20240177715Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide systems and methods for multi-mode voice triggering for audio devices. An audio device may store multiple voice recognition models, each trained to detect a single corresponding trigger phrase. So that the audio device can detect a specific one of the multiple trigger phrases without consuming the processing and/or power resources to run a voice recognition model that can differentiate between different trigger phrases, the audio device pre-loads a selected one of the voice recognition models for an expected trigger phrase into a processor of the audio device. The audio device may select the one of the voice recognition models for the expected trigger phrase based on a type of a companion device that is communicatively coupled to the audio device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Dersheet C. MEHTA, Dinesh GARG, Sham A. KOLI, Kerry J. KOPP, Hans BERNHARD
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Patent number: 11986669Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Karim Haroud, Beat Wyss, Hans Bernhard, Jean-Noel Fehr, Patrizia Weber, Moritz Haeberli, Amitava Gupta
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Patent number: 11922948Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide systems and methods for multi-mode voice triggering for audio devices. An audio device may store multiple voice recognition models, each trained to detect a single corresponding trigger phrase. So that the audio device can detect a specific one of the multiple trigger phrases without consuming the processing and/or power resources to run a voice recognition model that can differentiate between different trigger phrases, the audio device pre-loads a selected one of the voice recognition models for an expected trigger phrase into a processor of the audio device. The audio device may select the one of the voice recognition models for the expected trigger phrase based on a type of a companion device that is communicatively coupled to the audio device.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dersheet C. Mehta, Dinesh Garg, Sham Anton Koli, Kerry J. Kopp, Hans Bernhard
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Patent number: 11777340Abstract: A contact lens charging case comprises a container sized and shaped to receive an electronic contact lens (“eCL”) and charging coil to couple to a coil of the eCL. In some embodiments, the charging coil comprises a diameter larger than a diameter of the coil of the eCL, so as to decrease sensitivity of the location and orientation of the eCL in the container and improve coupling between the coils. In some embodiments, the charging coil is dimensioned so as to extend at least partially around the container that receives the eCL.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Patrizia Weber, Marco Burgener, Jonas Butscher, Praveenth Sanmugarajah, Hans Bernhard, Amitava Gupta
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Patent number: 11733545Abstract: An opto-electronic module is configured to fit between anterior and posterior surfaces of a contact lens. The opto-electronics module may comprise a plurality of light sources configured to direct a plurality of light beams to a region of the retina away from the fovea and in some embodiments away from the macula. Each of the plurality of light sources may comprises an LED and one or more projection optics. Each of the projection optics can be coupled to an LED with an adhesive prior to placing the opto-electronics module on a layer of contact lens material. The opto-electronics module may comprise a flex PCB with the plurality of light sources, an antenna, a battery, a capacitor and a processor supported on the flex PCB.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Jean-Noël Fehr, Hans Bernhard, Patrizia Weber, Alain Saurer, Amitava Gupta
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Publication number: 20230260518Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide systems and methods for multi-mode voice triggering for audio devices. An audio device may store multiple voice recognition models, each trained to detect a single corresponding trigger phrase. So that the audio device can detect a specific one of the multiple trigger phrases without consuming the processing and/or power resources to run a voice recognition model that can differentiate between different trigger phrases, the audio device pre-loads a selected one of the voice recognition models for an expected trigger phrase into a processor of the audio device. The audio device may select the one of the voice recognition models for the expected trigger phrase based on a type of a companion device that is communicatively coupled to the audio device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Dersheet C. MEHTA, Dinesh GARG, Sham Anton KOLI, Kerry J. KOPP, Hans BERNHARD
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Publication number: 20230168521Abstract: A soft contact lens comprises a plurality of light sources coupled to a plurality of optical elements. The plurality of light sources and the plurality of optical elements are embedded in a soft contact lens material. Each of said plurality of optical elements generates an image focused in front of a peripheral retina of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the images is focused at a distance in front of the peripheral retina at a location, and each of the images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The depth of focus can be less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the peripheral retina at the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Beat WYSS, Jean-Noel FEHR, Glenn NORONHA, Karim HAROUD, Julien SAUVET, Hans BERNHARD, Christian OGGENFUSS, Amitava GUPTA, Ryo KUBOTA
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Patent number: 11664031Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide systems and methods for multi-mode voice triggering for audio devices. An audio device may store multiple voice recognition models, each trained to detect a single corresponding trigger phrase. So that the audio device can detect a specific one of the multiple trigger phrases without consuming the processing and/or power resources to run a voice recognition model that can differentiate between different trigger phrases, the audio device pre-loads a selected one of the voice recognition models for an expected trigger phrase into a processor of the audio device. The audio device may select the one of the voice recognition models for the expected trigger phrase based on a type of a companion device that is communicatively coupled to the audio device.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dersheet C. Mehta, Dinesh Garg, Sham Anton Koli, Kerry J. Kopp, Hans Bernhard
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Publication number: 20230144121Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Karim HAROUD, Beat WYSS, Hans BERNHARD, Jean-Noel FEHR, Patrizia WEBER, Moritz HAEBERLI, Amitava GUPTA
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Patent number: 11619831Abstract: A soft contact lens comprises a plurality of light sources coupled to a plurality of optical elements. The plurality of light sources and the plurality of optical elements are embedded in a soft contact lens material. Each of said plurality of optical elements generates an image focused in front of a peripheral retina of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the images is focused at a distance in front of the peripheral retina at a location, and each of the images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The depth of focus can be less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the peripheral retina at the location.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Beat Wyss, Jean-Noël Fehr, Glenn Noronha, Karim Haroud, Julien Sauvet, Hans Bernhard, Christian Oggenfuss, Amitava Gupta, Ryo Kubota
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Publication number: 20230063265Abstract: A contact lens charging case comprises a container sized and shaped to receive an electronic contact lens (“eCL”) and charging coil to couple to a coil of the eCL. In some embodiments, the charging coil comprises a diameter larger than a diameter of the coil of the eCL, so as to decrease sensitivity of the location and orientation of the eCL in the container and improve coupling between the coils. In some embodiments, the charging coil is dimensioned so as to extend at least partially around the container that receives the eCL.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Patrizia WEBER, Marco BURGENER, Jonas BUTSCHER, Praveenth SANMUGARAJAH, Hans BERNHARD, Amitava GUPTA
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Patent number: 11583440Abstract: The present invention relates to a tip for use with delivery devices, particularly for use in implanting retinal implants into the retinal space of an eye. The tip includes a flexible envelope and an internal sliding member. Further, the invention relates to an inserter attachment and a delivery device including said tip.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Pixium Vision SAInventors: Elodie Bouillet, Martin Deterre, Yves Ruffieux, Hans Bernhard
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Patent number: 11583696Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Karim Haroud, Beat Wyss, Hans Bernhard, Jean-Noël Fehr, Patrizia Weber, Moritz Haeberli, Amitava Gupta
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Patent number: 11559247Abstract: Apparatuses for detecting swallowing disorders and methods for using same are provided. In a general embodiment, the apparatuses include a disposable sensor base and a sensor that is received by the disposable sensor base. The sensor base includes a sensor interface having a predetermined cut-away shape and a directionally-keyed mating surface. The sensor includes a handle portion having a shape that corresponds to the predetermined shape of the sensor interface, a support portion configured to be received by the directionally-keyed mating surface when the sensor is inserted into the sensor interface, and electronics configured to collect data sensed by the sensor. The apparatuses of the present disclosure can be attached to a patient's neck to detect and/or diagnose swallowing disorders during a swallowing test.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Hans Bernhard, Elise Gortchacow, Michael Jedwab, Adam Burbidge