Patents by Inventor Hans Olaf TOFT

Hans Olaf TOFT 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).

  • Patent number: 11583215
    Abstract: An ear device for arrangement at an ear of a person and provided with at least two electrodes for having skin contact and detecting a bioelectrical signal when in use, the ear device includes a deformable ear canal part adapted to be arranged in an ear canal of the person, and an external ear part adapted to be arranged at the ear external to the ear canal and being provided with at least one external ear electrode for detecting a bioelectrical signal, the external ear part includes at least one bendable arm which is connected to the ear canal part and is adapted to exert a pressure such that the at least one external ear electrode is pressed against the skin when in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: T&W Engineering A/S
    Inventors: Mikael Andersen, Mike Lind Rank, Hans Olaf Toft, Preben Kidmose, Simon Lind Kappel
  • Publication number: 20220031217
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrode for detecting a bioelectrical signal, for example EEG, on a skin surface. The electrode comprises a coating comprising iridium oxide, where the coating has a nanostructured surface pattern providing for a capillary and hydrophilic effect when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: T&W Engineering A/S
    Inventors: Preben KIDMOSE, Mike Lind RANK, Hans Olaf TOFT, Mikael ANDERSEN, Simon Lind KAPPEL
  • Publication number: 20190282119
    Abstract: An ear device for arrangement at an ear of a person and provided with at least two electrodes for having skin contact and detecting a bioelectrical signal when in use, the ear device includes a deformable ear canal part adapted to be arranged in an ear canal of the person, and an external ear part adapted to be arranged at the ear external to the ear canal and being provided with at least one external ear electrode for detecting a bioelectrical signal, the external ear part includes at least one bendable arm which is connected to the ear canal part and is adapted to exert a pressure such that the at least one external ear electrode is pressed against the skin when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: T&W Engineering A/S
    Inventors: Mikael ANDERSEN, Mike Lind RANK, Hans Olaf TOFT, Preben KIDMOSE, Simon Lind KAPPEL