Patents by Inventor Jacques Dénommée

Jacques Dénommée 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).

  • System and method for stimulating alertness in a subject
    Patent number: 12179036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for stimulating alertness in a subject within an environment exposed to an ambient light having a fluctuating ambient light illuminance. The system comprises an optical generator with a light source configured to generate a stimulating light having a stimulating light irradiance; and a driver coupled to the light source for controlling the stimulating light irradiance; an ambient light sensor configured to monitor the ambient light illuminance in real-time; and a controller operatively coupled to the optical generator and to the ambient light sensor to control the stimulating light irradiance in response to the ambient light illuminance monitored by the ambient light sensor, the controlling comprising capping the stimulating light irradiance to a maximal irradiance value based on the monitored ambient light illuminance. The present invention also relates to a method for stimulating alertness in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: 14975162 CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Marc Hébert, Jacques Dénommée, Éric Mandjee, Marc Drouin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STIMULATING ALERTNESS IN A SUBJECT
    Publication number: 20210260403
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for stimulating alertness in a subject within an environment exposed to an ambient light having a fluctuating ambient light illuminance The system comprises an optical generator with a light source configured to generate a stimulating light having a stimulating light irradiance; and a driver coupled to the light source for controlling the stimulating light irradiance; an ambient light sensor configured to monitor the ambient light illuminance in real-time; and a controller operatively coupled to the optical generator and to the ambient light sensor to control the stimulating light irradiance in response to the ambient light illuminance monitored by the ambient light sensor, the controlling comprising capping the stimulating light irradiance to a maximal irradiance value based on the monitored ambient light illuminance. The present invention also relates to a method for stimulating alertness in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Marc Hébert, Jacques Dénommée, Éric Mandjee, Marc Drouin
  • Light emitting apparatus for alertness stimulation
    Patent number: D891630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL
    Inventors: Jacques Dénommée, Stéphan Demers, Marc Hébert