Patents by Inventor Josef Hocher

Josef Hocher 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: 12123828
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and related methods for identifying odorants using a combination of light sources which enable discrimination between different odorants and/or determination of odorant concentration. The response of a chemical sensor to one or more odorants is observed under a combination and/or sequence of light sources, and the resulting data is subsequently analyzed using machine learning methods to identify one or more odorants and/or to determine the concentration of one or more odorants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: OLFATO WEARABLES LIMITED
    Inventors: Vakhtang Putkaradze, Natasa Vretenar, Josef Hocher, Keith Mertens
  • Publication number: 20220146415
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and related methods for identifying odorants using a combination of light sources which enable discrimination between different odorants and/or determination of odorant concentration. The response of a chemical sensor to one or more odorants is observed under a combination and/or sequence of light sources, and the resulting data is subsequently analyzed using machine learning methods to identify one or more odorants and/or to determine the concentration of one or more odorants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Olfato Wearables Limited
    Inventors: Vakhtang Putkaradze, Natasa Vretenar, Josef Hocher, Keith Mertens