Patents by Inventor Mark Schmidt

Mark Schmidt 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: 20240179481
    Abstract: Small meander line antenna for in-the-ear hearing device, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a hearing device includes a housing configured for insertion in an ear canal of a user; and a face plate of the housing configured to carry electronic components of the hearing device. A meander line antenna is operatively coupled to the electronic components of the hearing devices, where conductive traces of the meander line antenna are at least partially shaped as meandering folds that are configured perpendicularly with respect to a principal plane of the face plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Sonova AG
    Inventors: Munsoo Bae, John Whitmore, Andre Ochsenbein, Mika Ilvonen, Jaewoo Kim, Mark Schmidt, Daniel Probst, Sahba Aazami
  • Patent number: 11917369
    Abstract: An ear level part for a hearing device may include a body containing at least two microphones acoustically connected to at least two microphone openings, the at least two microphone openings arranged in a microphone line, the body further comprising a flange, wherein a receiver is arranged within the body, wherein the flange has a sound exit for the receiver; and an upper tab generally protruding in a lateral direction from the body and configured to be positioned above the tragus of a user's ear and a lower tab generally protruding in a lateral direction from the body and configured to be positioned beneath the tragus of the user's ear thereby aligning the ear level part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sonova AG
    Inventors: Ara Talaslian, Mark Schmidt, Ming-Lun Dave Ma, Rafael Tamsiran
  • Publication number: 20230385277
    Abstract: A database system is operable to communicate first system metadata to a plurality of nodes in a first temporal period, where each node of the plurality of nodes updates corresponding system configuration data as the first system metadata. At least one database function is performed in the first temporal period via the plurality of nodes operating in conjunction with the first system metadata. Updated system metadata is determined based on a first metadata change applied the first system metadata. The first metadata change is communicated to the plurality of nodes in a second temporal period, where each node further updates the corresponding system configuration data as the updated system metadata based on applying the first metadata change to the first system metadata. The at least one database function is performed in the second temporal period via the plurality of nodes operating in conjunction with the updated system metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Ocient Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Finley Jordan Lau
  • Publication number: 20230348377
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions containing pure aticaprant, solvates of aticaprant, and methods of treating major depressive disorder using aticaprant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Riccardo Surmont, Mark Schmidt, Vanina Popova, Adam Savitz, Rama Melkote, Wayne C. Drevets, Srihari Gopal, Darrel Pemberton, Chakradhar Lagishetty, Iva Kezic
  • Publication number: 20230291942
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for trick play using partial video file chunks includes a processor to retrieve the selected video file from an HLS server, the video file having a plurality of video chunks, and each one of the video chunks beginning with an I-frame. The processor may determine an average size of the plurality of I-frames. The average I-frame size may be based on a bitrate speed of the video file. The processor may retrieve a portion equal to the average I-frame size of from the beginning of each one of the plurality of chunks of the video. The processor may receive a begin trick play request of the selected video and initiate trick play of the selected video. The trick play of the video includes displaying each portion of each one of the plurality of chunks of the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Kaliraj KALAICHELVAN, William P. FRANKS, Mark SCHMIDT, Beena DEVADATHAN, Rajesh Kechal RAO
  • Publication number: 20230277500
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions, including oral compositions in the form of tablets, comprising aticaprant and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Nicolaas Martha Felix Goyvaerts, Mark Schmidt, Vanina Popova, Adam Savitz, Rama Melkote, Wayne C. Drevets, Srihari Gopal, Darrel Pemberton, Chakradhar Lagishetty, Iva Kezic, Mahesh N. Samtani, Tom Huybrechts, Geert Van der Avoort, Matthieu Ravelingien, Laura Martinez Marcos, Tatiana Marcozzi, Katarina Jokicevic
  • Publication number: 20230277499
    Abstract: The disclosure provides crystalline and amorphous forms of aticaprant. Also provided by the disclosure are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the amorphous or crystalline forms, methods of treating major depressive disorder using the amorphous or crystalline forms of aticaprant, amorphous or crystalline forms of aticaprant for use in the treatment of major depressive disorder in a human patient having anhedonia, uses of the amorphous or crystalline forms of aticaprant in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of major depressive disorder, and packages or pharmaceutical products comprising (i) amorphous or crystalline forms of aticaprant and (ii) instructions for treating major depressive disorder. In some aspects, the human patient treated as described herein has anhedonia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Philippe Fernandes, Mark Schmidt, Vanina Popova, Adam Savitz, Rama Melkote, Wayne C. Drevets, Srihari Gopal, Darrel Pemberton, Chakradhar Lagishetty, Iva Kezic
  • Patent number: 11746898
    Abstract: An actuator arrangement for operating a clutch and a parking lock in a driveline of a motor vehicle comprises: a clutch having a clutch actuating member configured to drivingly connect or disconnect a clutch input part and a clutch output part; a parking lock having a locking element movable to a locking position to lock a ratchet wheel, and to a release position to release the ratchet wheel; and a parking lock actuating member for actuating the locking element; a controllable actuator with a movable actuator setting member which is movable into at least three setting positions and is operatively connected to the clutch actuating member and to the parking lock actuating member such that in a first setting position the parking lock is closed, in a second setting position the clutch is closed, and in a third setting position the clutch and the parking lock are opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Simon Broicher
  • Publication number: 20230233525
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for treating major depressive disorder in a human patient having moderate or severe anhedonia. The methods comprise administering to the patient in need thereof an effective amount of aticaprant, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In some embodiments, the patient had an inadequate response to other antidepressant therapy prior to treatment with aticaprant. In other embodiments, the other antidepressant therapy comprised a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Vanina Popova, Adam Savitz, Rama Melkote, Wayne C. Drevets, Srihari Gopal, Darrel Pemberton, Chakradhar Lagishetty, Iva Kezic
  • Patent number: 11616997
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for trick play using partial video file chunks includes a processor to retrieve the selected video file from an HLS server, the video file having a plurality of video chunks, and each one of the video chunks beginning with an I-frame. The processor may determine an average size of the plurality of I-frames. The average I-frame size may be based on a bitrate speed of the video file. The processor may retrieve a portion equal to the average I-frame size of from the beginning of each one of the plurality of chunks of the video. The processor may receive a begin trick play request of the selected video and initiate trick play of the selected video. The trick play of the video includes displaying each portion of each one of the plurality of chunks of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Kaliraj Kalaichelvan, William P. Franks, Mark Schmidt, Beena Devadathan, Rajesh Kechal Rao
  • Patent number: 11595734
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for providing stream media content and/or metadata indicating stream media content. A media control device may receive a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) request from a media content device. The DLNA HTTP request may have a header created by the media content device. The media control device may interpret the DLNA HTTP request header. A first metadata may be identified in the DLNA HTTP request header that may indicate a request for stream media content information. The media control device may send a DLNA HTTP response to the media content device. The DLNA HTTP response may have a header that may include a second metadata indicating the stream media content information. The second metadata may include information enabling construction of a HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) master playlist, a program map table, and/or a program association table associated with the stream media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Kaliraj Kalaichelvan, Mark Schmidt, William P. Franks
  • Publication number: 20230006988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for selectively configuring a container that contains an application, wherein user-authentication data are received by a container management component and forwarded via a container applicant to an authorisation server. This server transmits an authorisation response, on the basis of which a decision is made as to whether the application is allowed to be run in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Menth, Frederik Hauser, Mark Schmidt, Julian Rilli
  • Publication number: 20220370409
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for treating major depressive disorder in a human patient having moderate or severe anhedonia. The methods comprise administering to the patient in need thereof an effective amount of aticaprant, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In some embodiments, the patient had an inadequate response to other antidepressant therapy prior to treatment with aticaprant. In other embodiments, the other antidepressant therapy comprised a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Vanina Popova, Adam Savitz, Rama Melkote, Wayne C. Drevets, Srihari Gopal, Darrel Pemberton, Chakradhar Lagishetty, Iva Kezic
  • Patent number: 11451911
    Abstract: A hearing device including a shell to be worn at least in part in the ear canal and having an outer opening; a faceplate covering the outer opening of the shell and facing outwardly of the ear canal when the hearing device is worn in the ear canal; a transceiver configured to operate in an operating frequency range which is located within 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz; and a dipole antenna. The dipole antenna is integrated within the faceplate or at an outer surface of the faceplate in a manner so as to follow the contour of the outer surface of the faceplate to maximize radiation gain of the dipole antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SONOVA AG
    Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Gabriel Perez, John Whitmore, Dave Ma, Munsoo Bae
  • Publication number: 20220248147
    Abstract: An ear level part for a hearing device may include a body containing at least two microphones acoustically connected to at least two microphone openings, the at least two microphone openings arranged in a microphone line, the body further comprising a flange, wherein a receiver is arranged within the body, wherein the flange has a sound exit for the receiver; and an upper tab generally protruding in a lateral direction from the body and configured to be positioned above the tragus of a user's ear and a lower tab generally protruding in a lateral direction from the body and configured to be positioned beneath the tragus of the user's ear thereby aligning the ear level part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Ara Talaslian, Mark Schmidt, Ming-Lun Dave Ma, Rafael Tamsiran
  • Patent number: 11403923
    Abstract: A device includes a housing, a tamper switch supported at the housing, and a tamper actuator receivable at the housing. The tamper actuator is movable between a tamper disabled position and a tamper enabled position. In the tamper disabled position, the tamper actuator is fixed in place at the housing. In the tamper enabled position, the tamper actuator is configured to move relative to the housing between a tamper switch engaged position and a tamper switch released position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Hua Hsu, Mark Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20220180717
    Abstract: A device includes a housing, a tamper switch supported at the housing, and a tamper actuator receivable at the housing. The tamper actuator is movable between a tamper disabled position and a tamper enabled position. In the tamper disabled position, the tamper actuator is fixed in place at the housing. In the tamper enabled position, the tamper actuator is configured to move relative to the housing between a tamper switch engaged position and a tamper switch released position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Wen Hua Hsu, Mark Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11344899
    Abstract: A wear-levelling apparatus (124) for a cyclone (100) includes: an upper section (128) defining an upper portion of a frusto-conical channel configured to receive material for delivery to a lower portion of the channel; a bearing assembly connected to the upper section; and a lower section (132) coupled to the upper section by the bearing assembly to permit rotation of the lower section about an axis of the channel; the lower section defining a lower portion of the channel configured to receive the material from the upper portion for discharge toward an outlet (120) of the cyclone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Mike Swintak, Mark Schmidt, Vladimir Pajic, Richard Haight, Ronald Stark, Edwin Siu
  • Publication number: 20220141603
    Abstract: A cable for a hearing device, comprising a plurality of conductors, comprising conductors arranged in twisted pairs (TP1 to TP4) wound around a plastically deformable core wire (FW).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Aistis Januszko, Ming-Lun Dave Ma, Ilan Rashish
  • Patent number: D971414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sonova AG
    Inventors: Rafael Tamsiran, Ming-Lun Dave Ma, Ara Talaslian, Mark Schmidt