Patents by Inventor Martin BESNARD

Martin BESNARD 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: 12029906
    Abstract: A cochlear implant hearing aid system is disclosed. The system comprises an external unit configured to receive acoustic sound and process the acoustic sound into a coded audio signal, and an implantable unit configured to receive the coded audio signal. Further, the external unit comprises a power supply unit connected via a first path to a switching unit, wherein the switching unit is connected via a second path to ground and is connected at an output thereof to a first coil. Furthermore, the switching unit is configured to operate as a switching element configured to switch between switching states, wherein the switching states include a first state for applying and a second state for not applying a current to the first coil. The coded audio signal is supplied to the switching unit as a control signal, and the first coil is inductively linked to a second coil arranged in the implantable unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventor: Martin Besnard
  • Patent number: 11975193
    Abstract: A method and a cochlea implant system for providing reliably control and stability of the ratio between the positive charge and the capacitive discharge of an electrical pulse are disclosed. The system includes an external unit configured to receive acoustical sound and process the acoustical sound into a coded audio signal, and an implantable unit configured to receive the coded audio signal. The system further comprises a pulse generating unit configured to generate a first electrical pulse of a first pulse duration and a second electrical pulse of a second pulse duration different from the first pulse duration based on the coded audio signal. The system still further comprises an electrode array including a plurality of electrodes, wherein at least one of the plurality of electrodes is configured to receive at least the first electrical pulse and the second electrical pulse, and a capacitor connected to the at least one of the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Yannick Vaiarello, Martin Besnard, Pierre Stahl
  • Publication number: 20230179930
    Abstract: According to a first aspect, a sound processor unit of a cochlear implant system is disclosed. The sound processor unit comprises an electric circuit, which comprises a sound processor antenna with a sound processor antenna capacitance and a sound processor antenna inductance, wherein the sound processor antenna capacitance and the sound processor antenna inductance are connected in series and form a resonant circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Julien VENET, Philippe MONIER, Regis PIERQUIN, Martin BESNARD
  • Publication number: 20220134107
    Abstract: A method and a cochlea implant system for providing reliably control and stability of the ratio between the positive charge and the capacitive discharge of an electrical pulse are disclosed. The system includes an external unit configured to receive acoustical sound and process the acoustical sound into a coded audio signal, and an implantable unit configured to receive the coded audio signal. The system further comprises a pulse generating unit configured to generate a first electrical pulse of a first pulse duration and a second electrical pulse of a second pulse duration different from the first pulse duration based on the coded audio signal. The system still further comprises an electrode array including a plurality of electrodes, wherein at least one of the plurality of electrodes is configured to receive at least the first electrical pulse and the second electrical pulse, and a capacitor connected to the at least one of the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Yannick Vaiarello, Martin Besnard, Pierre Stahl
  • Publication number: 20210170173
    Abstract: A cochlear implant hearing aid system is disclosed. The system comprises an external unit configured to receive acoustic sound and process the acoustic sound into a coded audio signal, and an implantable unit configured to receive the coded audio signal. Further, the external unit comprises a power supply unit connected via a first path to a switching unit, wherein the switching unit is connected via a second path to ground and is connected at an output thereof to a first coil. Furthermore, the switching unit is configured to operate as a switching element configured to switch between switching states, wherein the switching states include a first state for applying and a second state for not applying a current to the first coil. The coded audio signal is supplied to the switching unit as a control signal, and the first coil is inductively linked to a second coil arranged in the implantable unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventor: Martin BESNARD