Patents by Inventor Michael Grandner

Michael Grandner 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: 12693553
    Abstract: Methods and devices are described that relate to spectral filters and associated eyewear that are specifically designed to block emissions of circadian-active blue light to reach the observer. An example wearable device includes one or more windows positioned to allow light from a light source to propagate toward a position of a wearer's eyes, and a spectral filter that comprises a coating positioned on one or more sections of the one or more windows. The spectral filter includes a multi-layer stack of dielectric material. The number and thicknesses of the layers are selected to provide designed transmission and blocking characteristics. The designed characteristics include a contiguous blocking region that blocks 98-100% of the circadian-active spectra and two contiguous transmission regions that transmit 80%-100% of the spectral content outside of the circadian-active spectra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Brooke Alexander, Fabian Fernandez, Michael Grandner, Stanley K. H. Pau
  • Publication number: 20260076620
    Abstract: Systems for altering a subject's behavior through a user interface are described herein. Altering a subject's behavior change is done through detecting a signal from a subject indicating that a subject is about to engage in a behavior and initiating a real-time intervention through a user interface before the subject engages in the behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Kathryn E. R. Kennedy, Michael Grandner, Fabian Fernandez, Ann Skulas-Ray
  • Publication number: 20250093683
    Abstract: Methods and devices are described that rely on interference filter designs to provide a precise and granular spectral behavior by allowing emissions of circadian-active blue and green light to reach a viewer. An example wearable device includes one or more windows positioned to allow light from a light source to propagate toward a position of a wearer's eyes, and a spectral filter that includes a coating positioned on one or more sections of the one or more windows. The spectral filter includes a multi-layer stack of dielectric material with alternate high and low indices of refraction. The number of the layers and a thickness of each layer are selected to provide designed transmission and blocking characteristics to allow circadian-active spectra to reach the wearer's eyes while blocking spectral content other than the circadian-active spectra. The designed transmission and blocking characteristics include a contiguous transmission region and two contiguous blocking regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Grandner, Fabian Fernandez, Brooke Jordan Mason, Stanley K. H. Pau
  • Publication number: 20250093684
    Abstract: Methods and devices are described that relate to spectral filters and associated eyewear that are specifically designed to mitigate the disruptive effects of electric lighting on the circadian clock that can cause sleep deprivation and other physiological and psychological maladies. An example wearable device for viewing a real or virtual environment includes one or more windows positioned and a spectral filter that comprises a coating positioned on one or more sections of the one or more windows. The spectral filter includes a multi-layer stack of dielectric material with alternate high and low indices of refraction. The number of the layers and a thickness of each layer are selected to provide designed transmission and blocking characteristics to block circadian-rhythm-disruptive spectra from reaching the wearer's eyes while providing viewability of the real or virtual environment by allowing light outside of the circadian-rhythm-disruptive spectra to reach the wearer's eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Fabian Fernandez, Brooke Jordan Mason, Michael Grandner, Stanley K. H. Pau
  • Publication number: 20240377656
    Abstract: Methods and devices are described that relate to eyewear that are specifically designed to allow emissions of circadian-active green light to reach the observer. An example wearable device includes one or more windows positioned to allow light from a light source to propagate toward a position of a wearer's eyes. and a spectral filter that comprises a coating positioned on one or more sections of the one or more windows. The spectral filter includes a multi-layer stack of dielectric material with alternate high and low indices of refraction. The number thicknesses of the layers are selected to provide designed transmission and blocking characteristics to allow circadian-active spectra to pass through while blocking spectral content other than the circadian-active spectra. The filter characteristics include one contiguous transmission region to transmit 98%-100% of a precisely-selected green region and two contiguous blocking regions that block 80-100% of the remaining spectral content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Fabian Fernandez, Michael Grandner, Brooke Jordan Mason, Stanley K. H. Pau
  • Publication number: 20240369856
    Abstract: Methods and devices are described that relate to spectral filters and associated eyewear that are specifically designed to block emissions of circadian-active blue light to reach the observer. An example wearable device that includes one or more windows, and a spectral filter that comprises a coating positioned on one or more sections of the one or more windows. The spectral filter includes a multi-layer stack of dielectric material with alternate high and low indices of refraction. The number of the layers and a thickness of each layer are selected to provide designed transmission and blocking characteristics to block circadian-active spectra while allowing spectral content outside of the circadian-active spectra to pass through the spectral filter. The spectral filter further includes an additional layer to effectuate a particular color such as the color pink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Brooke Jordan Mason, Fabian Fernandez, Michael Grandner, Stanley K. H. Pau
  • Publication number: 20240345422
    Abstract: Methods and devices are described that relate to spectral filters and associated eyewear that are specifically designed to block emissions of circadian-active blue light to reach the observer. An example wearable device includes one or more windows positioned to allow light from a light source to propagate toward a position of a wearer's eyes, and a spectral filter that comprises a coating positioned on one or more sections of the one or more windows. The spectral filter includes a multi-layer stack of dielectric material. The number and thicknesses of the layers are selected to provide designed transmission and blocking characteristics. The designed characteristics include a contiguous blocking region that blocks 98-100% of the circadian-active spectra and two contiguous transmission regions that transmit 80%-100% of the spectral content outside of the circadian-active spectra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Brooke Jordan Mason, Fabian Fernandez, Michael Grandner, Stanley K. H. Pau
  • Patent number: 11957480
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for sleep optimization are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the system includes one or more peripheral devices, a network, one or more networked computers, and one or more remote servers. The peripheral devices and/or the networked computers collect one or more types of sleep data, calculate one or more sleep parameters, and transmit said sleep parameters to the one or more remote servers. The remote servers then perform calculations to determine optimal sleep recommendations. The sleep recommendations are then output to one or more networked computers and/or one or more peripheral devices as adjustments to sleep time and sleep duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Michael Grandner, Michael Perlis
  • Publication number: 20220338799
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for sleep optimization are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the system includes one or more peripheral devices, a network, one or more networked computers, and one or more remote servers. The peripheral devices and/or the networked computers collect one or more types of sleep data, calculate one or more sleep parameters, and transmit said sleep parameters to the one or more remote servers. The remote servers then perform calculations to determine optimal sleep recommendations. The sleep recommendations are then output to one or more networked computers and/or one or more peripheral devices as adjustments to sleep time and sleep duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Grandner, Michael Perlis
  • Patent number: 11382560
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for sleep optimization are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the system includes one or more peripheral devices, a network, one or more networked computers, and one or more remote servers. The peripheral devices and/or the networked computers collect one or more types of sleep data, calculate one or more sleep parameters, and transmit said sleep parameters to the one or more remote servers. The remote servers then perform calculations to determine optimal sleep recommendations. The sleep recommendations are then output to one or more networked computers and/or one or more peripheral devices as adjustments to sleep time and sleep duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Michael Grandner, Michael Perlis
  • Publication number: 20200305787
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for sleep optimization are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the system includes one or more peripheral devices, a network, one or more networked computers, and one or more remote servers. The peripheral devices and/or the networked computers collect one or more types of sleep data, calculate one or more sleep parameters, and transmit said sleep parameters to the one or more remote servers. The remote servers then perform calculations to determine optimal sleep recommendations. The sleep recommendations are then output to one or more networked computers and/or one or more peripheral devices as adjustments to sleep time and sleep duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Grandner, Michael Perlis