Patents by Inventor Nikolai Hungr
Nikolai Hungr 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).
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Patent number: 12350425Abstract: A respiratory ventilation device—configured to send an airflow, generated by a fan, into a duct that extends between the device and a breathing mask configured to be worn by a user—comprises an air inlet intended to admit air into the device; a fan; and an air outlet configured to be connected to the duct, such that, when the fan is in operation, the air flows from the air inlet successively toward the fan and then toward the air outlet. The device also comprises a flow rate sensor configured to measure a flow rate of air circulating through the device, and/or a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure between the fan and the air outlet. A control unit is connected to the flow rate sensor and/or to the pressure sensor. The device also includes at least one source of light.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: SLEEPINNOV TECHNOLOGYInventors: Nikolaï Hungr, Jérôme Argod, Marc Lantelme, Nicolas Gaiffe
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Publication number: 20220409844Abstract: A respiratory ventilation device—for sending a fan-generated air flow into a duct extending to a respiratory mask—extends between lower (bottom) and upper ends. A ventilation chamber contains the fan and is connected to a humidifier, which has a water-accommodating reservoir and a connecting chamber adjacent the ventilation chamber. An intake opening leads out of the ventilation chamber. An exhaust opening leads into an exhaust channel attachable to the duct. A humidification chamber has the water reservoir. First and second openings are formed between the connecting and humidification chambers. The connecting chamber extends between the humidification and ventilation chambers. A separating wall extends between the connecting and humidification chambers. The first and second openings are made in the separating wall, which is arranged such that the humidification chamber extends between the bottom and the separating wall. The connecting chamber extends between the separating wall and the ventilation chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Nikolai Hungr, Jérôme Argod
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Publication number: 20220168525Abstract: A respiratory ventilation device—configured to send an airflow, generated by a fan, into a duct that extends between the device and a breathing mask configured to be worn by a user—comprises an air inlet intended to admit air into the device; a fan; and an air outlet configured to be connected to the duct, such that, when the fan is in operation, the air flows from the air inlet successively toward the fan and then toward the air outlet. The device also comprises a flow rate sensor configured to measure a flow rate of air circulating through the device, and/or a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure between the fan and the air outlet. A control unit is connected to the flow rate sensor and/or to the pressure sensor. The device also includes at least one source of light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Nikolaï Hungr, Jérôme Argod, Marc Lantelme, Nicolas Gaiffe
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Publication number: 20220111163Abstract: A device for assisting respiration (e.g., a respirator) is configured to send an air flow, generated by a fan, into a conduit. The conduit extends between the respirator and a respiratory mask, configured to be used by a user. The respirator comprises an enclosure extending around a longitudinal axis. The enclosure comprises an air inlet configured to admit air into the enclosure. An upstream air circulation zone extends between the air inlet and the fan. An air outlet is configured to be connected to the conduit so that, when the fan operates, air flows in series from the air inlet through the upstream air circulation zone. The fan is arranged in a ventilation chamber. The ventilation chamber is maintained by a first flexible membrane and by a second flexible membrane extending at a non-zero distance from the first membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: SLEEPINNOV TECHNOLOGYInventors: Nikolaï Hungr, Jérôme Argod
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Publication number: 20220102899Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of cabled robots and more particularly a connector for cables including a first block and a second block, the first and second blocks being configured to be connected together and to form, when they are connected together, a plurality of sliding guides in each of which a pair of first and second cables connected together at their respective first ends is intended for sliding, the connector further including a first locking component mounted on the first block so as to be movable between a locking position and a release position of the set of first ends of the first cables, and further including a second locking component mounted on the second block so as to be movable between a locking position and a release position of the set of first ends of the second cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Celine FOUARD, Jeremy LENFANT, Gokularajah GANESARATNAM, Nikolai HUNGR
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Publication number: 20150375394Abstract: A method and apparatus for haptic hard surface emulation using a dynamic physical constraint are provided. The movement and position of the dynamic physical constraint is actively controlled in order to emulate a hard surface. The dynamic physical constraint may be controlled by a computer. In another aspect of the invention, the dynamic physical constraint limits the motion of a manipulator joint in space. The position at any time of the dynamic physical constraint is dependent on the position in space of the manipulator's end effector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: PERCEPTION RAISONNEMENT ACTION EN MEDECINEInventors: Antony Hodgson, Christopher Plaskos, Nikolai Hungr
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Patent number: 9037295Abstract: A method and apparatus for haptic hard surface emulation using a dynamic physical constraint are provided. The movement and position of the dynamic physical constraint is actively controlled in order to emulate a hard surface. The dynamic physical constraint may be controlled by a computer. In another aspect of the invention, the dynamic physical constraint limits the motion of a manipulator joint in space. The position at any time of the dynamic physical constraint is dependent on the position in space of the manipulator's end effector.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Perception Raisonnement Action en MedecineInventors: Antony Hodgson, Christopher Plaskos, Nikolai Hungr
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Patent number: 8702579Abstract: A needle holder device for treating the prostate, involving a series of steps of inserting a needle into the prostate, has a rectal probe for ultrasonic 3D imaging and a computer for processing the image acquired by the probe and for computing the position of the needle relative to the prostate. The computer is controlled so as to periodically output information on the movement of the prostate after each of the insertion steps in order to validate the insertion parameters relative to a treatment schedule and, if need be, modifying the insertion parameters relative to the schedule in the event the movement is greater than a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignees: Koelis, Universite Joseph FournierInventors: Michael Bauman, Nikolai Hungr, Antoine Leroy, Jocelyne Troccaz, Vincent Daanen
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Publication number: 20120245455Abstract: A needle holder device for treating the prostate, involving a series of steps of inserting a needle into the prostate, has a rectal probe for ultrasonic 3D imaging and a computer for processing the image acquired by the probe and for computing the position of the needle relative to the prostate. The computer is controlled so as to periodically output information on the movement of the prostate after each of the insertion steps in order to validate the insertion parameters relative to a treatment schedule and, if need be, modifying the insertion parameters relative to the schedule in the event the movement is greater than a threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicants: UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURNIER, KOELISInventors: Michael Bauman, Nikolai Hungr, Antoine Leroy, Jocelyne Troccaz, Vincent Daanen
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Publication number: 20090228145Abstract: A method and apparatus for haptic hard surface emulation using a dynamic physical constraint are provided. The movement and position of the dynamic physical constraint is actively controlled in order to emulate a hard surface. The dynamic physical constraint may be controlled by a computer. In another aspect of the invention, the dynamic physical constraint limits the motion of a manipulator joint in space. The position at any time of the dynamic physical constraint is dependent on the position in space of the manipulator's end effector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: Perception Raisonnement Action en MedecineInventors: Anthony Hodgson, Christopher Plaskos, Nikolai Hungr