Patents by Inventor Raymond A. Janssen
Raymond A. Janssen 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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Publication number: 20220323774Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for initiating a night-time mode of operation in an implantable hearing prosthesis in response to detection of night-time recharging operations. More specifically, an implantable hearing prosthesis comprises a rechargeable battery that is configured to be recharged via an external night-time charging device, such as a pillow charger. The implantable hearing prosthesis is configured to detect inductive charging of the rechargeable battery by the external night-time charging device. In response, the implantable hearing prosthesis is switched to a night-time mode of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Jan Raymond Janssen, Koen Van den Heuvel, Richard Bruce Murphy
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Patent number: 11351389Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for initiating a night-time mode of operation in an implantable hearing prosthesis in response to detection of night-time recharging operations. More specifically, an implantable hearing prosthesis comprises a rechargeable battery that is configured to be recharged via an external night-time charging device, such as a pillow charger. The implantable hearing prosthesis is configured to detect inductive charging of the rechargeable battery by the external night-time charging device. In response, the implantable hearing prosthesis is switched to a night-time mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Jan Raymond Janssen, Koen Van den Heuvel, Richard Bruce Murphy
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Publication number: 20210228879Abstract: A method is provided which includes determining a status of a sound processor of an auditory prosthesis, and selectively initiating autonomous programming of the sound processor based, at least in part, on the determined status of the sound processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Luk Macken, Jan Raymond Janssen
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Publication number: 20200238002Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for clinical-based automated control of the delivery of treatment substances to at least one inner ear of a recipient of an implantable medical device. More specifically, in-vivo biomarkers are analyzed to determine a biological state/status of one or more physiological elements of the inner ear. Subsequent delivery of one or more treatment substances to the inner ear of the recipient are controlled based on the determined biological state of the one or more physiological elements of the inner ear.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: John Michael Heasman, Jan Raymond Janssen
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Publication number: 20200197709Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for initiating a night-time mode of operation in an implantable hearing prosthesis in response to detection of night-time recharging operations. More specifically, an implantable hearing prosthesis comprises a rechargeable battery that is configured to be recharged via an external night-time charging device, such as a pillow charger. The implantable hearing prosthesis is configured to detect inductive charging of the rechargeable battery by the external night-time charging device. In response, the implantable hearing prosthesis is switched to a night-time mode of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Jan Raymond Janssen, Koen Van den Heuvel, Richard Bruce Murphy
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Patent number: 10525271Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for initiating a night-time mode of operation in an implantable hearing prosthesis in response to detection of night-time recharging operations. More specifically, an implantable hearing prosthesis comprises a rechargeable battery that is configured to be recharged via an external night-time charging device, such as a pillow charger. The implantable hearing prosthesis is configured to detect inductive charging of the rechargeable battery by the external night-time charging device. In response, the implantable hearing prosthesis is switched to a night-time mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Jan Raymond Janssen, Koen Van den Heuvel, Richard Bruce Murphy
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Patent number: 10357658Abstract: An implantable auditory prosthesis includes at least one implantable sound sensor that is configured to detect sound signals from within a recipient and to use these internally detected sound signals for use in stimulating the recipient. The implantable auditory prosthesis is also configured to receive sound signals from an external sound source and to use the externally detected sound signals for use in stimulating the recipient. The implantable auditory prosthesis uses the sound signals received from the external sound source to stimulate the recipient, while restricting the use of sound signals detected at the implantable sound sensor when the external sound source is not present/available to provide sound signals to the implantable auditory prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: COCHLEAR LIMITEDInventors: Tony Mikael Nygard, Jan Raymond Janssen
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Publication number: 20190054305Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for initiating a night-time mode of operation in an implantable hearing prosthesis in response to detection of night-time recharging operations. More specifically, an implantable hearing prosthesis comprises a rechargeable battery that is configured to be recharged via an external night-time charging device, such as a pillow charger. The implantable hearing prosthesis is configured to detect inductive charging of the rechargeable battery by the external night-time charging device. In response, the implantable hearing prosthesis is switched to a night-time mode of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Jan Raymond Janssen, Koen Van den Heuvel, Richard Bruce Murphy
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Publication number: 20180333577Abstract: An implantable auditory prosthesis includes at least one implantable sound sensor that is configured to detect sound signals from within a recipient and to use these internally detected sound signals for use in stimulating the recipient. The implantable auditory prosthesis is also configured to receive sound signals from an external sound source and to use the externally detected sound signals for use in stimulating the recipient. The implantable auditory prosthesis uses the sound signals received from the external sound source to stimulate the recipient, while restricting the use of sound signals detected at the implantable sound sensor when the external sound source is not present/available to provide sound signals to the implantable auditory prosthesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Tony Mikael Nygard, Jan Raymond Janssen
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Patent number: 9844670Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for determining an arrangement of complex stimulation channels to optimally distribute sensory information across the channels of a multi-channel tissue-stimulating prosthesis. A tissue-stimulating prosthesis may initially be associated with a set of complex stimulation channels. A stimulation efficiency is determined for each complex stimulation channel within the set of complex stimulation channels. A first complex stimulation channel from the set of complex stimulation channels that has an associated stimulation efficiency that is below a stimulation efficiency limit is identified. The first complex stimulation channel is combined with an adjacent/neighboring complex stimulation channel to create a combined complex stimulation channel. The combined complex stimulation channel replaces both the first complex stimulation channel and the adjacent complex stimulation channel within the set of complex stimulation channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Zachary Mark Smith, Christopher Joseph Long, Jan Raymond Janssen
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Publication number: 20160175592Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for determining an arrangement of complex stimulation channels to optimally distribute sensory information across the channels of a multi-channel tissue-stimulating prosthesis. A tissue-stimulating prosthesis may initially be associated with a set of complex stimulation channels. A stimulation efficiency is determined for each complex stimulation channel within the set of complex stimulation channels. A first complex stimulation channel from the set of complex stimulation channels that has an associated stimulation efficiency that is below a stimulation efficiency limit is identified. The first complex stimulation channel is combined with an adjacent/neighboring complex stimulation channel to create a combined complex stimulation channel. The combined complex stimulation channel replaces both the first complex stimulation channel and the adjacent complex stimulation channel within the set of complex stimulation channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Zachary Mark Smith, Christopher Joseph Long, Jan Raymond Janssen
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Patent number: 7512037Abstract: An acoustic method and apparatus for an acoustic system use a transceiver module, which can transmit to a transmit acoustic element of a transmit sonar array and receive from a receive acoustic element of a receive sonar array in accordance with a common transmit/receive control signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Frederick J. Frodyma, Karl G. Daxland, John R. Guarino, Namir W. Habboosh, William F. Horan, Raymond A. Janssen, Leonard V. Livernois, David A. Sharp
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Publication number: 20070070814Abstract: An acoustic method and apparatus for an acoustic system use a transceiver module, which can transmit to a transmit acoustic element of a transmit sonar array and receive from a receive acoustic element of a receive sonar array in accordance with a common transmit/receive control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Frederick Frodyma, Karl Daxland, John Guarino, Namir Habboosh, William Horan, Raymond Janssen, Leonard Livernois, David Sharp