Patents by Inventor Rolf Vetter
Rolf Vetter 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: 20240025348Abstract: The invention relates to a roof rail for a motor vehicle, having at least one gallery bar and at least one fastening device for fastening the gallery bar at the end to a roof of the motor vehicle, the fastening device comprising a fastening element, which is in the form of an extruded part, and a cover which receives the fastening element at least in regions. It is provided that the fastening element rests against the cover on its side facing away from the gallery bar. The invention further relates to a motor vehicle with a roof and a roof rail mounted to the roof, as well as a method for mounting a roof rail on a roof of a motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Stefan SIRRENBERG, Rolf VETTER
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Patent number: 11021048Abstract: A window weather strip arrangement for covering at least sections of a window well of a motor vehicle includes a window weather strip carrier which can be secured on a vehicle skin and has a reinforcing core and a carrier sleeve accommodating the reinforcing core. The window weather strip arrangement further includes a window weather strip secured to the window weather strip carrier. The window weather strip carrier has a vehicle skin receiving portion for receiving sections of the vehicle skin and the window weather strip is secured to the window weather strip carrier on a side of the window weather strip carrier facing away from the vehicle skin receiving portion. A lamp is arranged in a lamp-receiving opening of the window weather strip and the reinforcing core protrudes out of the carrier sleeve overlapping with at least sections of the lamp-receiving opening, such that at least sections of the reinforcing core function as a reflector for the lamp.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: FYSAM AUTO DECORATIVE GMBHInventors: Rolf Vetter, Stefan Sirrenberg
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Publication number: 20200016967Abstract: A window weather strip arrangement for covering at least sections of a window well of a motor vehicle includes a window weather strip carrier which can be secured on a vehicle skin and has a reinforcing core and a carrier sleeve accommodating the reinforcing core. The window weather strip arrangement further includes a window weather strip secured to the window weather strip carrier. The window weather strip carrier has a vehicle skin receiving portion for receiving sections of the vehicle skin and the window weather strip is secured to the window weather strip carrier on a side of the window weather strip carrier facing away from the vehicle skin receiving portion. A lamp is arranged in a lamp-receiving opening of the window weather strip and the reinforcing core protrudes out of the carrier sleeve overlapping with at least sections of the lamp-receiving opening, such that at least sections of the reinforcing core function as a reflector for the lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: FYSAM AUTO DECORATIVE GMBHInventors: Rolf VETTER, Stefan SIRRENBERG
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Publication number: 20180222396Abstract: A roof rack for a motor vehicle has at least one roof rack bar extending along the roof of the motor vehicle. The roof rack bar is a longitudinally divided roof rack bar and is made of a plurality of individual bars which are fixed to each other. Furthermore, the invention relates to a motor vehicle having a roof rack, and to a method for the production of the roof rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2016Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: Suddeutsche Aluminium Manufaktur GmbHInventors: Hans BINDER, Ottmar BINDER, Stefan SIRRENBERG, Rolf VETTER
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Patent number: 9687162Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for estimating blood constituent concentration of a user under low perfusion conditions using a spectrophotometry-based monitoring device; the method comprising: measuring a plurality of photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals; measuring a cardio-synchronous (CV) signal; detecting an instantaneous heart rate and determining a heart rate variability from the CV signal; selecting reliable projected PPG signals; estimating a value of said blood constituent concentration from the magnitude of said reliable projected PPG signals. The disclosed method requires diminished computational load compared to conventional methods based on frequency domain approach as FFT or DCT. The disclosure also pertains to a monitoring device for estimating blood constituent concentration in tissue under low perfusion of a user.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENTInventors: Rolf Vetter, Leopoldo Rossini, Andrea Ridolfi, Josep Sola i Caros, Marc Correvon
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Patent number: 8738121Abstract: A system and method for distinguishing an epileptic event from a syncope event that includes sensing a signal, generating sensed intervals in response to the sensed signal, generating an indication signal in response to an occurrence of an event, determining a marginality in response to the generated indication signal and the sensed intervals, and determining the event as being one of the epileptic event and the syncope event in response to the determined marginality.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Nathalie Virag, H. Toby Markowitz, Rolf Vetter
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Publication number: 20120190948Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for estimating blood constituent concentration of a user under low perfusion conditions using a spectrophotometry-based monitoring device; the method comprising: measuring a plurality of photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals; measuring a cardio-synchronous (CV) signal; detecting an instantaneous heart rate and determining a heart rate variability from the CV signal; selecting reliable projected PPG signals; estimating a value of said blood constituent concentration from the magnitude of said reliable projected PPG signals. The disclosed method requires diminished computational load compared to conventional methods based on frequency domain approach as FFT or DCT. The disclosure also pertains to a monitoring device for estimating blood constituent concentration in tissue under low perfusion of a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: CSEM SAInventors: Rolf Vetter, Leopoldo Rossini, Andrea Ridolfi, Josep Sola i Caros, Marc Correvon
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Publication number: 20120046558Abstract: A system and method for distinguishing an epileptic event from a syncope event that includes sensing a signal, generating sensed intervals in response to the sensed signal, generating an indication signal in response to an occurrence of an event, determining a marginality in response to the generated indication signal and the sensed intervals, and determining the event as being one of the epileptic event and the syncope event in response to the determined marginality.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: Nathalie Virag, H. Toby Markowitz, Rolf Vetter
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Patent number: 8068903Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and/or treating nervous system disorders, such as seizures, are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the invention relate generally to implantable medical devices (IMDs) adapted to detect and treat nervous system disorders in patients with an IMD. Certain embodiments of the invention include detection of seizures based upon comparisons of long-term and short-term representations of physiological signals. Other embodiments include prediction of seizure activity based upon analysis of physiological signal levels. An embodiment of the invention monitors the quality of physiological signals, and may be able to compensate for signals of low signal quality. A further embodiment of the invention includes detection of seizure activity following the delivery of therapy.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Nathalie Virag, Rolf Vetter
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Patent number: 7761291Abstract: The invention regards a method for processing audio-signals whereby audio signals are captured at two spaced apart locations and subject to a transformation in the perceptual domain (Bar or Mel), whereupon: a) a (blind or supervised) source separation process is performed to give a first estimate of the wanted signal parts and the noise parts of the microphone signals and b) a coherence based separation process is performed to give a second estimate of the wanted signal parts and the noise parts of the microphone signals, and where further a sound field diffuseness detection is performed on the at least two signals, whereby further the sound field diffuseness detections is used to mix the output from the blind source separation and the coherence based separation process in order to achieve the best possible signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2004Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Bernafon AGInventors: Philippe Renevey, Philippe Vuadens, Rolf Vetter, Stephan Dasen
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Patent number: 7761145Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and/or treating nervous system disorders, such as seizures, are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the invention relate generally to implantable medical devices (IMDs) adapted to detect and treat nervous system disorders in patients with an IMD. Certain embodiments of the invention include detection of seizures based upon comparisons of long-term and short-term representations of physiological signals. Other embodiments include prediction of seizure activity based upon analysis of physiological signal levels. An embodiment of the invention monitors the quality of physiological signals, and may be able to compensate for signals of low signal quality. A further embodiment of the invention includes detection of seizure activity following the delivery of therapy.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Nathalie Virag, Rolf Vetter
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Publication number: 20100130881Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and/or treating nervous system disorders, such as seizures, are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the invention relate generally to implantable medical devices (IMDs) adapted to detect and treat nervous system disorders in patients with an IMD. Certain embodiments of the invention include detection of seizures based upon comparisons of long-term and short-term representations of physiological signals. Other embodiments include prediction of seizure activity based upon analysis of physiological signal levels. An embodiment of the invention monitors the quality of physiological signals, and may be able to compensate for signals of low signal quality. A further embodiment of the invention includes detection of seizure activity following the delivery of therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2010Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: Nathalie Virag, Rolf Vetter
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Patent number: 7647106Abstract: It has been discovered that a change in posture that results in an increase in orthostatic stress, when followed by a withdrawal of sympathetic nervous activity, may indicate a future onset of vasovagal syncope (VVS). The invention is directed to devices and techniques for early detection of an episode of VVS so that therapies may be applied in advance of the episode to prevent the episode from occurring. Detection of a posture transition triggers a device such as an implanted pacemaker to determine an indicator of an autonomic nervous system activity of the patient. As a function of this determination, the device estimates a probability that the patient will experience VVS. When the probability exceeds a threshold, preventative therapy may be applied to address the VVS and to reduce the risk that the patient will faint.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2003Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Nathalie Virag, Rolf Vetter, Richard Sutton
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Patent number: 7372778Abstract: The invention proposes a pulsometer (10) comprising a case (14) which contains an electronic optical pulse measuring device (18) and an electronic circuit, a tightening wristband (16) which holds the back cover of the case (14) pressed against the wrist (12), characterized in that the electronic optical measuring device (18) includes at least two light sources (E1, E2, E3) and at least two receivers (R1, R2, R3), in that the light sources (E1, E2, E3) and the receivers (R1, R2, R3) are arranged in the form of a matrix comprising two lines (L1, L2) each oriented along an orthogonal direction to the direction (D1) of the wrist (12), and at least two columns (C1, C2, C3), oriented parallel to the direction (D1) of the wrist (12), in that each line (L1, L2) of the matrix alternately contains a light source (E1, E2, E3) and a receiver (R1, R2, R3), and each column (C1, C2, C3) of the matrix contains a light source (E1, E2, E3) and a receiver (R1, R2, R3).Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère SuisseInventors: François Klopfenstein, Rolf Vetter, Philippe Renevey, Victor Neuman, Christophe Verjus
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Publication number: 20080019218Abstract: The invention proposes a pulsometer (10) comprising a case (14) which contains an electronic optical pulse measuring device (18) and an electronic circuit, a tightening wristband (16) which holds the back cover of the case (14) pressed against the wrist (12), characterized in that the electronic optical measuring device (18) includes at least two light sources (E1, E2, E3) and at least two receivers (R1, R2, R3), in that the light sources (E1, E2, E3) and the receivers (R1, R2, R3) are arranged in the form of a matrix comprising two lines (L1, L2) each oriented along an orthogonal direction to the direction (D1) of the wrist (12), and at least two columns (C1, C2, C3), oriented parallel to the direction (D1) of the wrist (12), in that each line (L1, L2) of the matrix alternately contains a light source (E1, E2, E3) and a receiver (R1, R2, R3), and each column (C1, C2, C3) of the matrix contains a light source (E1, E2, E3) and a receiver (R1, R2, R3).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSEInventors: Francois Klopfenstein, Rolf Vetter, Philippe Renevey, Victor Neuman, Christophe Verjus
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Publication number: 20070249954Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and/or treating nervous system disorders, such as seizures, are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the invention relate generally to implantable medical devices (IMDs) adapted to detect and treat nervous system disorders in patients with an IMD. Certain embodiments of the invention include detection of seizures based upon comparisons of long-term and short-term representations of physiological signals. Other embodiments include prediction of seizure activity based upon analysis of physiological signal levels. An embodiment of the invention monitors the quality of physiological signals, and may be able to compensate for signals of low signal quality. A further embodiment of the invention includes detection of seizure activity following the delivery of therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: Nathalie Virag, Rolf Vetter
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Publication number: 20070100605Abstract: The invention regards a method for processing audio-signals whereby audio signals are captured at two spaced apart locations and subject to a transformation in the perceptual domain (Bar or Mel), whereupon: a) a (blind or supervised) source separation process is performed to give a first estimate of the wanted signal parts and the noise parts of the microphone signals and b) a coherence based separation process is performed to give a second estimate of the wanted signal parts and the noise parts of the microphone signals, and where further a sound field diffuseness detection is performed on the at least two signals, whereby further the sound field diffuseness detections is used to mix the output from the blind source separation and the coherence based separation process in order to achieve the best possible signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2004Publication date: May 3, 2007Applicant: Bernafon AGInventors: Philippe Renevey, Phillippe Vuadens, Rolf Vetter, Stephan Dasen
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Publication number: 20070070800Abstract: A device is worn adjacent to tissue of a patient to detect vasovagal syncope (VVS). The device includes a photoplethysmographic sensor that measures a plethysmographic signal through tissue, and a processor that derives an indicator of an autonomous nervous system (ANS) activity from the plethysmographic signal and estimates a probability that the patient will experience VVS as a function of the indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2005Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Nathalie Virag, Rolf Vetter
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Patent number: 7175601Abstract: Portable equipment including in combination a heart rate measuring device and a sound reproduction unit including means for supplying a signal representative of the sound reproduction and for supplying sound information to a sound transducer, wherein said measuring device and said sound transducer are mounted at least in part in an assembly adapted to be fixed to an ear of a wearer of the equipment and, wherein said sound reproduction unit includes means for optionally substituting for and/or superimposing on said signal representative of said sound reproduction a signal generated from signals from said measuring device and representative of said heart rate. The equipment can take the form of a walkman, for example, or a hearing aid for the hard of hearing.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2003Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique S.A.-Recherche et DeveloppementInventors: Christophe Verjus, Rolf Vetter, Patrick Celka, Philippe Renevey
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Patent number: 7018338Abstract: Portable pulse rate detecting device for contact with human body tissue, including a light-emitting source for emitting radiant energy directed at through human body tissue; at least first and second light detectors for detecting intensity of radiant energy after propagation through human body tissue and for providing first and second input signals as a function of such propagation, a detecting device for providing a motion reference signal, and processing means for removing motion-related contributions from the first and second input signals and subtracting a calculated model based on the motion reference signal from each of the first and second input signals, wherein the processing means is also for removing measurement noise and residual non-modeled contributions from the first and second enhanced signals using a noise reduction algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2002Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SAInventors: Rolf Vetter, Philippe Renevey, Roland Gentsch, Jens Krauss, Yves Depeursinge