Patents by Inventor Søren Kamaric RIIS
Søren Kamaric RIIS 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: 20240082599Abstract: A cochlear implant hearing aid system is disclosed. The cochlear implant hearing aid system comprises an external part. The external part includes a sound pickup unit configured to pick up sound from the environment and a sound processing unit configured to process said sound. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises an implant part. The implant part includes an implant processing unit and a plurality of cochlea stimulation electrodes for stimulation of a cochlea of a user. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared transmitter configured to transmit a near-infrared wave. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared receiver configured to receive said near-infrared wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Thomas LUNNER, Dorothea WENDT, Bradford BACKUS
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Patent number: 11872408Abstract: A cochlear implant hearing aid system is disclosed. The cochlear implant hearing aid system comprises an external part. The external part includes a sound pickup unit configured to pick up sound from the environment and a sound processing unit configured to process said sound. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises an implant part. The implant part includes an implant processing unit and a plurality of cochlea stimulation electrodes for stimulation of a cochlea of a user. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared transmitter configured to transmit a near-infrared wave. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared receiver configured to receive said near-infrared wave.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Thomas Lunner, Dorothea Wendt, Bradford Backus
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Publication number: 20220149800Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing aid a cochlear implant comprising a) at least one input transducer for capturing incoming sound and for generating electric audio signals which represent frequency bands of the incoming sound, b) a sound processor which is configured to analyze and to process the electric audio signals, c) a transmitter that sends the processed electric audio signals, d) a receiver/stimulator, which receives the processed electric audio signals from the transmitter and converts the processed electric audio signals into electric pulses, e) an electrode array embedded in the cochlear comprising a number of electrodes for stimulating the cochlear nerve with said electric pulses, and f) a control unit configured to control the distribution of said electric pulses to the number of said electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Gary JONES, Søren Kamaric RIIS, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Julian SKOVGAARD
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Patent number: 11264964Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing aid a cochlear implant comprising a) at least one input transducer for capturing incoming sound and for generating electric audio signals which represent frequency bands of the incoming sound, b) a sound processor which is configured to analyze and to process the electric audio signals, c) a transmitter that sends the processed electric audio signals, d) a receiver/stimulator, which receives the processed electric audio signals from the transmitter and converts the processed electric audio signals into electric pulses, e) an electrode array embedded in the cochlear comprising a number of electrodes for stimulating the cochlear nerve with said electric pulses, and f) a control unit configured to control the distribution of said electric pulses to the number of said electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Gary Jones, Søren Kamaric Riis, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Julian Skovgaard
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Patent number: 11224745Abstract: A cochlear implant device is disclosed, comprising an inductive antenna, a stimulation unit, an electrode array, and an energy harvesting apparatus. The inductive antenna is configured to receive energy to operate the cochlear implant and to receive signals for a stimulation of a cochlea via an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes. The stimulation unit is configured to process the signals received by the inductive antenna to be usable for the electrodes of the electrode array. The electrode array is configured to apply the signals processed by the stimulation unit to the cochlea for the stimulation thereof. The energy harvesting apparatus is connected to the stimulation unit or to the electrode array, and is configured to harvest energy based on at least one of thermal, biochemical, biophysical, and mechanical processes/phenomena pertaining to the cochlea, and is configured to provide harvested energy to the stimulation unit or the electrode array, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Guillaume Tourrel, Bradford Backus
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Publication number: 20200204136Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing aid a cochlear implant comprising a) at least one input transducer for capturing incoming sound and for generating electric audio signals which represent frequency bands of the incoming sound, b) a sound processor which is configured to analyze and to process the electric audio signals, c) a transmitter that sends the processed electric audio signals, d) a receiver/stimulator, which receives the processed electric audio signals from the transmitter and converts the processed electric audio signals into electric pulses, e) an electrode array embedded in the cochlear comprising a number of electrodes for stimulating the cochlear nerve with said electric pulses, and f) a control unit configured to control the distribution of said electric pulses to the number of said electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Gary JONES, Søren Kamaric RIIS, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Julian SKOVGAARD
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Patent number: 10639474Abstract: According to an embodiment, a hearing aid system is disclosed. The system includes a speech processor communicatively coupled to a microphone. The speech processor is configured to process a microphone signal received at the speech processor for producing an electrical stimulation signal and an acoustic stimulation signal. The speech processor is also configured to generate a modified acoustic stimulation signal by modifying the acoustic stimulation signal at least for a part of a residual frequency range of a patient in dependence on effect of an implantable electrode array on mechanical properties of cochlea of the patient. The system also includes a first unit and a second unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignees: OTICON MEDICAL A/S, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDONInventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Attila Frater, Torsten Marquardt
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Publication number: 20200121920Abstract: A cochlear implant device is disclosed, comprising an inductive antenna, a stimulation unit, an electrode array, and an energy harvesting apparatus. The inductive antenna is configured to receive energy to operate the cochlear implant and to receive signals for a stimulation of a cochlea via an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes. The stimulation unit is configured to process the signals received by the inductive antenna to be usable for the electrodes of the electrode array. The electrode array is configured to apply the signals processed by the stimulation unit to the cochlea for the stimulation thereof. The energy harvesting apparatus is connected to the stimulation unit or to the electrode array, and is configured to harvest energy based on at least one of thermal, biochemical, biophysical, and mechanical processes/phenomena pertaining to the cochlea, and is configured to provide harvested energy to the stimulation unit or the electrode array, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Guillaume Tourrel, Bradford Backus
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Patent number: 10615766Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising a first microphone configured to receive a first acoustic signal and to convert the first acoustic signal to a first electrical audio signal, a speaker configured to emit an acoustic output signal into an ear of a user of the hearing aid device, a first analog-to-digital converter for converting the first electrical audio signal into a first time-domain input signal, a first input unit comprising a first analysis filter bank which is configured to convert the first time-domain input signal to a number NI,1 of first input frequency bands wherein the number NI,1 of first input frequency bands is determined by said first analysis filter bank, a first frequency band bundling and allocation unit which is configured to bundle adjacent first input frequency bands and to allocate first frequency bands to be processed to a number NP,1 of first processing channels, a memory unit which is configured to store data indicating which of the first NI,1 input frequency bands aType: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Gary Jones, Søren Kamaric Riis, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Julian Skovgaard
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Publication number: 20190321655Abstract: A cochlear implant hearing aid system is disclosed. The cochlear implant hearing aid system comprises an external part. The external part includes a sound pickup unit configured to pick up sound from the environment and a sound processing unit configured to process said sound. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises an implant part. The implant part includes an implant processing unit and a plurality of cochlea stimulation electrodes for stimulation of a cochlea of a user. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared transmitter configured to transmit a near-infrared wave. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared receiver configured to receive said near-infrared wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Thomas Lunner, Dorothea Wendt, Bradford Backus
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Publication number: 20190181823Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising a first microphone configured to receive a first acoustic signal and to convert the first acoustic signal to a first electrical audio signal, a speaker configured to emit an acoustic output signal into an ear of a user of the hearing aid device, a first analog-to-digital converter for converting the first electrical audio signal into a first time-domain input signal, a first input unit comprising a first analysis filter bank which is configured to convert the first time-domain input signal to a number NI,1 of first input frequency bands wherein the number NI,1 of first input frequency bands is determined by said first analysis filter bank, a first frequency band bundling and allocation unit which is configured to bundle adjacent first input frequency bands and to allocate first frequency bands to be processed to a number NP,1 of first processing channels, a memory unit which is configured to store data indicating which of the first NI,1 input frequency bands aType: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Gary JONES, Søren Kamaric RIIS, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Julian SKOVGAARD
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Patent number: 10137302Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing system. The hearing system comprises an implantable device configured to be implanted under the skin of a wearer and an external device configured to be positioned at an ear of the wearer. The external device comprises a transmit system configured to generate a wireless signal for being transmitted to the implantable device.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Shahrokh Tahniat
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Publication number: 20180036538Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing system. The hearing system comprises an implantable device configured to be implanted under the skin of a wearer and an external device configured to be positioned at an ear of the wearer. The external device comprises a transmit system configured to generate a wireless signal for being transmitted to the implantable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Shahrokh TAHNIAT
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Publication number: 20170326366Abstract: According to an embodiment, a hearing aid system is disclosed. The system includes a speech processor communicatively coupled to a microphone. The speech processor is configured to process a microphone signal received at the speech processor for producing an electrical stimulation signal and an acoustic stimulation signal. The speech processor is also configured to generate a modified acoustic stimulation signal by modifying the acoustic stimulation signal at least for a part of a residual frequency range of a patient in dependence on effect of an implantable electrode array on mechanical properties of cochlea of the patient. The system also includes a first unit and a second unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicants: Oticon Medical A/S, University College LondonInventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Attila FRATER, Torsten MARQUARDT
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Patent number: 9808623Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing system. The hearing system comprises an implantable device configured to be implanted under the skin of a wearer and an external device configured to be positioned at an ear of the wearer. The external device comprises a transmit system configured to generate a wireless signal for being transmitted to the implantable device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Shahrokh Tahniat
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Publication number: 20160096018Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing system. The hearing system comprises an implantable device configured to be implanted under the skin of a wearer and an external device configured to be positioned at an ear of the wearer. The external device comprises a transmit system configured to generate a wireless signal for being transmitted to the implantable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: OTICON MEDICAL A/SInventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Shahrokh TAHNIAT