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).

  • Publication number: 20240082599
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Thomas LUNNER, Dorothea WENDT, Bradford BACKUS
  • Patent number: 11872408
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Thomas Lunner, Dorothea Wendt, Bradford Backus
  • Publication number: 20220149800
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Gary JONES, Søren Kamaric RIIS, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Julian SKOVGAARD
  • Patent number: 11264964
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Gary Jones, Søren Kamaric Riis, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Julian Skovgaard
  • Patent number: 11224745
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/S
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Guillaume Tourrel, Bradford Backus
  • Publication number: 20200204136
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Gary JONES, Søren Kamaric RIIS, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Julian SKOVGAARD
  • Patent number: 10639474
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: OTICON MEDICAL A/S, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Attila Frater, Torsten Marquardt
  • Publication number: 20200121920
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Guillaume Tourrel, Bradford Backus
  • Patent number: 10615766
    Abstract: 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 a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Gary Jones, Søren Kamaric Riis, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Julian Skovgaard
  • Publication number: 20190321655
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Thomas Lunner, Dorothea Wendt, Bradford Backus
  • Publication number: 20190181823
    Abstract: 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 a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Gary JONES, Søren Kamaric RIIS, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Julian SKOVGAARD
  • Patent number: 10137302
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Shahrokh Tahniat
  • Publication number: 20180036538
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Shahrokh TAHNIAT
  • Publication number: 20170326366
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicants: Oticon Medical A/S, University College London
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Attila FRATER, Torsten MARQUARDT
  • Patent number: 9808623
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/S
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric Riis, Shahrokh Tahniat
  • Publication number: 20160096018
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: OTICON MEDICAL A/S
    Inventors: Søren Kamaric RIIS, Shahrokh TAHNIAT