Patents by Inventor Steven COUGHLIN

Steven COUGHLIN 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).

  • System for treating snoring among at least two users
    Patent number: 11944567
    Abstract: A method of treating snoring among two users includes determining that snoring by at least one of the users is occurring, and responsive thereto, either: (a) determining that only one of the at least two users is snoring and responsive thereto generating a signal to produce an anti-snoring motion in an active pillow associated with the one user and generating another signal to produce a distracting motion in another active pillow associated with the other user; or (b) determining that both of the users are snoring and responsive thereto generating signals to produce anti-snoring motions in each of the active pillows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Koray Karakaya, Steven Coughlin, Benno Tieke
  • SYSTEM FOR TREATING SNORING AMONG AT LEAST TWO USERS
    Publication number: 20200113727
    Abstract: A method of treating snoring among two users is provided. The method comprises determining that snoring by at least one of the users is occurring, and responsive thereto, either: (a) determining that only one of the at least two users is snoring and responsive thereto generating a signal to produce an anti-snoring motion in an active pillow associated with the one user and generating another signal to produce a distracting motion in another active pillow associated with the other user; or (b) determining that both of the users are snoring and responsive thereto generating signals to produce anti-snoring motions in each of the active pillows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Koray KARAKAYA, Steven COUGHLIN, Benno TIEKE