Patents by Inventor Wouter Karel VOS

Wouter Karel VOS 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).

  • Navigation system and method
    Patent number: 11846521
    Abstract: A navigation system for aiding a human navigating, the navigation system includes a belt having a belt length and opposite belt ends, and includes an elongated compartment; a belt coupling arranged to the belt for coupling the belt ends; a compass sensor arranged to the belt and for sensing the compass direction based on the earth's magnetic field; a tactile unit arranged for tactile communicating a direction to the human; additional tactile actuators arranged to the belt and for communicating a direction to the human. The additional tactile actuators are distributed over the length of the belt. An elongated mesh is provided for arranging the elongated mesh inside the elongated compartment, the additional tactile actuators being arranged to the mesh. A processing unit is configured for controlling the navigation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ELITAC B.V.
    Inventors: Wouter Karel Vos, Guus De Hoog
  • Vibrotactile feedback arrangement
    Patent number: 11647800
    Abstract: Bilateral vestibular loss is a chronic condition of which the causes can be ototoxic, infectious, traumatic, autoimmune or congenital. An object of the invention is to improve the effectiveness of a vibrotactile feedback arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ELITAC B.V.
    Inventors: Wouter Karel Vos, Tine Joke Spikker-Titsing
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220390253
    Abstract: A navigation system for aiding a human navigating, the navigation system includes a belt having a belt length and opposite belt ends, and includes an elongated compartment; a belt coupling arranged to the belt for coupling the belt ends; a compass sensor arranged to the belt and for sensing the compass direction based on the earth's magnetic field; a tactile unit arranged for tactile communicating a direction to the human; additional tactile actuators arranged to the belt and for communicating a direction to the human. The additional tactile actuators are distributed over the length of the belt. An elongated mesh is provided for arranging the elongated mesh inside the elongated compartment, the additional tactile actuators being arranged to the mesh. A processing unit is configured for controlling the navigation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Wouter Karel VOS, Guus DE HOOG
  • VIBROTACTILE FEEDBACK ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20220264972
    Abstract: Bilateral vestibular loss is a chronic condition of which the causes can be ototoxic, infectious, traumatic, autoimmune or congenital. An object of the invention is to improve the effectiveness of a vibrotactile feedback arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: ELITAC B.V.
    Inventors: Wouter Karel VOS, Tine Joke SPIKKER-TITSING