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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2022
Anna Barnacka, Cambridge, MA (US);
Karlen Shahinyan, Boston, MA (US);
Anna Barnacka, Cambridge, MA (US);
Karlen Shahinyan, Boston, MA (US);
MindMics, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for noninvasive sleep monitoring are disclosed. The system includes an in-ear biosensor system ('biosensor system') and a data analysis system. The biosensor system includes at least one earbud placed at or within an ear canal of an individual. The earbud includes an acoustic sensor that detects biosignals including infrasonic and audible signals from the individual in the ear canal. A controller board of the biosensor system collects and forwards the biosignals to the data analysis system. The data analysis system analyzes the biosignals to identify and monitor physiological information of the individual during sleep. The physiological information includes sleep stages, sleeping position information, sleep events including snore, breathing cessation and bruxism events, and sleep disorders, in examples. The system can also induce changes to the physiological information during sleep using external stimuli to improve a quality of sleep.