Patents by Inventor Elinor Isobel Forbes

Elinor Isobel Forbes 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).

  • Method of providing mental stimulus to a cognitively impaired subject
    Publication number: 20040029088
    Abstract: A new method is described of providing mental stimulus to a subject suffering significant cognitive and/or sensory impairment or deterioration, for example a subject having a medically diagnosed dementia such as Alzheimer's disease, and thereby enhancing the subject's psychological condition. The method of the invention comprises causing the subject to handle an article comprising a plurality of pieces that (a) individually have a surface layer formed of a soft fabric, and (b) collectively exhibit differing tactility when handled by the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Elinor Isobel Forbes, James Carnegie Forbes
  • Method of providing mental stimulus to a cognitively impaired subject
    Patent number: 6626678
    Abstract: A new method is described of providing mental stimulus to a subject suffering significant cognitive and/or sensory impairment or deterioration, for example a subject having a medically diagnosed dementia such as Alzheimer's disease, and thereby enhancing the subject's psychological condition. The method of the invention comprises causing the subject to handle an article comprising a plurality of pieces that (a) individually have a surface layer formed of a soft fabric, and (b) collectively exhibit differing tactility when handled by the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Inventors: Elinor Isobel Forbes, James Carnegie Forbes
  • Method of providing mental stimulus to a cognitively impaired subject
    Publication number: 20020006763
    Abstract: A new method is described of providing mental stimulus to a subject suffering significant cognitive and/or sensory impairment or deterioration, for example a subject having a medically diagnosed dementia such as Alzheimer's disease, and thereby enhancing the subject's psychological condition. The method of the invention comprises causing the subject to handle an article comprising a plurality of pieces that (a) individually have a surface layer formed of a soft fabric, and (b) collectively exhibit differing tactility when handled by the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Elinor Isobel Forbes, James Carnegie Forbes