Patents by Inventor Emerson S. Hawley

Emerson S. Hawley 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 and apparatus for guiding movement of a freely roaming animal through brain stimulation
    Patent number: 7970476
    Abstract: Movement of a freely roaming animal (190), such as a rat, is guided using electric stimulation of the animal's brain. Cues are provided to the animal to move forward by stimulating a reward center of the brain. Cues are provided to the animal to change its direction by stimulating portions of the animal's brain that control right and left movements, such as a cortical representation of whiskers of the animal. Multi-channel, remotely controlled equipment (140, 145, 150, 350) may be carried by the animal to enable independent energizing of electrodes attached to different regions of the animal's brain. A transmitter carried by the animal may report back data to allow monitoring. A component may be carried by the animal for carrying out a mission, such as for search and rescue or surveillance. Groups of animals may be controlled in real-time by coordinating their movements and tracking their locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of the State University of New York
    Inventors: John K. Chapin, Sanjiv K. Talwar, Shaohua Xu, Emerson S. Hawley
  • Method and apparatus for guiding movement of a freely roaming animal through brain stimulation
    Publication number: 20030199944
    Abstract: Movement of a freely roaming animal (190), such as a rat, is guided using electric stimulation of the animal's brain. Cues are provided to the animal to move forward by stimulating a reward center of the brain. Cues are provided to the animal to change its direction by stimulating portions of the animal's brain that control right and left movements, such as a cortical representation of whiskers of the animal. Multi-channel, remotely controlled equipment (140, 145, 150, 350) may be carried by the animal to enable independent energizing of electrodes attached to different regions of the animal's brain. A transmitter carried by the animal may report back data to allow monitoring. A component may be carried by the animal for carrying out a mission, such as for search and rescue or surveillance. Groups of animals may be controlled in real-time by coordinating their movements and tracking their locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: John K. Chapin, Sanjiv K. Talwar, Shaohua Xu, Emerson S. Hawley