Patents by Inventor John Reinhold
John Reinhold 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).
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Patent number: 11224746Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation, which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes, as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Patent number: 11173305Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation, which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes, as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Patent number: 11173306Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation, which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes, as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Patent number: 11129984Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation, which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes, as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Publication number: 20190366092Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation, which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes, as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert J Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Publication number: 20190366089Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation, which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes, as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Publication number: 20190366091Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation, which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes, as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Publication number: 20190366090Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation, which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes, as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert J Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Publication number: 20190336769Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation, which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes, as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tieng Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Patent number: 10406361Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Augustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Publication number: 20180169413Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue is not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes as continued use may result in neural damage and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2018Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James S. Little, Rongqing Dal, Arup Roy, Richard Augustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, David Daomin Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Patent number: 9974953Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the stimulation of neural tissue which includes a neural stimulator, an input device for providing input to the neural stimulator for neural stimulation, at least one electrode electrically connected to and driven by the neural stimulator and suitable to stimulate neural tissue, a device capable of determining a charge per phase by calculating a discrete integral of the wave form of the input for the at least one electrode, a calculating device for comparing the charge per phase to a predetermined maximum and determining a reduced stimulation for the at least one electrode by the amount necessary not to exceed the predetermined maximum for the at least one electrode, and a current pulse generator for stimulating the neural tissue according to the reduced stimulation level.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James Singleton Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, Dao Min Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Patent number: 9913985Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue in not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes as continued use may result in neural and further electrode damage. The present invention presents system and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James Singleton Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, Dao Min Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Patent number: 9744359Abstract: Methods and devices for verifying that proper visual stimulation is applied to the visual prostheses are described. In one of the methods, a visual stimulation system implanted on a subject is simulated externally. An external testing device is also discussed.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Neha Vyas, Robert J. Greenberg, Arup Roy, Donald Webber, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kelly McClure
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Publication number: 20160279416Abstract: Methods and devices for verifying that proper visual stimulation is applied to the visual prostheses are described. In one of the methods, a visual stimulation system implanted on a subject is simulated externally. An external testing device is also discussed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Neha Vyas, Robert J. Greenberg, Arup Roy, Donald Webber, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kelly McClure
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Patent number: 8423151Abstract: In electrically stimulating neural tissue it is important to prevent over stimulation and unbalanced stimulation which would cause damage to the neural tissue, the electrode, or both. It is critical that neural tissue in not subjected to any direct current or alternating current above a safe threshold. Further, it is important to identify defective electrodes as continued use may result in neural and further electrode damage. Systems and stimulator control mechanisms to prevent damage to neural tissue.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2007Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James Singleton Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, Dao Min Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Publication number: 20120185015Abstract: The present application deals generally with the stimulation of neural tissue by electronic means and specifically with controlling the level of electrical stimulation in order to prevent damage to the neural tissue. Methods presented in the disclosure include detecting current leakage via electrode impedance measurement, electrode capacitance measurement, and testing the electrode response to a test current pulse. Apparatus presented in the disclosure include circuitry and systems capable of performing the methods disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James Singleton Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, Dao Min Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Patent number: 8170682Abstract: The present application deals generally with the stimulation of neural tissue by electronic means and specifically with controlling the level of electrical stimulation in order to prevent damage to the neural tissue. Methods presented in the disclosure include detecting current leakage via electrode impedance measurement, electrode capacitance measurement, and testing the electrode response to test current pulse. Apparatus presented in the disclosure include circuitry and systems capable of performing the methods disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James Singleton Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, Dao Min Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Patent number: 8060216Abstract: Electronic neural tissue stimulators for controlling the level of electrical stimulation in order to prevent damage to the neural tissue. Methods presented in the disclosure include detecting current leakage via electrode impedance measurement, electrode capacitance measurement, and testing the electrode response to a test current pulse. Apparatus presented in the disclosure include circuitry and systems capable of performing the methods disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James Singleton Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, Dao Min Zhou, Pishoy Maksy
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Publication number: 20080177356Abstract: The present application deals generally with the stimulation of neural tissue by electronic means and specifically with controlling the level of electrical stimulation in order to prevent damage to the neural tissue. Methods presented in the disclosure include detecting current leakage via electrode impedance measurement, electrode capacitance measurement, and testing the electrode response to test current pulse. Apparatus presented in the disclosure include circuitry and systems capable of performing the methods disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Robert Jay Greenberg, Kelly Hobart McClure, James Singleton Little, Rongqing Dai, Arup Roy, Richard Agustin Castro, John Reinhold, Kea-Tiong Tang, Sumit Yadav, Chunhong Zhou, Dao Min Zhou, Pishoy Maksy