Patents by Inventor Monica Kaufer-Braverman

Monica Kaufer-Braverman 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).

  • Sensor
    Patent number: 6091977
    Abstract: A plurality of locally sensitive, far-field immune sensors are mounted in mutually spaced relation on the exterior of the body of a subject to detect electrical signals associated with voluntary skeletal muscle activity in the immediate physical vicinity of the sensors. The detected signals are used to determine which, if any, of a predetermined series of voluntary skeletal muscle maneuvers is performed by the subject. A signal bearing a predetermined relationship to the maneuver is then transmitted to a device to be controlled based on which maneuver the subject has performed. Also disclosed are a novel sensor and a method of making same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: The University of Miami
    Inventors: Peter P Tarjan, Monica Kaufer-Braverman, Leonard L. Rasquinha
  • Method and apparatus for controlling a device based on spatial discrimination of skeletal myopotentials
    Patent number: 5817030
    Abstract: A plurality of locally sensitive, far-field immune sensors are mounted in mutually spaced relation on the exterior of the body of a subject to detect electrical signals associated with voluntary skeletal muscle activity in the immediate physical vicinity of the sensors. The detected signals are used to determine which, if any, of a predetermined series of voluntary skeletal muscle maneuvers is performed by the subject. A signal bearing a predetermined relationship to the maneuver is then transmitted to a device to be controlled based on which maneuver the subject has performed. Also disclosed are a novel sensor and a method of making same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: University of Miami
    Inventors: Peter P. Tarjan, Sergio Jose Bonilla, Monica Kaufer-Braverman, Leonard L. Rasquinha