Patents by Inventor Neville Mehenti

Neville Mehenti 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).

  • Artificial synapse chip
    Patent number: 7147865
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for administering a fluid to a neuronal site. The device comprises a reservoir, an aperture in fluid connection to the reservoir, and electrical means for moving to the fluid to or through the aperture. The electrical means may take the form of electroosmotic force, piezoelectric movement of a diaphragm or electrolysis of a solution. The electrical means may be external to the host, implanted in the host or may be photodiodes activated by light, particularly where the neuronal site is associated with the retina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford University
    Inventors: Harvey A. Fishman, David Bloom, Stacey F. Bent, Mark C. Peterman, Jaan Noolandi, Neville Mehenti
  • Artificial synapse chip
    Publication number: 20040224002
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for administering a fluid to a neuronal site. The device comprises a reservoir, an aperture in fluid connection to the reservoir, and electrical means for moving to the fluid to or through the aperture. The electrical means may take the form of electroosmotic force, piezoelectric movement of a diaphragm or electrolysis of a solution. The electrical means may be external to the host, implanted in the host or may be photodiodes activated by light, particularly where the neuronal site is associated with the retina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Harvey A. Fishman, David M. Bloom, Stacey F. Bent, Mark C. Peterman, Jaan Noolandi, Neville Mehenti