Patents by Inventor Tom A. SCHWEIZER

Tom A. SCHWEIZER 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).

  • Patent number: 10582878
    Abstract: Systems and methods of are disclosed for providing visual feedback to a subject during magnetic resonance imaging, where the visual feedback is associated with input provided by the subject to a magnetic resonance compatible touch panel. A video camera is employed to record video images of the interaction between the subject and the touch panel, and the video images are processed to generate a real-time video signal including a rendering of the input provided to the touch panel and the interaction between the subject's hands and the touch panel. The real-time video signal is provided to the subject as visual feedback, and is displayed within a time duration that is sufficiently fast to avoid the detection of the visual feedback as an error signal with the subject's brain in relation to the sense of proprioception. A measurement of the force applied to the touch panel by the subject may be recorded and employed when rendering the real-time video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignees: SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE
    Inventors: Simon James Graham, Tom A. Schweizer, Stephen Strother, Fred Tam, Mahta Karimpoor
  • Publication number: 20190255076
    Abstract: The described invention relates to small molecule therapeutic compounds capable of reducing the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage and brain microhemorrhages identified using zebrafish and mouse models of intracerebral hemorrhage and brain microhemorrhages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Xiao-Yan Wen, R. Loch MacDonald, Andrew Baker, Tom A. Schweizer
  • Patent number: 10292991
    Abstract: The described invention relates to small molecule therapeutic compounds capable of reducing the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage and brain microhemorrhages identified using zebrafish and mouse models of intracerebral hemorrhage and brain microhemorrhages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Unity Health Toronto
    Inventors: Xiao-Yan Wen, R. Loch Macdonald, Andrew Baker, Tom A. Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20180064731
    Abstract: The described invention relates to small molecule therapeutic compounds capable of reducing the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage and brain microhemorrhages identified using zebrafish and mouse models of intracerebral hemorrhage and brain microhemorrhages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: R. Loch Macdonald, Xiao-Yan Wen, Tom A. Schweizer, Andrew Baker
  • Publication number: 20180042544
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing an intraoperative assessment of brain function based on input that is obtained using a touch panel device, in response to a task, and in the presence of an intervention that is applied to a selected region of the brain. The intervention may be stimulation of the selected region of the brain, such as direct cortical stimulation. In some embodiments, a measure is determined based on the input received from the touch panel. The measure may be a performance measure, related to the performance of the task, and/or a functional measure, associated with an inferred function of the selected region of the brain. In some embodiments, an image of the brain that is registered to an intraoperative reference frame may be annotated or otherwise modified within the selected region based on the measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: SIMON JAMES GRAHAM, MELANIE ANNE MORRISON, FRED TAM, TOM SCHWEIZER, SUNIT DAS, MARCO GARAVAGLIA
  • Publication number: 20160120437
    Abstract: Systems and methods of are disclosed for providing visual feedback to a subject during magnetic resonance imaging, where the visual feedback is associated with input provided by the subject to a magnetic resonance compatible touch panel. A video camera is employed to record video images of the interaction between the subject and the touch panel, and the video images are processed to generate a real-time video signal including a rendering of the input provided to the touch panel and the interaction between the subject's hands and the touch panel. The real-time video signal is provided to the subject as visual feedback, and is displayed within a time duration that is sufficiently fast to avoid the detection of the visual feedback as an error signal with the subject's brain in relation to the sense of proprioception. A measurement of the force applied to the touch panel by the subject may be recorded and employed when rendering the real-time video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Simon James GRAHAM, Tom A. SCHWEIZER, Stephen STROTHER, Fred TAM, Mahta KARIMPOOR