Patents Assigned to Function(x), Inc.
  • SWITCHING FIBERS FOR TEXTILES
    Publication number: 20180364518
    Abstract: A color-changing fiber that can be incorporated into fabrics and other woven materials. The color changing fibers are hollow and include at least two wire electrodes that provide an electrical potential across an electro-optic medium including a non-polar solvent and at least one set of charged particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Advanced Functional Fabrics of America
    Inventors: Richard J. PAOLINI, JR., Mihai IBANESCU, Yoel FINK, Michael REIN
  • USES OF ETHER PHOSPHOLIPIDS IN TREATING DISEASES
    Publication number: 20180360854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uses of ether phospholipids in treating and preventing various diseases, including, but not limited to, neurodegenerative or brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, brain fatigue, Parkinson disease, depression, anxiety disorder, insomnia and schizophrenia; metabolic syndrome such as diabetes and obesity; various infectious diseases such as viral diseases; diseases related to inflammation; heart diseases, and immune disorders. Preferably, the ether phospholipids are derived from extracting bivalves, which provides superior efficacies in treating and preventing the diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Institute of Rheological Functions of Food
    Inventors: Takehiko Fujino, Shiro Mawatari
  • ETHER PHOSPHOLIPIDS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180327433
    Abstract: [PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED] It enables any superior ether phospholipids to the conventional ones and a method for producing the same in an easy manner on a massive scale, in light of effects of treating and improving brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson disease, depression and schizophrenia, metabolic diseases such as diabetes, various infectious diseases, and immune disorders. [SOLUTION] Ether phospholipids are obtained from bivalve tissues such as clams and corbicula by extraction processing. The ether phospholipids exhibit significantly superior effects of the above as compared to the conventional ether phospholipids derived from chicken tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Institute of Rheological Functions of Food
    Inventors: Takehiko FUJINO, Shiro MAWATARI
  • METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING PLASMALOGENS USING PLA1 PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20180284143
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for quantifying an amount of plasmalogens in samples with high accuracy in an easy, convenient and inexpensive manner by using a hydrolysis processing to samples and a lipid extraction followed by the measurement using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Evaporative Light Scattering Detector (ELSD) or Mass Spectrometer (MS), a fluorescence plate reader or a plate reader. The present invention also relates to a method for examining a subject by using the above method, a biomarker for disease detection, a method for using the biomarker for the disease detection, as well as a kit for the disease detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Institute of Rheological Functions of Food
    Inventors: Takehiko Fujino, Shiro Mawatari
  • BRAIN STIMULATION SYSTEM INCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
    Publication number: 20180243565
    Abstract: A system for treating a patient comprises a stimulator for stimulating brain tissue, a controller for setting stimulation parameters and a diagnostic tool for measuring patient parameters and producing diagnostic data. The stimulation parameters comprise test stimulation parameters and treatment stimulation parameters. The stimulator delivers test stimulation energy to the brain tissue based on at least one test stimulation parameter and delivers treatment stimulation energy to the brain tissue based on at least one treatment stimulation parameter. One or more treatment stimulator parameters are determined based on the diagnostic data produced by the diagnostic tool The system is constructed and arranged to treat a neurological disease or a neurological disorder. Methods of treating a neurological disease or neurological disorder are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Functional Neuromodulation, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan O'Connell, Todd Langevin, Donald E. Reymers, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • Hair growth and hair restoration material
    Patent number: 9974727
    Abstract: Provided is a novel hair growth and hair restoration material having excellent efficacy in hair growth and hair restoration for both men and women, even when the components thereof are at ultra-dilute concentrations; the hair growth and hair restoration material being characterized in containing a sterol glucopyranoside, preferably a cholesteryl glucopyranoside, represented by general formula (I). (In the formula, Z represents a sterol residue from which the hydroxyl group attached to the 3-position of a cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring has been removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Institute of Rheological Function of Food Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiko Fujino, Osami Nada, Yoshitaka Nadachi, Gunki Funatsu
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHER PHOSPHOLIPIDS
    Publication number: 20180127680
    Abstract: [PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED] To provide a method for producing ether phospholipids of high purity by an easy process. [SOLUTION] This production method comprises: (A) a step of extracting total lipids from organisms with non-polar organic solvent and branched alcohol mixture; and (B) a step of reacting the total lipids obtained by the step (A) with phospholipase A1 to decompose mixed diacyl-glycerophospholipids. This makes it possible to produce plasmalogen-type glycerophospholipids or ether phospholipids of high purity by an easy process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Institute of Rheological Functions of Food
    Inventors: Takehiko Fujino, Shiro Mawatari
  • INDUCING NEUROGENESIS WITHIN A HUMAN BRAIN
    Publication number: 20180071519
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for inducing neurogenesis within a human. The invention utilizes an implantable signal generator to deliver high frequency stimulation to deep brain tissue elements. The implanted device delivers treatment therapy to the brain to thereby induce neurogenesis by the human. A sensor may be used to detect various symptoms of nervous system discovery. A microprocessor algorithm may then analyze the output from the sensor to regulate the stimulation and/or drug therapy delivered to the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Functional Neuromodulation Inc.
    Inventors: Andres M. Lozano, Hiroki Toda
  • Nano or macro material functionalization and self assembled construction mediated by tris(trimethylsilyl)silane
    Patent number: 9873613
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are radically initiated process involving tris(trimethylsilyl)silane that are suitable for surface functionalization or formation of composite materials based on functionalized nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Functionalize, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Toutonghi
  • Enhanced Mycelium Growth Medium and Method
    Publication number: 20180000013
    Abstract: The invention is a method for enhanced growth of mycelium in culture including the key steps of seed blend choice from among corn, rice, quinoa, chia, canihua, cumin and flax seed, germinating the seed blend prior to inoculating the mycelium starter, and conducting the mushroom cultivation with ORP enhanced water and particular transmissions of sound and particularly colored light. Mushrooms grown by such a method not only mature in 13-15 days rather than 21 days, but have an enhanced nutritional and medicinal profile along with absence of unwanted organism contaminants whose unwanted overgrowth occurs during days 16-21 (or days 16-28) of typical mushroom culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Functional Fungi, LLC
    Inventor: Jordan Seth Rubin
  • COGNITIVE FUNCTION WITHIN A HUMAN BRAIN
    Publication number: 20170368354
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for improving cognitive function within a human. The invention utilizes an implanted device, such as an implantable signal generator or an implantable pump, to affect tissue elements within a Papez circuit of the human brain as well as tissue upstream or downstream from the Papez circuit. The implanted device delivers treatment therapy to thereby improve cognitive function by the human. A sensor may be used to detect various symptoms of the cognitive disorder. A microprocessor algorithm may then analyze the output from the sensor to regulate delivery of the stimulation and/or drug therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Functional Neuromodulation Inc.
    Inventor: Andres M. Lozano
  • Carrier Tool With Self Adjusting Gripping and Prying Action
    Publication number: 20170327314
    Abstract: The present invention is a self adjusting carrier tool that allows for the gripping, lifting, and carrying of objects. The tool is able to lift a large range of object widths without requiring large changes in tool height during operation. It accomplishes this through tongs retained by sliding friction-lock pivots acting against locking arms pivotally attached to opposing tongs. When the handle is lifted the action of these pivots allow the tongs to sweep a constant and effective angle against the the lifted object throughout the working range of the tool. At the limit of tong rotation the sliding friction-lock pivots engage and prevent any further movement of the tongs. Further lifting of the tool by the handle will then result in lifting of the tool and object together. The object will remain secured by the carrier tool until it is unloaded and the floating friction locks disengage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Formed From Function LLC.
    Inventor: Daniel Thomas Germata
  • Beneficial Growth and Constituents of Mushrooms on Substrate Containing Cannabis Plant Material
    Publication number: 20170296602
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of wowing mushrooms, preferably but not necessarily) Basiomycetes mushrooms, on a substrate that includes unrefined, live or dried cannabis plants (whole or particulated) preferably those cannabis, strains high in CBD and low in THC or containing a preferred ratio thereof, as part or all of the growth medium for the mushrooms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Functional Fungi, LLC
    Inventors: Jordan Seth Rubin, Andrew Hines Miller
  • Brain stimulation system including diagnostic tool
    Patent number: 9782590
    Abstract: A system for treating a patient comprises a stimulator for stimulating brain tissue, a controller for setting stimulation parameters and a diagnostic tool for measuring patient parameters and producing diagnostic data. The stimulation parameters comprise test stimulation parameters and treatment stimulation parameters. The stimulator delivers test stimulation energy to the brain tissue based on at least one test stimulation parameter and delivers treatment stimulation energy to the brain tissue based on at least one treatment stimulation parameter. One or more treatment stimulator parameters are determined based on the diagnostic data produced by the diagnostic tool The system is constructed and arranged to treat a neurological disease or a neurological disorder. Methods of treating a neurological disease or neurological disorder are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Functional Neuromodulation, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan O'Connell, Todd Langevin, Donald E. Reymers, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • Rare Earth Based Hydrogen Storage Alloy and Application Thereof
    Publication number: 20170288217
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rare earth based hydrogen storage alloy, represented by the general formula (I): RExYyNiz-a-b-cMnaAlbMcZrATiB??(I) wherein RE denotes one or more element(s) selected from La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd; M denotes one or more element(s) selected from Cu, Fe, Co, Sn, V, W. The alloy has favorable pressure-composition-temperature characteristic, high hydrogen storage capacity, high electrochemical capacity. The alloy doesn't contain magnesium element, and the preparation process of the alloy is easy and safe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths, National Engineering Research Centre of Rare Earth Metallurgy and Function Materials, Tianjin Baogang Research Institute of Rare Earths Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huizhong Yan, Li Wang, Wei Xiong, Baoquan Li, Jin Li
  • BRAIN ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170245804
    Abstract: [Problem] It is intended to quantitatively evaluate deterioration in brain function associated with a disease such as dementia, with a high degree of accuracy by a simplified method using signals acquired from a few sensors arranged on the scalp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Brain Functions Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuri WATANABE, Yohei KOBAYASHI, Toshimitsu MUSHA, Yukio KOSUGI, Takashi ASADA
  • Regulation of neurotrophins
    Patent number: 9669216
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for regulating neurotrophin levels within a human body. The invention utilizes an implantable signal generator to deliver stimulation to neural tissue elements. Alternatively, an implantable pump may be utilized to delivery one or more drugs. The implanted device delivers treatment therapy to the neural tissue to thereby alter the level of neurotrophic factors such as BDNF expressed by the influenced neural tissue. A sensor may be used to detect various symptoms of a nervous system disorder. A microprocessor algorithm may then analyze the output from the sensor to regulate the treatment therapy delivered to the body. The invention describes a novel method to regulate the intrinsic levels of neurotrophins and may be used to treat patients with neurological and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Functional Neuromodulation Inc.
    Inventor: Andres M. Lozano
  • BRAIN STIMULATION SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE STIMULATION MODES
    Publication number: 20170151436
    Abstract: A system for treating a patient comprises a stimulator for stimulating brain tissue, a controller for setting stimulation parameters and a diagnostic tool for measuring patient parameters and producing diagnostic data. The stimulation parameters comprise test stimulation parameters and treatment stimulation parameters. The stimulator delivers test stimulation energy to the brain tissue based on at least one test stimulation parameter and delivers treatment stimulation energy to the brain tissue based on at least one treatment stimulation parameter. One or more treatment stimulator parameters are determined based on the diagnostic data produced by the diagnostic tool The system is constructed and arranged to treat a neurological disease or a neurological disorder. Methods of treating a neurological disease or neurological disorder are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Functional Neuromodulation Inc.
    Inventors: J. Christopher Flaherty, Dan O'Connell, Todd Langevin, R. Maxwell Flaherty
  • Exercise weight bag
    Patent number: D823953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Move Strong Functional Fitness Equipment, LLC
    Inventor: Jared Kuka
  • Training station
    Patent number: D836172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: MoveStrong Functional Fitness Equipment, LLC
    Inventor: Jared Kuka