Patents by Inventor Albert Barry Alden

Albert Barry Alden 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).

  • Electromagnetic tactile stimulator
    Patent number: 3984708
    Abstract: An improved electromagnetic tactile stimulator is disclosed for preferable use in a matrix array. A plurality of such stimulators are confronted to impart vibratory impulses of varying intensity to the skin of a subject to augment typically lost sensual modality such as sight or sound. Each electromagnetic tactile stimulator is in the form of a solenoid having a magnetically polarized plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1976
    Assignee: The Institutes of Medical Sciences
    Inventors: Gordon Wayne Holmlund, Albert Barry Alden