Patents by Inventor Amir M. Rahmani

Amir M. Rahmani 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).

  • PAIN ASSESSMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PATIENTS UNABLE TO SELF-REPORT PAIN
    Publication number: 20220160296
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic pain monitoring and assessment are described herein. In one example, the system may include a wearable facial expression capturing system that is placed over a subject's face. The system may be embedded with a plurality of sensors configured to detect biosignals from facial muscles and may additionally include a sensor node that recognizes facial expressions based on the detected biosignals. Pain experienced by the subject is assessed based on the facial expressions in conjunction with physiological signals obtained by other wearable sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Amir M. Rahmani, Nikil Dutt, Kai Zheng, Ariana Nelson, Pasi Liljeberg, Sanna Salantera, Mingzhe Jiang, Arman Anzanpour, Elise Syrjala, Riitta Mieronkoski, Emad Kasaeyan Naeini, Ajan Subramanian, Seyed Amir HosseinAqajari, Rui Ca, Geng Yang
  • PAIN ASSESSMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PATIENTS UNABLE TO SELF-REPORT PAIN
    Publication number: 20190343457
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic pain monitoring and assessment are described herein. In one example, the system may include a wearable facial expression capturing system that is placed over a subject's face. The system may be embedded with a plurality of sensors configured to detect biosignals from facial muscles and may additionally include a sensor node that recognizes facial expressions based on the detected biosignals. Pain experienced by the subject is assessed based on the facial expressions in conjunction with physiological signals obtained by other wearable sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Amir M. Rahmani, Nikil Dutt, Kai Zheng, Ariana Nelson, Pasi Liljeberg, Sanna Salantera, Mingzhe Jiang, Arman Anzanpour, Elise Syrjala, Riitta Mieronkoski, Geng Yang