Patents by Inventor Andy Fong

Andy Fong 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).

  • Publication number: 20170157389
    Abstract: An implantable electrode array assembly configured to apply electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. A substantially electrically nonconductive layer of the device has a first portion positionable alongside the spinal cord that includes a plurality of first openings. The layer has a second portion that includes a plurality of second openings. Electrodes and traces are positioned inside a peripheral portion of a body portion of the device and alongside the layer. At least one of the first openings is adjacent each of the electrodes to provide a pathway through which the electrode may provide electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. At least one of the second openings is adjacent each of the traces to provide a pathway through which the trace may receive electrical stimulation. At least one trace is connected to each electrode and configured to conduct electrical stimulation received by the trace(s) to the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Yu-Chong Tai, Mandheerej S. Nandra, Joel W. Burdick, Damien Craig Rodger, Andy Fong, Victor Reggie Edgerton, Roland R. Roy, Yury Gerasimenko, Igor Lavrov, Susan J. Harkema, Claudia A. Angeli
  • Patent number: 9409011
    Abstract: An implantable electrode array assembly configured to apply electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. A substantially electrically nonconductive layer of the device has a first portion positionable alongside the spinal cord that includes a plurality of first openings. The layer has a second portion that includes a plurality of second openings. Electrodes and traces are positioned inside a peripheral portion of a body portion of the device and alongside the layer. At least one of the first openings is adjacent each of the electrodes to provide a pathway through which the electrode may provide electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. At least one of the second openings is adjacent each of the traces to provide a pathway through which the trace may receive electrical stimulation. At least one trace is connected to each electrode and configured to conduct electrical stimulation received by the trace(s) to the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yu-Chong Tai, Mandheerej S. Nandra, Joel W. Burdick, Damien Craig Rodger, Andy Fong, Victor Reggie Edgerton, Roland R. Roy, Yury Gerasimenko, Igor Lavrov, Susan J. Harkema, Claudia A. Angeli
  • Publication number: 20140316503
    Abstract: An implantable electrode array assembly configured to apply electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. A substantially electrically nonconductive layer of the device has a first portion positionable alongside the spinal cord that includes a plurality of first openings. The layer has a second portion that includes a plurality of second openings. Electrodes and traces are positioned inside a peripheral portion of a body portion of the device and alongside the layer. At least one of the first openings is adjacent each of the electrodes to provide a pathway through which the electrode may provide electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. At least one of the second openings is adjacent each of the traces to provide a pathway through which the trace may receive electrical stimulation. At least one trace is connected to each electrode and configured to conduct electrical stimulation received by the trace(s) to the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Yu-Chong Tai, Mandheerej S. Nandra, Joel W. Burdick, Damien Craig Rodger, Andy Fong, Victor Reggie Edgerton, Roland R. Roy, Yury Gerasimenko, Igor Lavrov, Susan J. Harkema, Claudia A. Angeli
  • Patent number: 8805542
    Abstract: An implantable electrode array assembly configured to apply electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. A substantially electrically nonconductive layer of the device has a first portion positionable alongside the spinal cord that includes a plurality of first openings and a second portion that includes a plurality of second openings. Electrodes and traces are positioned inside a peripheral portion of a body portion of the device and alongside the layer. At least one of the first openings is adjacent each of the electrodes to provide a pathway through which the electrode may provide electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. At least one of the second openings is adjacent each of the traces to provide a pathway through which the trace may receive electrical stimulation. At least one trace is connected to each electrode and configured to conduct electrical stimulation received by the trace(s) to the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yu-Chong Tai, Mandheerej S. Nandra, Joel W. Burdick, Damien Craig Rodger, Andy Fong, Victor Reggie Edgerton, Roland R. Roy, Yury Gerasimenko, Igor Lavrov, Susan J. Harkema, Claudia A. Angeli
  • Publication number: 20130310911
    Abstract: An implantable electrode array assembly configured to apply electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. A substantially electrically nonconductive layer of the device has a first portion positionable alongside the spinal cord that includes a plurality of first openings. The layer has a second portion that includes a plurality of second openings. Electrodes and traces are positioned inside a peripheral portion of a body portion of the device and alongside the layer. At least one of the first openings is adjacent each of the electrodes to provide a pathway through which the electrode may provide electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. At least one of the second openings is adjacent each of the traces to provide a pathway through which the trace may receive electrical stimulation. At least one trace is connected to each electrode and configured to conduct electrical stimulation received by the trace(s) to the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yu-Chong Tai, Mandheerej S. Nandra, Joel W. Burdick, Damien Craig Rodger, Andy Fong, Victor Reggie Edgerton, Roland R. Roy, Yury Gerasimenko, Igor Lavrov, Susan J. Harkema, Claudia A. Angeli
  • Publication number: 20050095306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of use involving the administration of the herbal composition, comprising geranium oil and extracts from roots of the plants of the genus Sophora, to mammalian animals undergoing cancer treatments that would induce the bone marrow suppression side effect, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The composition can take on the form of an oil capsule, tablets, pills, and pastes etc. to be administered orally at specific dosages. The composition can also take on the form of an injection to be administered intravenously and intraperitoneally at specific dosages. The administration can be made before and or after the cancer treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Andy Fong, Guang-Tzuu Shane
  • Publication number: 20050025823
    Abstract: The present invention relates to herbal composition and methods of administering an herbal composition, comprising geranium oil and extracts from roots of the plants of the genus Sophora, particularly S. flavescenes and S. tonkinensis, to humans and other mammalian animals with gastric ulcers induced by H. pylori infection. The same composition is shown to be able to eradicate H. pylori in vitro. The invention also relates to a composition comprising citronellol and extracts from roots of Sophora plants. The present invention further relates to the use of citronellol to inhibit gastric ulcers. The invention also relates to the use of the same composition to inhibit the enzymatic activity of Na+/K+-ATPase to strengthen heart muscle contractions and prevent heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Andy Fong, Guang-Tzuu Shane