Patents by Inventor Barbara Knowlton

Barbara Knowlton 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: 10159839
    Abstract: The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for enhancement of memory. In one aspect, a method includes: (1) implanting intracranial electrodes in a patient, wherein the electrodes are placed selectively at a specific brain site; (2) determining a threshold for eliciting an after-discharge threshold of the patient, and (3) stimulating the electrodes with current set below the after-discharge threshold while the patient is in a particular phase of sleep so as to enhance memory of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Itzhak Fried, Nanthia Suthana, Barbara Knowlton
  • Publication number: 20170014630
    Abstract: The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for enhancement of memory. In one aspect, a method includes: (1) implanting intracranial electrodes in a patient, wherein the electrodes are placed selectively at a specific brain site; (2) determining a threshold for eliciting an after-discharge threshold of the patient, and (3) stimulating the electrodes with current set below the after-discharge threshold while the patient is in a particular phase of sleep so as to enhance memory of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Itzhak Fried, Nanthia Suthana, Barbara Knowlton
  • Patent number: 9403010
    Abstract: A site-specific deep brain stimulation for enhancement of memory is described. A method of the site-specific deep brain stimulation for enhancement of memory may include implanting intracranial depth electrodes in a patient, wherein the electrodes are placed in right and/or left entorhinal regions, and stimulating the electrodes with current set below an after-discharge threshold. The method may include stimulation at a specific brain site in the medial temporal lobe, stimulation (ODTS) at specific stages of information processing. A system for site specific deep brain stimulation of entorhinal regions during specific stages of information processing is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Itzhak Fried, Nanthia Suthana, Barbara Knowlton
  • Publication number: 20140107728
    Abstract: A site-specific deep brain stimulation for enhancement of memory is described. A method of the site-specific deep brain stimulation for enhancement of memory may include implanting intracranial depth electrodes in a patient, wherein the electrodes are placed in right and/or left entorhinal regions, and stimulating the electrodes with current set below an after-discharge threshold. The method may include stimulation at a specific brain site in the medial temporal lobe, stimulation (ODTS) at specific stages of information processing. A system for site specific deep brain stimulation of entorhinal regions during specific stages of information processing is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Itzhak Fried, Nanthia Suthana, Barbara Knowlton