Patents by Inventor Brian Coley

Brian Coley 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).

  • Method and apparatus for inducing the perception of color in a visual prosthesis
    Patent number: 9205257
    Abstract: The present invention is an improved method of electrically stimulating percepts in a patient with a visual prosthesis, to induce the perception of color. In particular, the present invention is a method of inducing the perception of color by determining experimentally which patterns induce which colors, storing that information and using the stored information to induce the perception of color according to video input data and the stored color information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Coley, Francesco Merlini, Robert J. Greenberg
  • Signal strength indicator for adjusting communication in a medical implant
    Patent number: 9205269
    Abstract: It is critical in an inductively link medical implant, such as a visual prosthesis or other neural stimulator, to adjust the external coil to a location to maximize communication between the external coil and internal coil. Converting the signal strength between the coils to a signal easily discernible by a clinician, preferably an audible tone, facilitates the adjustment of the external coil to a preferred location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David Marsh, Kelly H McClure, Robert J Greenberg, Walter P Little, Jordan M Neysmith, Brian Coley, Scott Loftin
  • Signal Strength Indicator for Adjusting Communication in a Medical Implant
    Publication number: 20150273222
    Abstract: It is critical in an inductively link medical implant, such as a visual prosthesis or other neural stimulator, to adjust the external coil to a location to maximize communication between the external coil and internal coil. Converting the signal strength between the coils to a signal easily discernible by a clinician, preferably an audible tone, facilitates the adjustment of the external coil to a preferred location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: David Marsh, Kelly H. McClure, Robert J. Greenberg, Walter P. Little, Jordan M. Neysmith, Brian Coley, Scott Loftin
  • Signal strength indicator for adjusting communication in a medical implant
    Patent number: 9042985
    Abstract: It is critical in an inductively link medical implant, such as a visual prosthesis or other neural stimulator, to adjust the external coil to a location to maximize communication between the external coil and internal coil. Converting the signal strength between the coils to a signal easily discernible by a clinician, preferably an audible tone, facilitates the adjustment of the external coil to a preferred location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David Marsh, Kelly H McClure, Robert J Greenberg, Walter P Little, Jordan M Neysmith, Brian Coley, Scott Loftin
  • Signal Strength Indicator for Adjusting Communication in a Medical Implant
    Publication number: 20140088665
    Abstract: It is critical in an inductively link medical implant, such as a visual prosthesis or other neural stimulator, to adjust the external coil to a location to maximize communication between the external coil and internal coil. Converting the signal strength between the coils to a signal easily discernible by a clinician, preferably an audible tone, facilitates the adjustment of the external coil to a preferred location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: David Marsh, Kelly H. McClure, Robert J. Greenberg, Walter P. Little, Jordan M. Neysmith, Brian Coley, Scott Loftin