Patents by Inventor Brian Mayton

Brian Mayton 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for detecting hand-to-mouth behavior
    Patent number: 10335061
    Abstract: A sensor system detects hand-to-mouth behavior. The system includes an electrical bio-impedance spectrometer and an inertial measurement unit. The sensor system may be worn on the forearm. The sensor system recognizes hand-to-mouth behavior in real-time, facilitating monitoring and immediate interventions An electrode positioning strategy optimizes the device's sensitivity and accuracy. Machine learning algorithms are leveraged to infer the hand-to-mouth detection. A prototype of the sensor system achieves 92% detection accuracy for recurrent usage by a single user and 90% accuracy for users that have not been previously encountered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Asaph Azaria, Brian Mayton, Joseph Paradiso
  • Methods and apparatus for detecting hand-to-mouth behavior
    Publication number: 20170127979
    Abstract: A sensor system detects hand-to-mouth behavior. The system includes an electrical bio-impedance spectrometer and an inertial measurement unit. The sensor system may be worn on the forearm. The sensor system recognizes hand-to-mouth behavior in real-time, facilitating monitoring and immediate interventions An electrode positioning strategy optimizes the device's sensitivity and accuracy. Machine learning algorithms are leveraged to infer the hand-to-mouth detection. A prototype of the sensor system achieves 92% detection accuracy for recurrent usage by a single user and 90% accuracy for users that have not been previously encountered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Asaph Azaria, Brian Mayton, Joseph Paradiso