Patents by Inventor Bruce Tow

Bruce Tow 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: 10016612
    Abstract: Methods and devices for stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry, an acoustic transducer and a pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William Crisp
  • Publication number: 20170120060
    Abstract: Methods and devices for stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry, an acoustic transducer and a pair of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William Crisp
  • Patent number: 9555258
    Abstract: Methods and devices for stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry, an acoustic transducer and a pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNVERISTY
    Inventor: Bruce Towe
  • Patent number: 9457196
    Abstract: Methods and devices for stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry, an acoustic transducer and a pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William Crisp
  • Publication number: 20160001086
    Abstract: Methods and devices for stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry, an acoustic transducer and a pair of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William Crisp
  • Publication number: 20140316499
    Abstract: Methods and devices for stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry, an acoustic transducer and a pair of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Bruce Towe
  • Patent number: 8774928
    Abstract: Methods and devices for stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry, an acoustic transducer and a pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf Arizona State University
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William Crisp
  • Patent number: 8718613
    Abstract: Enables a synergy between a consumer's Smartphone such as an IPHONE® and an inexpensive, energy-efficient electronic-reader type device, to provide the consumer the features of a more-expensive and higher-energy-use device by relegating capabilities requiring keyboard use e.g., physical or electronic, touch-screen, wireless-connection, telephony-connection e.g., 3G/4G, microphone, speaker, and more to the Smartphone while supporting where desired full-power standalone document-display features to the electronic reader. Apparatus includes an electronic-reader device with an electronic-ink screen and a small number of buttons to perform standalone features such as “display next page”; a low power transceiver, memory, processing hardware, and associated software and battery. The electronic-reader device is especially designed to prevent inappropriate distribution of copyright-protected material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Tow, Bruce Tow, Tira Oskoui
  • Patent number: 8626303
    Abstract: Methods and devices of stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry (12), an acoustic transducer (14) and a pair of electrodes (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate, Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William E. Crisp
  • Publication number: 20130183943
    Abstract: Enables a synergy between a consumer's Smartphone such as an IPHONE® and an inexpensive, energy-efficient electronic-reader type device, to provide the consumer the features of a more-expensive and higher-energy-use device by relegating capabilities requiring keyboard use e.g., physical or electronic, touch-screen, wireless-connection, telephony-connection e.g., 3G/4G, microphone, speaker, and more to the Smartphone while supporting where desired full-power standalone document-display features to the electronic reader. Apparatus includes an electronic-reader device with an electronic-ink screen and a small number of buttons to perform standalone features such as “display next page”; a low power transceiver, memory, processing hardware, and associated software and battery. The electronic-reader device is especially designed to prevent inappropriate distribution of copyright-protected material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel TOW, Bruce TOW, Tira OSKOUI
  • Publication number: 20130096435
    Abstract: An imaging system is disclosed that uses piezoelectric markers. The piezoelectric fields in combination with ultrasound reflections can be used to construct an image of an otherwise difficult to detect feature within a subject's body. In one embodiment, the invention includes a piezoelectric marker, including at least one piece of piezoelectric material, an ultrasound transducer connected to an ultrasound pulser and a receiver, a computer sequencing control connected to the receiver and the ultrasound pulser, a display connected to the computer sequencing control and electrodes connected to the computer sequencing control via amplification circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Bruce Towe
  • Patent number: 8340773
    Abstract: Methods and devices of stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry (12), an acoustic transducer (14) and a pair of electrodes (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate, Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William E. Crisp
  • Patent number: 8282561
    Abstract: An imaging system is disclosed that uses piezoelectric markers. The piezoelectric fields in combination with ultrasound reflections can be used to construct an image of an otherwise difficult to detect feature within a subject's body. In one embodiment, the invention includes a piezoelectric marker, including at least one piece of piezoelectric material, an ultrasound transducer connected to an ultrasound pulser and a receiver, a computer sequencing control connected to the receiver and the ultrasound pulser, a display connected to the computer sequencing control and electrodes connected to the computer sequencing control via amplification circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents
    Inventor: Bruce Towe
  • Patent number: 8122340
    Abstract: Enables a computer-assisted management of enterprise-network files of interest, and trouble-free migration of enterprise-wide business data and processes currently built and maintained in two popular tools, spreadsheets (commonly MICROSOFT® EXCEL®) and desktop/departmental databases (commonly MICROSOFT® ACCESS®).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventors: Bruce Tow, Neil Savasta
  • Publication number: 20110077722
    Abstract: Methods and devices of stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry (12), an acoustic transducer (14) and a pair of electrodes (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate acting and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William E. Crisp
  • Publication number: 20100179628
    Abstract: Methods and devices of stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry (12), an acoustic transducer (14) and a pair of electrodes (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William E. Crisp
  • Patent number: 7702395
    Abstract: Methods and devices of stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry (12), an acoustic transducer (14) and a pair of electrodes (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate, Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William R. Crisp
  • Publication number: 20100083085
    Abstract: Enables a computer-assisted management of enterprise-network files of interest, and trouble-free migration of enterprise-wide business data and processes currently built and maintained in two popular tools, spreadsheets (commonly MICROSOFT® EXCEL®) and desktop/departmental databases (commonly MICROSOFT® ACCESS®).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Bruce TOW, Neil Savasta
  • Publication number: 20070276232
    Abstract: An imaging system is disclosed that uses piezoelectric markers. The piezoelectric fields in combination with ultrasound reflections can be used to construct an image of an otherwise difficult to detect feature within a subject's body. In one embodiment, the invention includes a piezoelectric marker, including at least one piece of piezoelectric material, an ultrasound transducer connected to an ultrasound pulser and a receiver, a computer sequencing control connected to the receiver and the ultrasound pulser, a display connected to the computer sequencing control and electrodes connected to the computer sequencing control via amplification circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Bruce Towe
  • Publication number: 20060167500
    Abstract: Methods and devices of stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry (12), an acoustic transducer (14) and a pair of electrodes (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Bruce Towe, William Crisp