Patents by Inventor Christopher John Douglas Pomfrett

Christopher John Douglas Pomfrett 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).

  • Nervous system monitoring method
    Patent number: 8088076
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the response of a nervous system of a body to a stimulus. The method comprises collecting a set of voltage measurements between selected areas on a surface of the body while current is being passed between selected regions of the surface of the body. The set of voltage measurements is collected over a predetermined measurement period, the predetermined measurement period is initiated at a predetermined time after application of the stimulus, and the collected voltage measurements are compared with reference to determine normal or abnormal response of the nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Christopher John Douglas Pomfrett, Hugh McCann
  • NERVOUS SYSTEM MONITORING METHOD
    Publication number: 20100010369
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the response of a nervous system of a body to a stimulus. The method comprises collecting a set of voltage measurements between selected areas on a surface of the body whilst current is being passed between selected regions of the surface of the body. The set of voltage measurements is collected over a predetermined measurement period, the predetermined measurement period is based upon a time after application of the stimulus, and the collected voltage measurements are compared with reference measurements to determine normal or abnormal response of the nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER JOHN DOUGLAS POMFRETT, HUGH MCCANN