Patents by Inventor Conrad Wall

Conrad Wall 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).

  • Vestibular stimulator
    Publication number: 20040199214
    Abstract: An apparatus for stimulating the vestibular system includes an actuator disposed to interact with the vestibular nerve and a controller for causing the actuator to interact with the vestibular nerve. The result of the interaction is that the brain receives a stationary signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel M. Merfeld, Wangsong Gong, Steven D. Rauch, Conrad Wall
  • Balance prosthesis
    Patent number: 6546291
    Abstract: A wearable balance prosthesis provides a information indicative of a wearer's spatial orientation. The balance prosthesis includes an motion sensing system to be worn by the wearer and a signal processor in communication with the motion sensing system. The signal processor provides an orientation signal to an encoder. The encoder generates a feedback signal on the basis of the estimate of the spatial orientation provides that signal to a stimulator coupled to the wearer's nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignees: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
    Inventors: Daniel M. Merfeld, Steven D. Rauch, Conrad Wall, III, Marc Weinberg
  • Balance prosthesis
    Publication number: 20020010497
    Abstract: A wearable balance prosthesis provides a information indicative of a wearer's spatial orientation. The balance prosthesis includes an motion sensing system to be worn by the wearer and a signal processor in communication with the motion sensing system. The signal processor provides an orientation signal to an encoder. The encoder generates a feedback signal on the basis of the estimate of the spatial orientation provides that signal to a stimulator coupled to the wearer's nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Daniel M. Merfeld, Steven D. Rauch, Conrad Wall, Marc Weinberg