Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Merrill

Daniel R. Merrill 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).

  • Systems and Methods for a Wireless Myoelectric Implant
    Publication number: 20140343691
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a systems and methods for control of external devices, such as a prosthesis, using biopotential signals from electrodes in communication with existing muscles or nerves of a patient. More specifically, but not exclusively, this disclosure relates to systems that include wireless transmission of biopotential signals and a multichannel bioamplifier configured to receive biopoential signals. The system may also be configured to stimulate excitable tissue within the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Ripple LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Shane Guillory, Scott Darold Hiatt, Ronald E. Madsen, JR., Daniel McDonnall, Christopher Farand Smith, Daniel R. Merrill, Robert E. Askin, III
  • System and method for gait rehabilitation
    Patent number: 8155745
    Abstract: The invention is a system and a method of enabling a person with one or two prosthetic legs to walk [i.e. be gait enabled] by using an implanted microstimulator that activates hip abduction, using a control unit, external coil, and a foot mounted foot switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Alfred E. Mann Foundation For Scientific Research
    Inventors: Daniel R. Merrill, David L. Hankin, Brian R. Dearden