Patents by Inventor Darin Dougherty

Darin Dougherty 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: 11612748
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms (which can, for example, include systems, methods, and media) for detecting an effortful mental state providing real-time deep brain stimulation to enhance performance of effortful mental tasks are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Nicole Provenza, David Borton, Alik Widge, Darin Dougherty, Emad Eskandar
  • Patent number: 11241188
    Abstract: A system and methods for monitoring and controlling a mental state of a subject are provided. In some aspects, a method includes receiving physiological and behavioral data acquired using the plurality of sensors while the subject is performing a task, and applying, using the data, a state-space framework to determine a plurality of decoder parameters correlating brain activity and behavior with a mental state of the subject. The method also includes identifying the mental state of the subject using the decoder parameters, and generating a report indicating the mental state of the subject. In some aspects, the method further includes generating, based on the identified mental state, a brain stimulation to treat a brain condition of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: Alik Widge, Emad Eskandar, Darin Dougherty, Uri Tzvi Eden, Xinyi Deng, Ali Yousefi, Angelique Paulk
  • Publication number: 20210106830
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms (which can, for example, include systems, methods, and media) for detecting an effortful mental state providing real-time deep brain stimulation to enhance performance of effortful mental tasks are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Nicole Provenza, David Borton, Alik Widge, Darin Dougherty, Emad Eskandar
  • Patent number: 10758174
    Abstract: A system and method for diagnosing mental or emotional disorders is disclosed. An affective BCI component is incorporated into a closed loop, symptom—responsive psychiatric DBS system. A series of input data related to a brain of the patient is acquired while the patient performs a battery of behavioral tasks. From the patient's performance on the task battery, the system identifies what is abnormal for that individual patient in terms of functional domains. Patient-specific behavioral measurements are then linked to patterns of activation and de-activation across different brain regions, identifying specific structures that are the source of the patient's individual impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Alik S. Widge, Thilo Deckersbach, Darin Dougherty, Emad Eskandar, Kristen Ellard
  • Publication number: 20190374159
    Abstract: A closed-loop brain computer interface (BCI) system for treating mental or emotional disorders with responsive brain stimulation is disclosed. The system includes an implanted module including a processor configured to process neural data acquired from one or more electrodes in communication with one or more brain regions of a patient. The implanted module is configured to deliver stimulation to electrodes in contact with the brain regions. An interface is in wireless communication with the implanted module and configured to receive the neural data from the implanted module. A controller processes the patient's brain and body signals to provide patient intentional control over the stimulation applied to the one or more electrodes and to control the stimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Alik S. Widge, Chet Moritz, Darin Dougherty
  • Patent number: 10413235
    Abstract: A closed-loop brain computer interface (BCI) system for treating mental or emotional disorders with responsive brain stimulation is disclosed. The system includes an implanted module including a processor configured to process neural data acquired from one or more electrodes in communication with one or more brain regions of a patient. The implanted module is configured to deliver stimulation to electrodes in contact with the brain regions. An interface is in wireless communication with the implanted module and configured to receive the neural data from the implanted module. A controller processes the patient's brain and body signals to provide patient intentional control over the stimulation applied to the one or more electrodes and to control the stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington
    Inventors: Alik S. Widge, Chet Moritz, Darin Dougherty
  • Publication number: 20180192936
    Abstract: A system and methods for monitoring and controlling a mental state of a subject are provided. In some aspects, a method includes receiving physiological and behavioral data acquired using the plurality of sensors while the subject is performing a task, and applying, using the data, a state-space framework to determine a plurality of decoder parameters correlating brain activity and behavior with a mental state of the subject. The method also includes identifying the mental state of the subject using the decoder parameters, and generating a report indicating the mental state of the subject. In some aspects, the method further includes generating, based on the identified mental state, a brain stimulation to treat a brain condition of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Alik Widge, Emad Eskandar, Darin Dougherty, Uri Tzvi Eden, Xinyi Deng, Ali Yousefi, Angelique Paulk
  • Publication number: 20170043167
    Abstract: A closed-loop brain computer interface (BCI) system for treating mental or emotional disorders with responsive brain stimulation is disclosed. The system includes an implanted module including a processor configured to process neural data acquired from one or more electrodes in communication with one or more brain regions of a patient. The implanted module is configured to deliver stimulation to electrodes in contact with the brain regions. An interface is in wireless communication with the implanted module and configured to receive the neural data from the implanted module. A controller processes the patient's brain and body signals to provide patient intentional control over the stimulation applied to the one or more electrodes and to control the stimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: ALIK S. Widge, Chet Moritz, Darin Dougherty
  • Publication number: 20170042474
    Abstract: A system and method for diagnosing mental or emotional disorders is disclosed. An affective BCI component is incorporated into a closed loop, symptom—responsive psychiatric DBS system. A series of input data related to a brain of the patient is acquired while the patient performs a battery of behavioral tasks. From the patient's performance on the task battery, the system identifies what is abnormal for that individual patient in terms of functional domains. Patient-specific behavioral measurements are then linked to patterns of activation and de-activation across different brain regions, identifying specific structures that are the source of the patient's individual impairment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Alik S. Widge, Thilo Deckersbach, Darin Dougherty, Emad Eskandar, Kristen Ellard