Patents by Inventor Dean K. Naritoku

Dean K. Naritoku 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).

  • Methods for improving learning or memory by vagus nerve stimulation
    Patent number: 6556868
    Abstract: Methods of improving memory and learning in humans and animals by vagus nerve stimulation are provided. These methods comprise selecting an appropriate human or animal subject and applying to the subject's vagus nerve an electrical stimulation signal having parameter values effective in modulating the electrical activity of the vagus nerve in a manner so as to modulate the activity of preselected portions of the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: Dean K. Naritoku, Robert A. Jensen, Ronald A. Browning, Kevin B. Clark, Douglas C. Smith, Reese S. Terry, Jr.
  • Methods for improving learning or memory by vagus nerve stimulation
    Publication number: 20020099418
    Abstract: Methods of improving memory and learning in humans and animals by vagus nerve stimulation are provided. These methods comprise selecting an appropriate human or animal subject and applying to the subject's vagus nerve an electrical stimulation signal having parameter values effective in modulating the electrical activity of the vagus nerve in a manner so as to modulate the activity of preselected portions of the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: Dean K. Naritoku, Robert A. Jensen, Ronald A. Browning, Kevin B. Clark, Douglas C. Smith, Reese S. Terry
  • Methods of treating persistent impairment of consciousness by vagus nerve stimulation
    Publication number: 20020099417
    Abstract: Methods of treating persistent impairment of consciousness in humans and animals by vagus nerve stimulation are provided. These methods comprise selecting an appropriate human or animal subject and applying to the subject's vagus nerve an electrical stimulation signal having parameter values effective in modulating the electrical activity of the vagus nerve in a manner so as to modulate the activity of preselected portions of the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: Dean K. Naritoku, Robert A. Jensen, Ronald A. Browning, Kevin B. Clark, Douglas C. Smith, Reese S. Terry
  • Methods of modulating aspects of brain neural plasticity by vagus nerve stimulation
    Patent number: 6339725
    Abstract: Methods of modulating brain neural plasticity, improving memory and learning, improving recovery from traumatic brain injury, preventing epilepsy, treating memory disorders and chronic memory impairment, and treating persistent impairment of consciousness in humans and animals by vagus nerve stimulation are provided. These methods comprise selecting an appropriate human or animal subject and applying to the subject's vagus nerve an electrical stimulation signal having parameter values effective in modulating the electrical activity of the vagus nerve in a manner so as to modulate the activity of preselected portions of the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: Dean K. Naritoku, Robert A. Jensen, Ronald A. Browning, Kevin B. Clark, Douglas C. Smith, Reese S. Terry, Jr.
  • Methods of treating traumatic brain injury by vagus nerve stimulation
    Patent number: 6104956
    Abstract: Methods of modulating brain neural plasticity, improving memory and learning, improving recovery from traumatic brain injury, preventing epilepsy, treating memory disorders and chronic memory impairment, and treating persistent impairment of consciousness in humans and animals by vagus nerve stimulation are provided. These methods comprise selecting an appropriate human or animal subject and applying to the subject's vagus nerve an electrical stimulation signal having parameter values effective in modulating the electrical activity of the vagus nerve in a manner so as to modulate the activity of preselected portions of the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: Dean K. Naritoku, Robert A. Jensen, Ronald A. Browning, Kevin B. Clark, Douglas C. Smith, Reese S. Terry, Jr.