Patents by Inventor Ed Boyden

Ed Boyden 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).

  • Publication number: 20260069886
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a treating dementia or Alzheimer's disease in a subject in need thereof. In one example, combined auditory and visual stimuli having a frequency of about 20 Hz to about 60 Hz, and more specifically about 40 Hz, are non-invasively delivered to the subject to induce synchronized gamma oscillations in at least one brain region of the subject. In particular, pursuant to various treatment and exposure protocols, combined auditory and visual stimulation (as opposed to auditory or visual stimulation alone) promotes a microglia response in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). More generally, combined auditory and visual stimulation induces an extended microglia clustering response in the auditory cortex, the visual cortex, and the mPFC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Li-Huei Tsai, Anthony James Martorell, Ho-Jun SUK, Ed BOYDEN
  • Patent number: 12311194
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a treating dementia or Alzheimer's disease in a subject in need thereof. In one example, combined auditory and visual stimuli having a frequency of about 20 Hz to about 60 Hz, and more specifically about 40 Hz, are non-invasively delivered to the subject to induce synchronized gamma oscillations in at least one brain region of the subject. In particular, pursuant to various treatment and exposure protocols, combined auditory and visual stimulation (as opposed to auditory or visual stimulation alone) promotes a microglia response in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). More generally, combined auditory and visual stimulation induces an extended microglia clustering response in the auditory cortex, the visual cortex, and the mPFC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Li-Huei Tsai, Anthony James Martorell, Ho-Jun Suk, Ed Boyden
  • Publication number: 20240148329
    Abstract: An exemplary vascular neural interface device/configuration and method can be provided for at least one of stimulating or recording the nervous system. For example, a package can be provided which can be inserted within a blood vessel. The package can include at least one transducer, at least one electrode, and at least one integrated circuit. The at least one transducer can receive or transmit a wireless signal which is used to provide energy or communicate with the at least one integrated circuit to at least one of record or stimulate the nervous system using recording electronics or stimulating electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Kenneth L. SHEPARD, John William STANTON, Giovanni Talei FRANZESI, Ed BOYDEN
  • Publication number: 20220233879
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a treating dementia or Alzheimer's disease in a subject in need thereof. In one example, combined auditory and visual stimuli having a frequency of about 20 Hz to about 60 Hz, and more specifically about 40 Hz, are non-invasively delivered to the subject to induce synchronized gamma oscillations in at least one brain region of the subject. In particular, pursuant to various treatment and exposure protocols, combined auditory and visual stimulation (as opposed to auditory or visual stimulation alone) promotes a microglia response in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). More generally, combined auditory and visual stimulation induces an extended microglia clustering response in the auditory cortex, the visual cortex, and the mPFC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Li-Huei Tsai, Anthony James Martorell, Ho-Jun SUK, Ed BOYDEN
  • Patent number: 11241586
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a treating dementia or Alzheimer's disease in a subject in need thereof. In one example, combined auditory and visual stimuli having a frequency of about 20 Hz to about 60 Hz, and more specifically about 40 Hz, are non-invasively delivered to the subject to induce synchronized gamma oscillations in at least one brain region of the subject. In particular, pursuant to various treatment and exposure protocols, combined auditory and visual stimulation (as opposed to auditory or visual stimulation alone) promotes a microglia response in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). More generally, combined auditory and visual stimulation induces an extended microglia clustering response in the auditory cortex, the visual cortex, and the mPFC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Li-Huei Tsai, Anthony James Martorell, Ho-Jun Suk, Ed Boyden
  • Publication number: 20190105509
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a treating dementia or Alzheimer's disease in a subject in need thereof. In one example, combined auditory and visual stimuli having a frequency of about 20 Hz to about 60 Hz, and more specifically about 40 Hz, are non-invasively delivered to the subject to induce synchronized gamma oscillations in at least one brain region of the subject. In particular, pursuant to various treatment and exposure protocols, combined auditory and visual stimulation (as opposed to auditory or visual stimulation alone) promotes a microglia response in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). More generally, combined auditory and visual stimulation induces an extended microglia clustering response in the auditory cortex, the visual cortex, and the mPFC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Li-Huei Tsai, Anthony James Martorell, Ho-Jun Suk, Ed Boyden