Patents by Inventor Elliot A. Stein

Elliot A. Stein 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 training and imaging an animal in an awaken state
    Patent number: 9717946
    Abstract: Systems for training an animal, such as a rodent, to maintain its head substantially motionless during an imaging procedure using an imaging and training system are disclosed. In some embodiments, the imaging and training system includes a frame defining an enclosure for enclosing an animal therein during the imaging procedure. The frame includes a head post that is attached to the head of the animal and a treadmill having a plurality of rollers that the animal is in operative contact such that one or more of the plurality of wheels rotate when the animal is in a walking motion and stop rotating when the animal is in a substantially motionless state. This arrangement trains the animal to remain substantially motionless when disposed within an imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventors: Hanbing Lu, Yihong Yang, Elliot A. Stein
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING AND IMAGING AN ANIMAL IN AN AWAKEN STATE
    Publication number: 20160192891
    Abstract: Systems for training an animal, such as a rodent, to maintain its head substantially motionless during an imaging procedure using an imaging and training system are disclosed. In some embodiments, the imaging and training system includes a frame defining an enclosure for enclosing an animal therein during the imaging procedure. The frame includes a head post that is attached to the head of the animal and a treadmill having a plurality of rollers that the animal is in operative contact such that one or more of the plurality of wheels rotate when the animal is in a walking motion and stop rotating when the animal is in a substantially motionless state. This arrangement trains the animal to remain substantially motionless when disposed within an imaging apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hanbing Lu, Yihong Yang, Elliot A. Stein