Patents by Inventor Elma O'Sullivan Greene

Elma O'Sullivan Greene 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).

  • Neuroprosthetic stimulation
    Patent number: 9517345
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining stimulation parameters for a neuroprosthetic device performed by a processor of the device. Based on (i) a desired spatial pattern of neural activity, the processor determines stimulation parameters for an array of electrodes of the neuroprosthetic device. The processor determines the stimulation parameters such that a difference between (i) the desired spatial pattern of neural activity and (ii) an estimated spatial pattern of neural activity is optimised. The estimated spatial pattern of neural activity is an estimate of a response of a target neural tissue to being stimulated by the neuroprosthetic device based on the stimulation parameters. This method allows higher resolution stimulation and allows electrode arrays with higher electrode density to be usefully employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL ICT AUSTRALIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Hamish Meffin, Anthony Burkitt, David Grayden, Behman Tayahori, Elma O'Sullivan Greene
  • NEUROPROSTHETIC STIMULATION
    Publication number: 20150352364
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining stimulation parameters for a neuroprosthetic device performed by a processor of the device. Based on (i) a desired spatial pattern of neural activity, the processor determines stimulation parameters for an array of electrodes of the neuroprosthetic device. The processor determines the stimulation parameters such that a difference between (i) the desired spatial pattern of neural activity and (ii) an estimated spatial pattern of neural activity is optimised. The estimated spatial pattern of neural activity is an estimate of a response of a target neural tissue to being stimulated by the neuroprosthetic device based on the stimulation parameters. This method allows higher resolution stimulation and allows electrode arrays with higher electrode density to be usefully employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicants: National ICT Australia Limited, The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Hamish Meffin, Anthony Burkitt, David Grayden, Behman Tayahori, Elma O'Sullivan Greene