Patents by Inventor Hamish G MacDougall

Hamish G MacDougall 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: 9101296
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG/EOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. The EOG system is incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: NEURO KINETICS
    Inventors: John Howison Schroeder, Alexander D Kiderman, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20130033677
    Abstract: A high speed pupil dilation tracking can be incorporated into a light-weight VOG system which includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. An EOG system may be incorporated directly into a VOG system base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the VOG system base. The VOG system may track and record head position and VOG system base slippage. An animated eye display may provide data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system may be a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Neuro Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hamish G. MacDougall, Alexander D. Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T. Moore
  • Patent number: 7866818
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection and allows for region of interest image processing. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems. The VOG system may track and record head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display may provide data in a more meaningful fashion. An EOG system may be incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may be a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics, Inc
    Inventors: John Howison Schroeder, Alexander D Kiderman, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Patent number: 7753523
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes an integral calibration laser and at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. An EOG system may also be incorporated directly into the goggle. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics
    Inventors: Alexander D Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Patent number: 7731360
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. An EOG system may also be incorporated directly into the goggle. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics
    Inventors: Hamish G. MacDougall, Alexander D. Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T. Moore
  • Patent number: 7665845
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection and allows for high speed pupil dilation tracking. An EOG system may be incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may track and record head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display may provide data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system may be a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics
    Inventors: Alexander D Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Patent number: 7520614
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection and allows for region of interest image processing. An EOG system may be incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may track and record head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display may provide data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system may be a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics, Inc
    Inventors: Thomas C. Joos, Alexander D Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Patent number: 7465050
    Abstract: A device for measuring the three-dimensional movements of an eye includes: (a) a mark array that identifies prescribed positions on the eye whose movements are to be measured, (b) a digital camera for capturing the two-dimensional images of this marker array as the eye is moved, (c) a light source that illuminates the marker array with an output that is outside the spectral range of the camera, (d) light source that are used to align the camera's optical axis with the center of the eye, (e) an algorithm for computing the three-dimensional positions of the marker array from the information contained in the captured digital images , and (f) a base for fixing the position of the camera relative to the position of the eye, wherein the materials of the marker array are chosen so that the array has the ability to, when illuminated as described above, give off energy that is in the spectral range of the device's camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Americo A. Migliaccio, Charles C. Della Santina, Hamish G. MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20080278685
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection and allows for region of interest image processing. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems. The VOG system may track and record head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display may provide data in a more meaningful fashion. An EOG system may be incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may be a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: NEURO KINETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hamish G. MacDougall, Alexander D. Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T. Moore
  • Patent number: 7448751
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection together with an integral visual light stimulus source. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. An EOG system may also be incorporated directly into the goggle. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander D Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20080273084
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG/EOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. The EOG system is incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: NEURO KINETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hamish G. MacDougall, Alexander D. Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T. Moore
  • Publication number: 20080053253
    Abstract: A gait monitoring device for recording and assessing, with the use of a personal computer, the gait characteristics of one wearing the device, includes: (a) a transducer array for sensing the temporal variation in the vertical acceleration and angular velocity of the motion of the shank of a wearer, (b) an analog to digital converter for sampling the data sensed by the transducer array, (c) a microprocessor having embedded programmable memory, (d) a sampled data storage means, (e) firmware for controlling the operation of the microprocessor to sample the output of the transducer array at a prescribed time interval and to temporarily store the sampled data, (f) a USB interface that allows for the downloading of the stored data to the personal computer, and (g) software for controlling a personal computer in the analysis of the collected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: INDIVIDUAL MONITORING SYSTEMS, INC
    Inventors: Steven T. Moore, Hamish G. MacDougall, Roberta Allen