Patents by Inventor Hubin ZHAO

Hubin ZHAO 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).

  • Implantable optrode with a controller configured for operation in a stimulation mode and in a diagnostic mode
    Patent number: 11040216
    Abstract: An optrode arrangement for delivering optical stimulation to target tissue in a patient, the optrode arrangement comprising an implantable optrode comprising at least one electrically powered light emitter and an electrical circuit and control lines for controlling the light emitter, whereby an associated controller has two modes of operation: a stimulation mode in which it is configured to control the light emitter to deliver optical stimulation to the target tissue and a diagnostic mode in which it is configured to determine a condition of the light emitter and/or the optrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Inventors: Patrick Degenaar, Hubin Zhao
  • Optical Stimulation Arrangement
    Publication number: 20200038680
    Abstract: An optical stimulation arrangement including a light-emitting device, implantable in an environment with an associated ground voltage, the light emitting device including: a light emitting element; an anode; and a cathode; and a controller for driving the light-emitting device in a biphasic manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Inventors: Patrick Degenaar, Fahimeh Dehkhoda, Ahmed Soltan, Hubin Zhao, Reza Ramezani
  • IMPLANTABLE OPTRODE WITH A CONTROLLER CONFIGURED FOR OPERATION IN A STIMULATION MODE AND IN A DIAGNOSTIC MODE
    Publication number: 20170143985
    Abstract: An optrode arrangement for delivering optical stimulation to target tissue in a patient, the optrode arrangement comprising an implantable optrode comprising at least one electrically powered light emitter and an electrical circuit and control lines for controlling the light emitter, whereby an associated controller has two modes of operation: a stimulation mode in which it is configured to control the light emitter to deliver optical stimulation to the target tissue and a diagnostic mode in which it is configured to determine a condition of the light emitter and/or the optrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Inventors: Patrick DEGENAAR, Hubin ZHAO