Patents by Inventor James E. Moran

James E. Moran 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: 11324955
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include an external base station with a tethered transceiver, an implanted hub that includes power, telemetry, and processing electronics, and a plurality of implanted satellite that contain reconfigurable front-end electronics for interfacing with electrodes. The system can operate in different modes. In a first mode, called a base boost mode, the external base station is used for closed-loop control of stimulation therapies. In a second, autonomous mode, closed-loop control is performed in the hub without direct influence from the base station. In a third mode, streams of neural data are transmitted to an offline processor for offline analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse J. Wheeler, Philip D. Parks, James E. Moran, Andrew Czarnecki, Keith B. Baldwin, David Goldberg, Alex Kindle, Marc W. McConley
  • Publication number: 20190388691
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include an external base station with a tethered transceiver, an implanted hub that includes power, telemetry, and processing electronics, and a plurality of implanted satellite that contain reconfigurable front-end electronics for interfacing with electrodes. The system can operate in different modes. In a first mode, called a base boost mode, the external base station is used for closed-loop control of stimulation therapies. In a second, autonomous mode, closed-loop control is performed in the hub without direct influence from the base station. In a third mode, streams of neural data are transmitted to an offline processor for offline analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jesse J. Wheeler, Philip D. Parks, James E. Moran, Andrew Czarnecki, Keith B. Baldwin, David Goldberg, Alex Kindle, Marc W. McConley
  • Publication number: 20160331973
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include an external base station with a tethered transceiver, an implanted hub that includes power, telemetry, and processing electronics, and a plurality of implanted satellite that contain reconfigurable front-end electronics for interfacing with electrodes. The system can operate in different modes. In a first mode, called a base boost mode, the external base station is used for closed-loop control of stimulation therapies. In a second, autonomous mode, closed-loop control is performed in the hub without direct influence from the base station. In a third mode, streams of neural data are transmitted to an offline processor for offline analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Jesse J. Wheeler, Philip D. Parks, James E. Moran, Lei H. Hamilton, Marc W. McConley, Sang Chin, Alik S. Widge, Darin D. Dougherty, Emad N. Eskandar
  • Patent number: 9425640
    Abstract: According one aspects, embodiments herein provide an inductive localization and charging system for detecting and charging a medical device comprising a plurality of primary inductive coils arranged within a dielectric material, an input connector coupled to the plurality of primary inductive coils and configured to receive input power, a controller coupled to the plurality of primary inductive coils and to the input connector, the controller configured to selectively activate each primary coil of the plurality of primary inductive coils, determine that a first primary coil of the plurality of primary inductive coils is within operable proximity of an external secondary coil located in the medical device, and control transfer of power between the primary coil and the secondary coil to charge the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.
    Inventor: James E. Moran
  • Publication number: 20150084585
    Abstract: According one aspects, embodiments herein provide an inductive localization and charging system for detecting and charging a medical device comprising a plurality of primary inductive coils arranged within a dielectric material, an input connector coupled to the plurality of primary inductive coils and configured to receive input power, a controller coupled to the plurality of primary inductive coils and to the input connector, the controller configured to selectively activate each primary coil of the plurality of primary inductive coils, determine that a first primary coil of the plurality of primary inductive coils is within operable proximity of an external secondary coil located in the medical device, and control transfer of power between the primary coil and the secondary coil to charge the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.
    Inventor: James E. Moran
  • Patent number: 5515978
    Abstract: A device for supporting objects in an organized manner comprising a vertical post formed of a rigid material having an upper end, a lower end, and a common cross-sectional configuration therebetween, the cross-sectional configuration including one flat extent along at least a portion of the circumference of the post; an upper end cap secured to the upper end of the support rod; a hook having a curved upper end positionable over a bar of a closet or other support such as a wall mounted hook and having a lower end formed with threads, the threads being threadably positioned into the upper end of the support bar; a plurality of clips, each clip being secured at spaced locations along the length of the post for supporting individual objects being formed with a pair of similarly shaped components, each component having an exterior flat section and angled interior sections to allow the pivoting thereof at an intermediate point to open and close the fingers of the clip, each clip also having a coil spring coupled be
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Inventor: James E. Moran