Patents by Inventor John E. Bartholomew

John E. Bartholomew 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).

  • ELECTRONIC DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR SLEEVE FOR FES, NMES, AND/OR EMG READOUT, AND SLEEVE INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20260158266
    Abstract: A device for functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and/or in receiving electromyography (EMG) signals includes a sleeve and electrodes. The sleeve is sized and shaped to be worn on a human arm, and comprises a stretchable fabric The electrodes are secured with the sleeve and positioned to contact skin of the human arm when the sleeve is worn on the human arm. An electronic circuit is configured to operate the electrodes. The electronic circuit includes relays connecting the electrodes with a stimulator for performing FES or NMES, and EMG readout circuitry connecting the electrodes with an EMG amplifier. The relays are closed during FES or NMES to connect the stimulator with the electrodes. The relays are open during EMG readout to isolate the stimulator from the EMG amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2026
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Timothy M. Blum, Joshua R. Branch, Samuel Colachis, Amanda I. Noonan, John E. Bartholomew, Nicholas Annetta, Yelena Davis
  • STRETCHABLE FABRIC SLEEVE FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND/OR ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20260108722
    Abstract: A device for functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and/or in receiving electromyography (EMG) signals includes a sleeve and electrodes. The sleeve is sized and shaped to be worn on a human arm, and comprises a stretchable fabric The sleeve has a distal end disposed on or adjacent a wrist of the human arm when the sleeve is worn on the human arm and a proximal end opposite from the distal end. The electrodes are secured with the sleeve and positioned to contact skin of the human arm when the sleeve is worn on the human arm. The sleeve may include an inner sleeve contact with the skin and an outer sleeve disposed over the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve has openings in which the electrodes are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Timothy M. Blum, Joshua R. Branch, Samuel Colachis, Amanda I. Noonan, John E. Bartholomew, Nicholas Annetta, Yelena Davis
  • Electronic driving circuit for sleeve for FES, NMES, and/or EMG readout, and sleeve including same
    Patent number: 12558533
    Abstract: A device for functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and/or in receiving electromyography (EMG) signals includes a sleeve and electrodes. The sleeve is sized and shaped to be worn on a human arm, and comprises a stretchable fabric The electrodes are secured with the sleeve and positioned to contact skin of the human arm when the sleeve is worn on the human arm. An electronic circuit is configured to operate the electrodes. The electronic circuit includes relays connecting the electrodes with a stimulator for performing FES or NMES, and EMG readout circuitry connecting the electrodes with an EMG amplifier. The relays are closed during FES or NMES to connect the stimulator with the electrodes. The relays are open during EMG readout to isolate the stimulator from the EMG amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Timothy M. Blum, Joshua R. Branch, Samuel Colachis, Amanda I. Noonan, John E. Bartholomew, Nicholas Annetta, Yelena Davis
  • Stretchable fabric sleeve for functional electrical stimulation and/or electromyography
    Patent number: 12527951
    Abstract: A device for functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and/or in receiving electromyography (EMG) signals includes a sleeve and electrodes. The sleeve is sized and shaped to be worn on a human arm, and comprises a stretchable fabric The sleeve has a distal end disposed on or adjacent a wrist of the human arm when the sleeve is worn on the human arm and a proximal end opposite from the distal end. The electrodes are secured with the sleeve and positioned to contact skin of the human arm when the sleeve is worn on the human arm. The sleeve may include an inner sleeve contact with the skin and an outer sleeve disposed over the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve has openings in which the electrodes are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Timothy M. Blum, Joshua R. Branch, Samuel Colachis, Amanda I. Noonan, John E. Bartholomew, Nicholas Annetta, Yelena Davis
  • ELECTRONIC DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR SLEEVE FOR FES, NMES, AND/OR EMG READOUT, AND SLEEVE INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20230277109
    Abstract: A device for functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and/or in receiving electromyography (EMG) signals includes a sleeve and electrodes. The sleeve is sized and shaped to be worn on a human arm, and comprises a stretchable fabric The electrodes are secured with the sleeve and positioned to contact skin of the human arm when the sleeve is worn on the human arm. An electronic circuit is configured to operate the electrodes. The electronic circuit includes relays connecting the electrodes with a stimulator for performing FES or NMES, and EMG readout circuitry connecting the electrodes with an EMG amplifier. The relays are closed during FES or NMES to connect the stimulator with the electrodes. The relays are open during EMG readout to isolate the stimulator from the EMG amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy M. Blum, Joshua R. Branch, Samuel Colachis, Amanda I. Noonan, John E. Bartholomew, Nicholas Annetta, Yelena Davis
  • STRETCHABLE FABRIC SLEEVE FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND/OR ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20230191115
    Abstract: A device for functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and/or in receiving electromyography (EMG) signals includes a sleeve and electrodes. The sleeve is sized and shaped to be worn on a human arm, and comprises a stretchable fabric The sleeve has a distal end disposed on or adjacent a wrist of the human arm when the sleeve is worn on the human arm and a proximal end opposite from the distal end. The electrodes are secured with the sleeve and positioned to contact skin of the human arm when the sleeve is worn on the human arm. The sleeve may include an inner sleeve contact with the skin and an outer sleeve disposed over the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve has openings in which the electrodes are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy M. Blum, Joshua R. Branch, Samuel Colachis, Amanda I. Noonan, John E. Bartholomew, Nicholas Annetta, Yelena Davis