Patents by Inventor Karen A. Hampton

Karen A. Hampton 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: 6231187
    Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing or treating a neurological disorder, usually associated with a lack of attentiveness, in a subject by detecting the subject's eye movement. The apparatus includes a helmet for blocking visual stimuli from the subject's visual field; at least three visual cues disposed inside the helmet within the visual field of the subject when the helmet is placed on the subject's head, the visual cues capable of being switched from on to off states; at least two electrodes for attaching to the subject's face, the electrodes producing electrical signals corresponding to the subject's eye movements; signal processing means for controlling on and off states of the visual cues, receiving and processing electrical signals produced by the electrodes, and producing output signals corresponding to the subject's eye movements; and means for displaying output signals produced by the signal processing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Queen's University at Kingston
    Inventors: Douglas P. Munoz, Gerald E. Loeb, Karen A. Hampton, Martin W. Ten Hove