Patents by Inventor Kathleen Kremer

Kathleen Kremer 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing and coordinating vagus nerve stimulation with audio therapy
    Patent number: 11241574
    Abstract: A method of providing vagus nerve stimulation to a user is provided. The method includes the step of prompting, via a first audio cue emitted by an earpiece worn by a user, the user to inhale at a first point in time. The method may further include the step of prompting, via a second audio cue emitted by the earpiece, the user to exhale at a second point in time. The method may further include the step of stimulating a vagus nerve of the user with a first electrical signal generated by the earpiece at the second point in time. The first electrical signal may be applied to a concha of an ear of the user. The first electrical signal may be applied to an ear canal of the user. The first electrical signal may be applied to a tragus of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: John Trotter, Kathleen Kremer, Harsh Anilkant Mankodi
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND COORDINATING VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION WITH AUDIO THERAPY
    Publication number: 20210069488
    Abstract: A method of providing vagus nerve stimulation to a user is provided. The method includes the step of prompting, via a first audio cue emitted by an earpiece worn by a user, the user to inhale at a first point in time. The method may further include the step of prompting, via a second audio cue emitted by the earpiece, the user to exhale at a second point in time. The method may further include the step of stimulating a vagus nerve of the user with a first electrical signal generated by the earpiece at the second point in time. The first electrical signal may be applied to a concha of an ear of the user. The first electrical signal may be applied to an ear canal of the user. The first electrical signal may be applied to a tragus of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: John Trotter, Kathleen Kremer, Harsh Anilkant Mankodi