Patents by Inventor Keith R. Murphy

Keith R. Murphy 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).

  • Publication number: 20250121216
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reliably returning a neuromodulation system to a predetermined position relative to a user's head is disclosed. The system includes a neuromodulation device and a stimulation control computing environment. The stimulation control computing environment can be configured with data processing functions to focus ultrasound emission to a target brain region. The system identifies an initial position of one or more ultrasound-emitting elements with respect to the head of a user, uses brain images to identify the target brain region, and performs acoustic simulations to focus ultrasound emissions from the initial position to the target brain region. The distance between an inner surface of the device and a user's head can be measured, and one or more spacing elements can be placed on the inner surfaces based on the measured distances, which enables the reliable return of the neuromodulation device to the initial position with minimal displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Keith R. Murphy, Cameron H. Good, Jason M. Giddings
  • Publication number: 20250108235
    Abstract: A neuromodulation system is disclosed that comprises a neuromodulation device and a stimulation control computing environment. The disclosed device can include at least one ultrasound-emitting element. The stimulation control computing environment can be configured with data processing functions to focus ultrasound emission to a target brain region. The system can identify an initial position of the one or more ultrasound-emitting elements with respect to a temporal window of a user, use brain image to identify the target brain region, and perform first acoustic simulations to determine information for use in focusing ultrasound emissions from the initial position to the target brain region. The system can detect a shift of the one or more ultrasound-emitting elements with respect to the temporal window to a secondary position and perform second acoustic simulations to determine information for use in focusing ultrasound emissions from the secondary position to the target brain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Keith R. Murphy, Ehsan Dadgar-kiani, Tommaso Di lanni
  • Publication number: 20230390556
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a neuromodulation system comprising a transcranially mounted neuromodulation device and a stimulation control computing environment. The disclosed neuromodulation device comprising at least one ultrasound transducer and at least one EEG electrode and the disclosed stimulation control computing environment comprises a stimulation control unit and offline computing device, the disclosed stimulation control unit including associated systems and methods for controlling the neuromodulation device functionality using acoustic simulations performed on brain image data as well as methods and uses of such neuromodulation systems in modulating brain activity using focused ultrasound stimulation of the thalamus and thalamic sub regions during certain phases of slow wave brain oscillations in order to treat various neural-based disorders or conditions including sleep disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: ATTUNE NEUROSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Keith R. Murphy, Pablo Villoslada, Rajiv Mahadevan
  • Patent number: 11730960
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a neuromodulation system comprising a transcranially mounted neuromodulation device and a stimulation control computing environment. The disclosed neuromodulation device comprising at least one ultrasound transducer and at least one EEG electrode and the disclosed stimulation control computing environment comprises a stimulation control unit and offline computing device, the disclosed stimulation control unit including associated systems and methods for controlling the neuromodulation device functionality using acoustic simulations performed on brain image data as well as methods and uses of such neuromodulation systems in modulating brain activity using focused ultrasound stimulation of the thalamus and thalamic sub regions during certain phases of slow wave brain oscillations in order to treat various neural-based disorders or conditions including sleep disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ATTUNE NEUROSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Keith R. Murphy, Pablo Villoslada, Rajiv Mahadevan
  • Publication number: 20230166129
    Abstract: A head-wearable device is configured to hold at least one ultrasound transducer such that it is properly positioned for brain stimulation. Such a head-wearable device can help to ensure that the transducer makes sufficient contact with the user's head to allow for efficient ultrasound coupling. Each device may also ensure that the ultrasound transducer maintains the same orientation and position relative to the head across successive donning and doffing of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Attune Neurosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Murphy, Cameron Good, Tommaso Di Ianni, Rajiv Mahadevan, Pablo Villoslada, Michael W. Metz, Laura Ott, Corey Brown, Julia Hines, Ayan Bhandari
  • Publication number: 20210370064
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a neuromodulation system comprising a transcranially mounted neuromodulation device and a stimulation control computing environment. The disclosed neuromodulation device comprising at least one ultrasound transducer and at least one EEG electrode and the disclosed stimulation control computing environment comprises a stimulation control unit and offline computing device, the disclosed stimulation control unit including associated systems and methods for controlling the neuromodulation device functionality using acoustic simulations performed on brain image data as well as methods and uses of such neuromodulation systems in modulating brain activity using focused ultrasound stimulation of the thalamus and thalamic sub regions during certain phases of slow wave brain oscillations in order to treat various neural-based disorders or conditions including sleep disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Attune Neurosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Murphy, Pablo Villoslada, Rajiv Mahadevan