Patents by Inventor Kenneth Alan Loparo

Kenneth Alan Loparo 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).

  • Automated treatment system for sleep
    Patent number: 8512221
    Abstract: Automated behavioral methods and systems for treating Insomnia that use passive means for determining wake/sleep states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Consolidated Research of Richmond, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaplan Frederic Kaplan, Kenneth Alan Loparo, Ying Wang
  • AUTOMATED TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR SLEEP
    Publication number: 20100094103
    Abstract: Automated behavioral methods and systems for treating Insomnia that use passive means for determining wake/sleep states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: CONSOLIDATED RESEARCH OF RICHMOND, INC
    Inventors: Richard Frederic Kaplan, Kenneth Alan Loparo, Ying Wang
  • Alertness and drowsiness detection and tracking system
    Patent number: 5813993
    Abstract: A drowsiness detection system constructed according to the invention provides improved performance by preserving and analyzing newly discovered information contained in rhythmic signal components above 30 Hz which the prior art has universally ignored or discarded as "noise." In the first and second embodiments of the invention, one or more analog EEG signals are collected from a subject, appropriately filtered, converted into digital form, and subjected to frequency analysis. Selected signal components from the frequencies above 30 Hz (such as the frequency range 80-420 Hz), which have a high correlation with subject drowsiness, are isolated, and their amplitude, energy, or power contribution to the EEG signal is used to produce a continuous output measure reflecting the subject's alertness or drowsiness. The output measure may be compared with a threshold to provide an indication of whether the subject is excessively drowsy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Consolidated Research of Richmond, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Frederic Kaplan, Kenneth Alan Loparo