Patents by Inventor Kevin T. Dolan

Kevin T. Dolan 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).

  • Method and system for determining a threshold for spike detection of electrophysiological signals
    Patent number: 9202114
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a threshold (81, 82) for spike (12) detection in an electrophysiological signal (11). The method comprises a step of determining an estimated envelope (31) of the electrophysiological signal (11), a step of, based on the estimated envelope (31), determining an estimated Gaussian noise, a step of determining a distribution (51) of instantaneous amplitudes of the estimated Gaussian noise, a step of determining a mode (61) of the distribution (51) of instantaneous amplitudes, and determining the threshold (81, 82) based on the mode (61) of the distribution (51) of instantaneous amplitudes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.
    Inventors: Kevin T. Dolan, Hubert Cecile Francois Martens
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A THRESHOLD FOR SPIKE DETECTION OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20110071766
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a threshold (81, 82) for spike (12) detection in an electrophysiological signal (11). The method comprises a step of determining an estimated envelope (31) of the electrophysiological signal (11), a step of, based on the estimated envelope (31), determining an estimated Gaussian noise, a step of determining a distribution (51) of instantaneous amplitudes of the estimated Gaussian noise, a step of determining a mode (61) of the distribution (51) of instantaneous amplitudes, and determining the threshold (81, 82) based on the mode (61) of the distribution (51) of instantaneous amplitudes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Kevin T. Dolan, Hubert Cecile Francois Martens
  • METHOD AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS
    Publication number: 20100278360
    Abstract: A method (40) and system (10) of presenting an electrophysiological signal, the method comprising receiving (41) the electrophysiological signal, extracting (42) different components from the received electrophysiological signal, processing (43) the different components to generate different audio signals corresponding to the respective different components, and audibly presenting (44) the different audio signals. Each component represents an activity of atleast one physiological unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Kevin T. Dolan