Patents by Inventor Kristie Michelle GARZA

Kristie Michelle GARZA 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 driving neural activity to control brain signaling and gene expression
    Patent number: 11964109
    Abstract: Methods for controlling brain activity in a subject are described herein. An example method can include delivering a stimulus to the subject, wherein the stimulus induces neural activity in the subjects brain and modulates expression of at least one soluble mediator of cellular activity (such as, for example, a cytokine, chemokine, and/or growth factor) within the subject, and the stimulus is delivered to the subject for less than one hour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Emory University
    Inventors: Kristie Michelle Garza, Annabelle C. Singer, Levi Wood, Abigail L. Paulson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING NEURAL ACTIVITY TO CONTROL BRAIN SIGNALING AND GENE EXPRESSION
    Publication number: 20200398021
    Abstract: Methods for controlling brain activity in a subject are described herein. An example method can include delivering a stimulus to the subject, wherein the stimulus induces neural activity in the subjects brain and modulates expression of at least one soluble mediator of cellular activity (such as, for example, a cytokine, chemokine, and/or growth factor) within the subject, and the stimulus is delivered to the subject for less than one hour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Kristie Michelle GARZA, Annabelle C. SINGER, Levi WOOD, Abigail L. PAULSON