Patents by Inventor Laleh Golestanirad

Laleh Golestanirad 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).

  • Electrode designs for efficient neural stimulation
    Patent number: 9526890
    Abstract: Electrodes for use in neural stimulation applications, shaped to have fractal or pseudo-fractal geometries, with a generally planar core portion of the electrode using a base fractal geometry. A series of successively smaller holes is provided in the core portion, where each hole in the generally planar core portion can have a perimeter shape that is self-similar to a perimeter shape of the generally planar core portion. The selected electrode geometry affects the spatial distribution of the electric field in neuron-bearing tissue. This spatial distribution is related to the irregularity—or non-uniformity—of current density on the electrode surface. Optimized electrode geometries increase the efficiency of neural stimulation by maximizing the spatial variation of current density on the electrode surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Laleh Golestanirad, Simon J. Graham
  • Electrode Designs for Efficient Neural Stimulation
    Publication number: 20150209577
    Abstract: Electrodes for use in neural stimulation applications, shaped to have fractal or pseudo-fractal geometries, with a generally planar core portion of the electrode using a base fractal geometry. A series of successively smaller holes is provided in the core portion, where each hole in the generally planar core portion can have a perimeter shape that is self-similar to a perimeter shape of the generally planar core portion. The selected electrode geometry affects the spatial distribution of the electric field in neuron-bearing tissue. This spatial distribution is related to the irregularity—or non-uniformity—of current density on the electrode surface. Optimized electrode geometries increase the efficiency of neural stimulation by maximizing the spatial variation of current density on the electrode surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Laleh Golestanirad, Simon J. Graham