Patents by Inventor Mark R. Bower

Mark R. Bower 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).

  • Patent number: 11291413
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for clustering events in temporal signals, such as physiological signals. In some embodiments, a method for identifying events of interest from noisy physiological signal data is provided, the method comprising: receiving physiological signal data; generating filtered signal using a filter defined by a spectral band; generating signal peak data by identifying, for each of a plurality of time windows, a signal peak in the filtered data; grouping waveforms corresponding to the time windows based on the signal peak data to generate clustered event data; determining parameters for a noise beta distribution; identifying a cluster of waveforms that does not fall within the noise beta distribution; generating a graphical representation based on the waveforms in the cluster; and displaying the graphical representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Mark R. Bower, Regina S. Bower, Michael T. Kucewicz, Gregory A. Worrell
  • Publication number: 20180368778
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for clustering events in temporal signals, such as physiological signals. In some embodiments, a method for identifying events of interest from noisy physiological signal data is provided, the method comprising: receiving physiological signal data; generating filtered signal using a filter defined by a spectral band; generating signal peak data by identifying, for each of a plurality of time windows, a signal peak in the filtered data; grouping waveforms corresponding to the time windows based on the signal peak data to generate clustered event data; determining parameters for a noise beta distribution; identifying a cluster of waveforms that does not fall within the noise beta distribution; generating a graphical representation based on the waveforms in the cluster; and displaying the graphical representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Mark R. BOWER, Regina S. BOWER, Michael T. KUCEWICZ, Gregory A. WORRELL
  • Patent number: 8600513
    Abstract: A prediction and stimulation system or method is provided for neurological disorders characterized by a local dysfunction in neuronal activity regulation. An array of electrodes detects neuronal electrical activity of selected brain region. A detection module detects in each electrode changes in electric field and neuronal activity. A prediction module predicts for each electrode abnormal regimes determined by neurological disorder. A neuromodulation module interfaced with the electrodes selects one or more electrodes in the array where a predefined threshold has been exceeded and stimulates the brain region through each of these selected electrodes using an intermittent therapeutic stimulation pattern with a frequency between 150 and 200 Hz. The provided therapy allows for seizure prediction and detection with high accuracy, potential low risk and increased battery life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Dorian Aur, Izumi Toyoda, Mark R Bower, Paul Buckmaster
  • Publication number: 20120150257
    Abstract: A prediction and stimulation system or method is provided for neurological disorders characterized by a local dysfunction in neuronal activity regulation. An array of electrodes detects neuronal electrical activity of selected brain region. A detection module detects in each electrode changes in electric field and neuronal activity. A prediction module predicts for each electrode abnormal regimes determined by neurological disorder. A neuromodulation module interfaced with the electrodes selects one or more electrodes in the array where a predefined threshold has been exceeded and stimulates the brain region through each of these selected electrodes using an intermittent therapeutic stimulation pattern with a frequency between 150 and 200 Hz. The provided therapy allows for seizure prediction and detection with high accuracy, potential low risk and increased battery life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Dorian Aur, Izumi Toyoda, Mark R. Bower, Paul Buckmaster