Patents by Inventor Megan K. Howes

Megan K. Howes 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: 10369351
    Abstract: Electrode interfaces and electrode assemblies for performing transcranial direct current stimulation. The electrode interfaces include a body configured to be coupled to an electrode for delivery of electrical current therethrough. The body includes a non-contact surface and a contact surface opposing the non-contact surface. The body defines a plurality of conductivity passages extending therethrough from the non-contact surface to the contact surface. Each conductivity passage is disposed along a central axis and includes at least one branching inlet and at least one branching subpassage extending from the at least one branching inlet to the contact surface. Each branching subpassage defines a plurality of branches, and each branch diverges from the central axis and then extends to the contact surface. The electrode assemblies include a neurostimulation device, at least two electrodes coupled to the neurostimulation device, and an electrode interface including a body coupled to each electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Wright State University
    Inventors: Michael P. Weisend, Matthew S. Sherwood, Megan K. Howes
  • Publication number: 20180126150
    Abstract: Electrode interfaces and electrode assemblies for performing transcranial direct current stimulation. The electrode interfaces include a body configured to be coupled to an electrode for delivery of electrical current therethrough. The body includes a non-contact surface and a contact surface opposing the non-contact surface. The body defines a plurality of conductivity passages extending therethrough from the non-contact surface to the contact surface. Each conductivity passage is disposed along a central axis and includes at least one branching inlet and at least one branching subpassage extending from the at least one branching inlet to the contact surface. Each branching subpassage defines a plurality of branches, and each branch diverges from the central axis and then extends to the contact surface. The electrode assemblies include a neurostimulation device, at least two electrodes coupled to the neurostimulation device, and an electrode interface including a body coupled to each electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Michael P. Weisend, Matthew S. Sherwood, Megan K. Howes