Patents by Inventor Melanie Wilke

Melanie Wilke 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).

  • Brain repair using electrical stimulation of healthy nodes
    Patent number: 8831733
    Abstract: A method and system of compensating for a damaged brain node is disclosed. The damaged node is determined by techniques such as fMRI or neural recording. A healthy node that can compensate for the function of the damaged node is determined. A stimulating electrode is placed on at least one functioning node to bypass the activity from the damaged node to compensate for a missing node. The functioning node is then stimulated to compensate for the damaged node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Melanie Wilke, Igor Kagan, Richard A. Andersen
  • BRAIN REPAIR USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF HEALTHY NODES
    Publication number: 20140018882
    Abstract: A method and system of compensating for a damaged brain node is disclosed. The damaged node is determined by techniques such as fMRI or neural recording. A healthy node that can compensate for the function of the damaged node is determined. A stimulating electrode is placed on at least one functioning node to bypass the activity from the damaged node to compensate for a missing node. The functioning node is then stimulated to compensate for the damaged node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Melanie Wilke, Igor Kagan, Richard A. Andersen