Patents by Inventor Michael C. Schubert
Michael C. Schubert 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).
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Patent number: 11918858Abstract: A mechanical apparatus for human balance training includes a cross bar whose center is attached to a pivotable protrusion extending from a leg having a base. The apparatus also includes a slidable sheath surrounding a portion of the leg proximate to the pivotable protrusion. The slidable sheath has a plurality of allowed positions relative to the leg, each position limiting tilt of the cross bar to a respective angular range. In some embodiments, each allowed position limits tilt of the cross bar by controlling an extent by which the pivotable protrusion extends out from the sheath. In some embodiments, the sheath is threaded relative to the leg and the allowed positions are a continuous range adjusted by twisting the sheath relative to the leg. In some embodiments, the allowed positions are predefined locking positions. Each locking position limits tilt of the cross bar to a respective predefined angular range.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Balance T, LLCInventors: Yuri Agrawal, Michael C. Schubert
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Publication number: 20220241650Abstract: A mechanical apparatus for human balance training includes a cross bar whose center is attached to a pivotable protrusion extending from a leg having a base. The apparatus also includes a slidable sheath surrounding a portion of the leg proximate to the pivotable protrusion. The slidable sheath has a plurality of allowed positions relative to the leg, each position limiting tilt of the cross bar to a respective angular range. In some embodiments, each allowed position limits tilt of the cross bar by controlling an extent by which the pivotable protrusion extends out from the sheath. In some embodiments, the sheath is threaded relative to the leg and the allowed positions are a continuous range adjusted by twisting the sheath relative to the leg. In some embodiments, the allowed positions are predefined locking positions. Each locking position limits tilt of the cross bar to a respective predefined angular range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Yuri Agrawal, Michael C. Schubert
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Patent number: 10646723Abstract: The present invention is directed to a magnetic vestibular stimulation (MVS) system for rehabilitation of subjects with vestibular and balance disorders. The magnetic vestibular stimulation system includes a magnet and a cooling system. In some embodiments, the subject wears video goggles in order to stimulate the subject to orient to a virtual reality. The subject can lie, sit or stand in or near a strong magnetic field generated by the system. The magnetic field generated by the system stimulates the vestibular system to counteract the inherent imbalance created by a naturally-occurring vestibular disorder. Particularly important, the direction and amplitude of vestibular stimulation can be easily manipulated by altering the orientation and distance of the head relative to the magnetic field vector. Thus, MVS can be precisely tailored to a patient's specific pattern of vestibular disturbance.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Daniel H. Reich, Collin L. Broholm, David Zee, Dale Roberts, Michael C. Schubert, Jorge Otero-Millan, Bryan Ward
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Patent number: 10136810Abstract: Described herein are improved systems and methods for diagnosis and therapy of vision stability dysfunctions in a patient. One embodiment provides a device (1) for obtaining data from a patient (3). Device (1) includes a frame (5) configured for mounting to the patient (3), a target module (8) for providing a drive signal to define a selectively movable target object, an eye tracking module (12) mounted to the frame (5), the module (12) being responsive to the drive signal for obtaining first data indicative of one or more characteristics of the patient's eyes; and a head tracking module (16) mounted to the frame (5), the head tracking module (16) being responsive to the drive signal for obtaining second data indicative of one or more characteristics of the motion of the patient's head.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignees: NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA (NEURA), THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Americo A. Migliaccio, Michael C. Schubert
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Publication number: 20180036549Abstract: The present invention is directed to a magnetic vestibular stimulation (MVS) system for rehabilitation of subjects with vestibular and balance disorders. The magnetic vestibular stimulation system includes a magnet and a cooling system. In some embodiments, the subject wears video goggles in order to stimulate the subject to orient to a virtual reality. The subject can lie, sit or stand in or near a strong magnetic field generated by the system. The magnetic field generated by the system stimulates the vestibular system to counteract the inherent imbalance created by a naturally-occurring vestibular disorder. Particularly important, the direction and amplitude of vestibular stimulation can be easily manipulated by altering the orientation and distance of the head relative to the magnetic field vector. Thus, MVS can be precisely tailored to a patient's specific pattern of vestibular disturbance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Daniel H. Reich, Collin L. Broholm, David Zee, Dale Roberts, Michael C. Schubert, Jorge Otero-Millan, Bryan Ward
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Patent number: 9782068Abstract: A system to improve vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) includes a display device; a head motion detector, the head motion detector being configured to detect at least one of a first angular rotational rate of a subject's head or a first acceleration of said subject's head in a first direction; a signal conditioner in communication with the head motion detector; a first gain control in communication with the signal conditioner; a second gain control in communication with the signal conditioner; a motion controller in communication with the display device and the first gain control and the second gain control; and a head motion-inducing device configured to induce a head motion on the subject. The head motion-inducing device includes a motor configured to rotate a head of the subject based on an instruction produced by a data processor.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Michael C. Schubert, Americo A. Migliaccio, Charles Coleman Della Santina
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Publication number: 20160242642Abstract: Described herein are improved systems and methods for diagnosis and therapy of vision stability dysfunctions in a patient. One embodiment provides a device (1) for obtaining data from a patient (3). Device (1) includes a frame (5) configured for mounting to the patient (3), a target module (8) for providing a drive signal to define a selectively movable target object, an eye tracking module (12) mounted to the frame (5), the module (12) being responsive to the drive signal for obtaining first data indicative of one or more characteristics of the patient's eyes; and a head tracking module (16) mounted to the frame (5), the head tracking module (16) being responsive to the drive signal for obtaining second data indicative of one or more characteristics of the motion of the patient's head.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Americo A. MIGLIACCIO, Michael C. SCHUBERT
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Publication number: 20100198104Abstract: A system to measure a subject's gaze stability, comprising: a display device; a data processor in communication with the display device; a data input device in communication with the data processor; and a motion detector in communication with the data processor, the motion detector being adapted to be worn by the subject under observation, wherein the data processor is configured to cause the display device to display a predetermined visual target based on a motion signal detected by the motion detector, the data processor is adapted to receive information from the data input device concerning a response of the subject in identifying the predetermined visual target, and the data processor is further adapted to generate an output characterizing the subject's gaze stability based on the received information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Michael C. Schubert, Americo A. Migliaccio, Vallabh Easwara Das, Charles Coleman Della Santina