Patents by Inventor Mohammad A. Asad

Mohammad A. Asad 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).

  • Attention assistance device and method
    Patent number: 8803691
    Abstract: An attention assistance device for providing attention assistance including various features that help maintain a user's focus on a given task. The attention assistance device may include an activity sensor that generates an activity output in response to detection of a user generated activity. The attention assistance device may also have a timer that increments a counter at regular time intervals, resets the counter in response to the activity output, and generates a timer output when the counter reaches a threshold. Further, the attention assistance device may include a stimulation unit that alerts a user in response to the timer output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: George Mason Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad A. Asad, Nathalia Peixoto