Patents by Inventor Nancy Byl

Nancy Byl 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for treating motor control and somatosensory perception deficits
    Patent number: 6267733
    Abstract: The present invention describes computer-implemented methods and apparatus for treating motor control and somatosensory perception deficits. The motor control and somatosensory perception deficits may have their genesis in a wide variety of issues ranging from injury, disease, or a gradual degradation of motor control over time due to repetitive strain, for example. By administering a computer-implemented training regime directed to improve sensory feedback and motor control, abnormal motor control and somatosensory perception may be substantially improved. The computer-implemented training regime includes somatosensory perception and motor control exercises which may be flexibly administered. Several training apparatus are described for implementing the somatosensory perception and motor control exercises. The training apparatus described herein are capable of driving improvements in temporal, spatial and intensity resolution of somatosensory feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignees: Scientific Learning Corporation, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Bret E. Peterson, Barbara M. Calhoun, Michael Mathias Merzenich, William M. Jenkins, Nancy Byl, Srikantan Nagarajan