Patents by Inventor Peter Bex

Peter Bex 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).

  • Publication number: 20230309818
    Abstract: Methods and devices for rapid, self-administered, and adaptive testing of a wide variety of visual and neurological impairments are based on graphical presentation to a subject of visual stimuli of varying intensity. Psychometric functions are used to determine the subjects sensitivity to selected stimuli. Diagnosis of ophthalmic, optometric, and/or neurologic conditions is achieved from the subjects stimulus sensitivity pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Peter BEX, Jan SKERSWETAT
  • Patent number: 11701046
    Abstract: A portable wireless neuromonitoring device can be used to diagnose and/or treat conditions of the brain and vision system. The device includes a sensor unit mountable on the head of a human subject and capable of recording signals from the brain in EEG and/or EFEG (electric field encephalography) mode, and the device can be used for simultaneous stimulus display and recording with latency of less than 1 millisecond. The device also includes electrodes that allow rapid set-up and measurement with low impedance contact with the scalp. The device can also be used in conjunction with virtual reality or alternate reality environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Srinivas Sridhar, Craig Versek, Peter Bex
  • Publication number: 20190307350
    Abstract: A portable wireless neuromonitoring device can be used to diagnose and/or treat conditions of the brain and vision system. The device includes a sensor unit mountable on the head of a human subject and capable of recording signals from the brain in EEG and/or EFEG (electric field encephalography) mode, and the device can be used for simultaneous stimulus display and recording with latency of less than 1 millisecond. The device also includes electrodes that allow rapid set-up and measurement with low impedance contact with the scalp. The device can also be used in conjunction with virtual reality or alternate reality environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Srinivas SRIDHAR, Craig VERSEK, Peter BEX
  • Patent number: 10123693
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are provided for quantifying inter-ocular suppression in binocular vision impairment. The systems, apparatus, and methods may include a stimulus presentation device and a controller which present different stimuli to each eye of a patient. The stimuli can include letters, numbers, or shapes which are arranged in rows, and columns with a stimulus presented to each eye in a location corresponding a stimulus presented to the other eye. The combined contrast of corresponding stimuli equals a predetermined value, and this contrast can be adjusted with each iteration of stimuli presented. This adjustment can be based upon the patient's reports of what is seen and adjustments made by an algorithm executed by the controller. Suppression can thus be determined in terms of visual field location and quantified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Bex, Steven Dakin, MiYoung Kwon, Emily Wiecek
  • Patent number: 9883793
    Abstract: In some example implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include determining a probabilistic model representing threshold sensitivities across the visual field, the probabilistic model determined based on the data, the connection strengths, and the noise values. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. In some implementations, the probabilistic model may include a continuous probability distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Philipp Benner, Tobias Elze, Peter Bex
  • Publication number: 20170258316
    Abstract: In some example implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include determining a probabilistic model representing threshold sensitivities across the visual field, the probabilistic model determined based on the data, the connection strengths, and the noise values. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. In some implementations, the probabilistic model may include a continuous probability distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Philipp Benner, Tobias Elze, Peter Bex
  • Patent number: 9700201
    Abstract: Data is received characterizing a result of a first visual sensitivity test assessing capacity to detect spatial form across one or more different target sizes, and different contrasts. Using the received data, one or more first parameters defining a first estimated visual sensitivity for a first range of contrasts and a second range of spatial frequencies is determined. One or more second parameters defining a second estimated visual sensitivity for a third range of contrasts and a fourth range of spatial frequencies is determined using the one or more first parameters and a statistical inference by at least presenting a first visual stimulus, receiving a response, and determining a second visual stimulus based at least on the response and at least a rule. The one or more second parameters is provided. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc., The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Peter Bex, Michael Dorr, Luis Lesmes, Zhong-Lin Lu
  • Publication number: 20170079524
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are provided for quantifying inter-ocular suppression in binocular vision impairment. The systems, apparatus, and methods may include a stimulus presentation device and a controller which present different stimuli to each eye of a patient. The stimuli can include letters, numbers, or shapes which are arranged in rows, and columns with a stimulus presented to each eye in a location corresponding a stimulus presented to the other eye. The combined contrast of corresponding stimuli equals a predetermined value, and this contrast can be adjusted with each iteration of stimuli presented. This adjustment can be based upon the patient's reports of what is seen and adjustments made by an algorithm executed by the controller. Suppression can thus be determined in terms of visual field location and quantified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Peter Bex
  • Publication number: 20170065168
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are provided for quantifying inter-ocular suppression in binocular vision impairment. The systems, apparatus, and methods may include a stimulus presentation device and a controller which present different stimuli to each eye of a patient. The stimuli can include letters, numbers, or shapes which are arranged in rows, and columns with a stimulus presented to each eye in a location corresponding a stimulus presented to the other eye. The combined contrast of corresponding stimuli equals a predetermined value, and this contrast can be adjusted with each iteration of stimuli presented. This adjustment can be based upon the patient's reports of what is seen and adjustments made by an algorithm executed by the controller. Suppression can thus be determined in terms of visual field location and quantified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: Peter Bex
  • Publication number: 20160212404
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for preventing myopia, treating myopia, and/or preventing the progression of myopia are disclosed. The method includes controlling at least one of stimulus to accommodation, image blur distribution, and scene binocular disparity presented to the observer, and selecting an image based on the controlling. The method may be implemented in a display such as a computer display, a cellphone display, a video game display, or a television display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Guido Maiello, Peter Bex, Fuensanta A. Vera-Diaz
  • Publication number: 20150216414
    Abstract: Assessing acquisition of information related to a stimulus can be accomplished by providing a stimulus, recording a free recall response in natural language of the stimulus by a subject, and determining automatically a similarity. The similarity is between the recorded free recall response and a database comprising one or more control responses associated with the stimulus. A higher similarity indicates greater information acquisition by the subject. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Russell L. Wood, Daniel R. Saunders, Peter Bex
  • Publication number: 20150150444
    Abstract: Data is received characterizing a result of a first visual sensitivity test assessing capacity to detect spatial form across one or more different target sizes, and different contrasts. Using the received data, one or more first parameters defining a first estimated visual sensitivity for a first range of contrasts and a second range of spatial frequencies is determined. One or more second parameters defining a second estimated visual sensitivity for a third range of contrasts and a fourth range of spatial frequencies is determined using the one or more first parameters and a statistical inference by at least presenting a first visual stimulus, receiving a response, and determining a second visual stimulus based at least on the response and at least a rule. The one or more second parameters is provided. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Bex, Michael Dorr, Luis Lesmes, Zhong-Lin Lu