Patents by Inventor R. Clay Reid

R. Clay Reid 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).

  • Visual prosthesis and methods of creating visual perceptions
    Patent number: 8396561
    Abstract: A visual prosthesis and methods of allowing a subject to view visual information from an artificial source are provided. The visual prosthesis has one or more electrodes operative to deliver electrical signals to a lateral geniculate nucleus of a mammal, a power supply operative to provide power to the electrodes, a visual information translator operatively connected to the electrode array, and a visual sensor operatively connected to the visual information translator. The visual prosthesis is operative to translate visual information into an electrical signal and transmit the electrical signal to electrodes to stimulate brain activity to recognize visual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: John S. Pezaris, R. Clay Reid, Emad N. Eskandar
  • VISUAL PROSTHESIS AND METHODS OF CREATING VISUAL PERCEPTIONS
    Publication number: 20100094382
    Abstract: A visual prosthesis and methods of allowing a subject to view visual information from an artificial source are provided. The visual prosthesis has one or more electrodes operative to deliver electrical signals to a lateral geniculate nucleus of a mammal, a power supply operative to provide power to the electrodes, a visual information translator operatively connected to the electrode array, and a visual sensor operatively connected to the visual information translator. The visual prosthesis is operative to translate visual information into an electrical signal and transmit the electrical signal to electrodes to stimulate brain activity to recognize visual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: John S. Pezaris, R. Clay Reid, Emad N. Eskandar