Patents by Inventor Rikky Muller

Rikky Muller 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: 20240039318
    Abstract: Representative methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed for providing concurrent electrical stimulation and electrical recording in a human or non-human subject, such as for neuromodulation, with the apparatus coupleable to an electrode array. A representative apparatus is typically an integrated circuit including: stimulation circuits, recording circuits, and blocking circuits responsive to control signals to block the stimulation voltage or current on an electrode from a corresponding recording circuit, while other recording circuits may simultaneously record electrical signals from other electrodes and generate recorded data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Rikky Muller, Benjamin Johnson, Igor Izyumin
  • Patent number: 11791645
    Abstract: Representative methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed for providing concurrent electrical stimulation and electrical recording in a human or non-human subject, such as for neuromodulation, with the apparatus coupleable to an electrode array. A representative apparatus is typically an integrated circuit including: stimulation circuits, recording circuits, and blocking circuits responsive to control signals to block the stimulation voltage or current on an electrode from a corresponding recording circuit, while other recording circuits may simultaneously record electrical signals from other electrodes and generate recorded data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Nia Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Rikky Muller, Benjamin Johnson, Igor Izyumin
  • Publication number: 20220203099
    Abstract: Representative methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed for providing concurrent electrical stimulation and electrical recording in a human or non-human subject, such as for neuromodulation, with the apparatus coupleable to an electrode array. A representative apparatus is typically an integrated circuit including: stimulation circuits, recording circuits, and blocking circuits responsive to control signals to block the stimulation voltage or current on an electrode from a corresponding recording circuit, while other recording circuits may simultaneously record electrical signals from other electrodes and generate recorded data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Rikky Muller, Benjamin Johnson, Igor Izyumin
  • Patent number: 11305122
    Abstract: Representative methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed for providing concurrent electrical stimulation and electrical recording in a human or non-human subject, such as for neuromodulation, with the apparatus coupleable to an electrode array. A representative apparatus is typically an integrated circuit including: stimulation circuits, recording circuits, and blocking circuits responsive to control signals to block the stimulation voltage or current on an electrode from a corresponding recording circuit, while other recording circuits may simultaneously record electrical signals from other electrodes and generate recorded data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Nia Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Rikky Muller, Benjamin Johnson, Igor Izyumin
  • Publication number: 20190282817
    Abstract: Representative methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed for providing concurrent electrical stimulation and electrical recording in a human or non-human subject, such as for neuromodulation, with the apparatus coupleable to an electrode array. A representative apparatus is typically an integrated circuit including: stimulation circuits, recording circuits, and blocking circuits responsive to control signals to block the stimulation voltage or current on an electrode from a corresponding recording circuit, while other recording circuits may simultaneously record electrical signals from other electrodes and generate recorded data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Rikky Muller, Benjamin Johnson, Igor Izyumin
  • Patent number: 10219697
    Abstract: Systems and methods for biosignal acquisition, and in particular, electrocorticography signal acquisition, are disclosed for small area, low noise recording and digitization of brain signals from electrode arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Cortera Neurotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Rikky Muller
  • Patent number: 9819074
    Abstract: A sub-skin-depth (nanoscale metallization) thin film antenna is shown that is monolithically integrated with an array of neural recording electrodes on a flexible polymer substrate. The structure is intended for long-term biometric data and power transfer such as electrocorticographic neural recording in a wireless brain-machine interface system. The system includes a microfabricated thin-film electrode array and a loop antenna patterned in the same microfabrication process, on the same or on separate conductor layers designed to be bonded to an ultra-low power ASIC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Rikky Muller, Peter Ledochowitsch
  • Publication number: 20170031441
    Abstract: A minimally invasive, wireless ECoG microsystem is provided for chronic and stable neural recording. Wireless powering and readout are combined with a dual rectification power management circuitry to simultaneously power to and transmit a continuous stream of data from an implant with a micro ECoG array and an external reader. Area and power reduction techniques in the baseband and wireless subsystem result in over 10×IC area reduction with a simultaneous 3× improvement in power efficiency, enabling a minimally invasive platform for 64-channel recording. The low power consumption of the IC, together with the antenna integration strategy, enables remote powering at 3× below established safety limits, while the small size and flexibility of the implant minimizes the foreign body response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Rikky Muller, Peter Ledochowitsch, Hanh-Phuc Le, Simone Gambini, Michel Maharbiz, Jan Rabaey
  • Publication number: 20160242645
    Abstract: Systems and methods for biosignal acquisition, and in particular, electrocorticography signal acquisition, are disclosed for small area, low noise recording and digitization of brain signals from electrode arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventor: Rikky Muller
  • Publication number: 20140257052
    Abstract: A sub-skin-depth (nanoscale metallization) thin film antenna is shown that is monolithically integrated with an array of neural recording electrodes on a flexible polymer substrate. The structure is intended for long-term biometric data and power transfer such as electrocorticographic neural recording in a wireless brain-machine interface system. The system includes a microfabricated thin-film electrode array and a loop antenna patterned in the same microfabrication process, on the same or on separate conductor layers designed to be bonded to an ultra-low power ASIC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Rikky Muller, Peter Ledochowitsch
  • Patent number: 7609112
    Abstract: A circuit includes a pair of input transistors configured as a differential pair and having input terminals configured to receive an input voltage. The circuit also includes a first current source connected to and configured to provide a first tail current to the pair of input transistors, the first tail current being a class-A current having a non-zero quiescent value. The circuit also includes a second current source connected to and configured to provide a second tail current to the pair of input transistors, the second tail current being a class-B current having a zero quiescent value and a non-zero non-quiescent value. The second current source is configured to provide the second tail current as a function of the input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Rikky Muller, David Hall Whitney
  • Publication number: 20090195313
    Abstract: A circuit includes a pair of input transistors configured as a differential pair and having input terminals configured to receive an input voltage. The circuit also includes a first current source connected to and configured to provide a first tail current to the pair of input transistors, the first tail current being a class-A current having a non-zero quiescent value. The circuit also includes a second current source connected to and configured to provide a second tail current to the pair of input transistors, the second tail current being a class-B current having a zero quiescent value and a non-zero non-quiescent value. The second current source is configured to provide the second tail current as a function of the input voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Rikky MULLER, David Hall WHITNEY