Patents by Inventor Robert J. Butera

Robert J. Butera 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).

  • Neural interfacing device
    Patent number: 11839478
    Abstract: A neural interfacing device is disclosed. The neural interfacing device includes a microneedle electrode. The microneedle electrode includes a body having a void formed therein and a plurality of microneedles. The void surrounds the plurality of microneedles, and the plurality of microneedles are bent outward with respect to the body to form a three-dimensional microneedle electrode. Additionally, each of the plurality of microneedles is sized and shaped to penetrate a nerve epineurium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: BioCircuit Technologies, Inc. Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Butera, Yogi A. Patel, James D. Ross, Swaminathan Rajaraman, Isaac Clements
  • NEURAL INTERFACING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210236033
    Abstract: A neural interfacing device is disclosed. The neural interfacing device includes a microneedle electrode. The microneedle electrode includes a body having a void formed therein and a plurality of microneedles. The void surrounds the plurality of microneedles, and the plurality of microneedles are bent outward with respect to the body to form a three-dimensional microneedle electrode. Additionally, each of the plurality of microneedles is sized and shaped to penetrate a nerve epineurium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Robert J. Butera, Yogi A. Patel, James D. Ross, Swaminathan Rajaraman, Isaac Clements
  • Neural interfacing device
    Patent number: 10959631
    Abstract: A neural interfacing device is disclosed. The neural interfacing device may include at least one microneedle electrode. The microneedle electrode may have one or more microneedles. The one or more microneedles may be shaped and positioned such that when the neural interfacing device is applied to a nerve, the one or more microneedles penetrate a nerve epineurium without any portion of the microneedle electrode penetrating any nerve axon beyond a depth of 500 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: BIOCIRCUIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert J. Butera, Yogi A. Patel, James D. Ross, Swaminathan Rajaraman, Isaac Clements
  • NEURAL INTERFACING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170172437
    Abstract: A neural interfacing device is disclosed. The neural interfacing device may include at least one microneedle electrode. The microneedle electrode may have one or more microneedles. The one or more microneedles may be shaped and positioned such that when the neural interfacing device is applied to a nerve, the one or more microneedles penetrate a nerve epineurium without any portion of the microneedle electrode penetrating any nerve axon beyond a depth of 500 micrometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Robert J. Butera, Yogi A. Patel, James D. Ross, Swaminathan Rajaraman, Isaac Clements