Patents by Inventor Russell T. Hurlburt

Russell T. Hurlburt 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).

  • Random interval generators and method of behavior modification using same
    Patent number: 3986136
    Abstract: Behavior modification method involving the use of a portable random interval signal generator. One disclosed embodiment has an increasing probability of obtaining a signal through a time interval. In another disclosed embodiment the probability of obtaining a signal remains constant with time. The method involves analyzing behavior at randomly occurring intervals and in a preferred form recording instances of predefined behavioral classes on a pair of counters associated with the interval generator. Another method involves providing feedback to the subject in the form of reinforcing or punishing events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1976
    Inventor: Russell T. Hurlburt