Patents by Inventor Sara E. Berger

Sara E. Berger 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: 20260252578
    Abstract: A biometric data storage and retrieval system includes an aggregator executing within a computer hardware system. Internal metadata of the user captured by a neural computing interface connected to a user is received. External metadata associated with an action performed by the user and captured by the computer device is received. The aggregator aggregates the internal metadata and the external metadata into an aggregation of metadata, and the aggregator stores, within an aggregated metadata store, the aggregation of metadata. The internal metadata is neural biometric metadata associated with a particular action of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2025
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Inventors: Sara E. Berger, Marc P. Yvon, Neil Delima
  • Patent number: 12337181
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating pain of a human subject, through the use and adjustment of analgesic stimulation parameters based on trust dynamics and trust measurements. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: determine a trust measurement value that is derived from results of at least one commitment made with a human subject, via observable interactions; determine a modification of at least one neurostimulation programming parameter, based on the trust measurement value; and to cause the implantable neurostimulation device to implement the modification of the at least one neurostimulation programming parameter. Further examples are provided to produce and track the trust measurement value, as well as identify a pain susceptibility value and determine a receptiveness to analgesic effects based on these and other trust dynamics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Anup Kalia, Jeffrey Rogers, Sara E. Berger
  • Publication number: 20250124161
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system are provided for prevention of unconsented emotional response data capture by immersive applications. The method includes obtaining identified emotional stimuli in an immersive application that are associated with emotional response data capture. The method determines if there is a recorded user consent to an emotional response data capture for an identified stimulus; and, when there is no recorded user consent, the method provides a notification to the user notifying them of the emotional response data capture. The method records a consent response from the user to consent to or deny emotional response data capture for the identified stimulus and/or the immersive application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Marc P. Yvon, NEIL DELIMA, Sara E. Berger
  • Publication number: 20250103651
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for searching for indirect entities using a knowledge graph. A search request for indirect entities for one or more project specific input documents is received. A knowledge graph is generated with entities and impacts in the one or more project specific input document and with entities and impacts in one or more general input documents. Embedding entities are generated for the entities in the knowledge graph, where each of the embedding entities has a corresponding vectorial representation that represents a position in an embedding space. Embedding entities are identified based on similarity values of the corresponding vectorial representations exceeding a similarity threshold. In response to identifying at least one new entity from the identified embedding entities not explicitly found in the one or more project specific input documents, the at least one new entity is returned as an indirect entity in a search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Vagner Figueredo de Santana, Stacy F. Hobson, Raya Horesh, Sara E. Berger, Aminat Adebiyi, Alexis Thomas Baria, Jessica LaChay Coates, Lauren Quigley, Juana Catalina Becerra Sandoval
  • Publication number: 20240293675
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating pain of a human subject, through the use and adjustment of analgesic stimulation parameters based on trust dynamics and trust measurements. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: determine a trust measurement value that is derived from results of at least one commitment made with a human subject, via observable interactions; determine a modification of at least one neurostimulation programming parameter, based on the trust measurement value; and to cause the implantable neurostimulation device to implement the modification of the at least one neurostimulation programming parameter. Further examples are provided to produce and track the trust measurement value, as well as identify a pain susceptibility value and determine a receptiveness to analgesic effects based on these and other trust dynamics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Anup Kalia, Jeffrey Rogers, Sara E. Berger
  • Patent number: 12005256
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating pain of a human subject, through the use and adjustment of analgesic stimulation parameters based on trust dynamics and trust measurements. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: determine a trust measurement value that is derived from results of at least one commitment made with a human subject, via observable interactions; determine a modification of at least one neurostimulation programming parameter, based on the trust measurement value; and to cause the implantable neurostimulation device to implement the modification of the at least one neurostimulation programming parameter. Further examples are provided to produce and track the trust measurement value, as well as identify a pain susceptibility value and determine a receptiveness to analgesic effects based on these and other trust dynamics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Anup Kalia, Jeffrey Rogers, Sara E. Berger
  • Publication number: 20230347151
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating pain of a human subject, through the use and adjustment of analgesic stimulation parameters based on trust dynamics and trust measurements. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: determine a trust measurement value that is derived from results of at least one commitment made with a human subject, via observable interactions; determine a modification of at least one neurostimulation programming parameter, based on the trust measurement value; and to cause the implantable neurostimulation device to implement the modification of the at least one neurostimulation programming parameter. Further examples are provided to produce and track the trust measurement value, as well as identify a pain susceptibility value and determine a receptiveness to analgesic effects based on these and other trust dynamics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Anup Kalia, Jeffrey Rogers, Sara E. Berger
  • Patent number: 11745016
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating pain of a human subject, through the use and adjustment of analgesic stimulation parameters based on trust dynamics and trust measurements. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: determine a trust measurement value that is derived from results of at least one commitment made with a human subject, via observable interactions; determine a modification of at least one neurostimulation programming parameter, based on the trust measurement value; and to cause the implantable neurostimulation device to implement the modification of the at least one neurostimulation programming parameter. Further examples are provided to produce and track the trust measurement value, as well as identify a pain susceptibility value and determine a receptiveness to analgesic effects based on these and other trust dynamics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Anup Kalia, Jeffrey Rogers, Sara E. Berger
  • Publication number: 20220080204
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating pain of a human subject, through the use and adjustment of analgesic stimulation parameters based on trust dynamics and trust measurements. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: determine a trust measurement value that is derived from results of at least one commitment made with a human subject, via observable interactions; determine a modification of at least one neurostimulation programming parameter, based on the trust measurement value; and to cause the implantable neurostimulation device to implement the modification of the at least one neurostimulation programming parameter. Further examples are provided to produce and track the trust measurement value, as well as identify a pain susceptibility value and determine a receptiveness to analgesic effects based on these and other trust dynamics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Anup Kalia, Jeffrey Rogers, Sara E. Berger
  • Publication number: 20220047213
    Abstract: Systems as described herein can include diagnosing and treating patients with chronic conditions, such as chronic back pain. A transition to chronic pain can include brain adaptations that can carve the state of chronic pain. Additionally, pain characteristics, pain related disability, and responses to treatment can be at least partially determined by psychological factors and/or personality properties. Patients can be classified into a plurality (e.g., five) neuropsychotypes based on set of brain imaging data and psychological assessment. Once classified, personalized treatment options can be developed for chronic pain patients. However, it should be noted that any of a variety of patients with any of a variety of chronic disorders such as, but not limited to, chronic negative mood disorders, such as PTSD, depression, and anxiety, can be diagnosed and treated using any of the systems and processes described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Apkar Vania Apkarian, Etienne Vachon-Presseau, Sara E. Berger, Thomas J. Schnitzer
  • Patent number: 11219765
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating pain of a human subject, through the use and adjustment of analgesic stimulation parameters based on trust dynamics and trust measurements. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: determine a trust measurement value that is derived from results of at least one commitment made with a human subject, via observable interactions; determine a modification of at least one neurostimulation programming parameter, based on the trust measurement value; and to cause the implantable neurostimulation device to implement the modification of the at least one neurostimulation programming parameter. Further examples are provided to produce and track the trust measurement value, as well as identify a pain susceptibility value and determine a receptiveness to analgesic effects based on these and other trust dynamics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Anup Kalia, Jeffrey Rogers, Sara E. Berger
  • Publication number: 20190358457
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating pain of a human subject, through the use and adjustment of analgesic stimulation parameters based on trust dynamics and trust measurements. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: determine a trust measurement value that is derived from results of at least one commitment made with a human subject, via observable interactions; determine a modification of at least one neurostimulation programming parameter, based on the trust measurement value; and to cause the implantable neurostimulation device to implement the modification of the at least one neurostimulation programming parameter. Further examples are provided to produce and track the trust measurement value, as well as identify a pain susceptibility value and determine a receptiveness to analgesic effects based on these and other trust dynamics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Anup Kalia, Jeffrey Rogers, Sara E. Berger