Patents by Inventor Steve G. E. Franks

Steve G. E. Franks 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).

  • Patent number: 6654633
    Abstract: A mobile neurological data acquisition system. A multiplexing circuit is utilized to combined multiple electrical-neurological signal inputs (synaptic “spikes”, EEG, EKG, EMG). A programmable logic device is utilized to package the combined signal into a packet containing a header and a footer. An analog transmitter is utilized to modulate a RF signal with the packetized combined signal and broadcast it to an analog receiver, where it is demodulated. An analog-to-digital converter is used to convert the demodulated combined analog signal into a combined digital signal. A computer and software algorithms are used to demultiplex the combined digital signal into discrete digital representations of the original electrical-neurological signals. The discrete digital signals are sent to a printer or video display for human analysis or stored on digital media such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, a magnetic tape, or a CD-ROM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Neuralynx, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Stengel, Steve G. E. Franks
  • Publication number: 20030088161
    Abstract: A mobile neurological data acquisition system. A multiplexing circuit is utilized to combined multiple electrical-neurological signal inputs (synaptic “spikes”, EEG, EKG, EMG). A programmable logic device is utilized to package the combined signal into a packet containing a header and a footer. An analog transmitter is utilized to modulate a RF signal with the packetized combined signal and broadcast it to an analog receiver, where it is demodulated. An analog-to-digital converter is used to convert the demodulated combined analog signal into a combined digital signal. A computer and software algorithms are used to demultiplex the combined digital signal into discrete digital representations of the original electrical-neurological signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Keith A. Stengel, Steve G.E. Franks