Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Crish

Timothy J. Crish 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: 9108060
    Abstract: A neural prosthesis includes a centralized device that can provide power, data, and clock signals to one or more individual neural prosthesis subsystems. Each subsystem may include a number of individually addressable, programmable modules that can be dynamically allocated or shared among neural prosthetic networks to achieve complex, coordinated functions or to operate in autonomous groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Kevin L. Kilgore, Paul Hunter Peckham, Timothy J. Crish, Brian Smith
  • Patent number: 8768482
    Abstract: A neural prosthesis includes a centralized device that can provide power, data, and clock signals to one or more individual neural prosthesis subsystems. Each subsystem may include a number of individually addressable, programmable modules that can be dynamically allocated or shared among neural prosthetic networks to achieve complex, coordinated functions or to operate in autonomous groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Kevin L. Kilgore, Paul Hunter Peckham, Timothy J. Crish, Brian Smith
  • Publication number: 20130317415
    Abstract: A neural prosthesis includes a centralized device that can provide power, data, and clock signals to one or more individual neural prosthesis subsystems. Each subsystem may include a number of individually addressable, programmable modules that can be dynamically allocated or shared among neural prosthetic networks to achieve complex, coordinated functions or to operate in autonomous groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Kevin L. Kilgore, Paul Hunter Peckham, Timothy J. Crish, Brian Smith
  • Patent number: 8532786
    Abstract: A neural prosthesis includes a centralized device that can provide power, data, and clock signals to one or more individual neural prosthesis subsystems. Each subsystem may include a number of individually addressable, programmable modules that can be dynamically allocated or shared among neural prosthetic networks to achieve complex, coordinated functions or to operate in autonomous groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Kevin L. Kilgore, Paul Hunter Peckham, Timothy J. Crish, Brian Smith
  • Publication number: 20130184787
    Abstract: A neural prosthesis includes a centralized device that can provide power, data, and clock signals to one or more individual neural prosthesis subsystems. Each subsystem may include a number of individually addressable, programmable modules that can be dynamically allocated or shared among neural prosthetic networks to achieve complex, coordinated functions or to operate in autonomous groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Kevin Kilgore, Paul Hunter Packham, Timothy J. Crish, Brian Smith
  • Patent number: 7260436
    Abstract: A neural prosthesis includes a centralized device that can provide power, data, and clock signals to one or more individual neural prosthesis subsystems. Each subsystem may include a number of individually addressable, programmable modules that can be dynamically allocated or shared among neural prosthetic networks to achieve complex, coordinated functions or to operate in autonomous groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Kevin L. Kilgore, Paul Hunter Peckham, Timothy J. Crish, Brian Smith
  • Publication number: 20030139783
    Abstract: A neural prosthesis includes a centralized device that can provide power, data, and clock signals to one or more individual neural prosthesis subsystems. Each subsystem may include a number of individually addressable, programmable modules that can be dynamically allocated or shared among neural prosthetic networks to achieve complex, coordinated functions or to operate in autonomous groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin L. Kilgore, Paul Hunter Peckham, Timothy J. Crish, Brian Smith
  • Patent number: 6222902
    Abstract: An object (14) is positioned on an object support (16). A radiation source (10) projects a beam of radiation through a region of interest (12) of the object. A plurality of focal planes (F1, F2, . . . , Fn) mark the center of selected slice images through the region of interest. A gantry (20) rotates the radiation source (10) around a circular trajectory (22) as an encoder (26) monitors a radius (r) of the trajectory and an angular position (&phgr;) of the radiation source (10) around the trajectory (22). A look-up table (40) is addressed with the selected focal plane(s) (F1, F2, . . . , Fn) and (r, &phgr;) to generate a correction or shift value (S1, . . . , Sn.) for each selected focal plane (F1, F2, . . . , Fn). A flat panel detector (18) is read out a plurality of times to generate a plurality of electronic data views as the radiation source rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Picker International, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongmin Lin, Leonard F. Plut, Timothy J. Crish
  • Patent number: 4608985
    Abstract: An electrode cuff (B) including a dielectric sleeve (10) and an annular cathode electrode (20) is disposed around a nerve trunk (A). An anode electrode (22) is disposed in body fluids in electrical communication with the nerve trunk. The cathode electrode is disposed off center within the dielectric sleeve. The flow of electric current from the anode to the cathode has a much greater amplitude along the nerve in the direction extending along the nerve trunk toward the cathode from the end of the dielectric sleeve toward which the cathode electrode is closest. A signal generator (C) applies a pulse train across the anode and cathode electrodes. The pulse train includes a plurality of alternating first amplitude pulse portions (40) and opposite polarity pulse portions (42). Each first polarity pulse includes a sharp leading edge (50) which rises abruptly to a preset amplitude (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Timothy J. Crish, James D. Sweeney, J. Thomas Mortimer