Patents by Inventor William E. Bunney

William E. Bunney 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 probe array and method of use
    Patent number: 8452418
    Abstract: A neural probe device includes a housing configured to receive a nerve fiber of a subject and an anchor disposed within the housing and configured to fix the nerve fiber relative to the housing. The device further includes a plurality of actuatable, moveable electrodes disposed in the housing along a length of the nerve fiber, each moveable electrode comprising a plurality of projections containing one or more electrodes thereon, wherein actuation of the moveable electrode causes the moveable electrode to move generally transverse to a long axis of the nerve fiber and penetrate the nerve fiber with the plurality of projections. The device is also optionally configured to inject a growth factor into the nerve fiber to maintain the viability of the nerve fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William C. Tang, James H. Fallon, William E. Bunney, Ryan Langan
  • NEURAL PROBE ARRAY AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20120323102
    Abstract: A neural probe device includes a housing configured to receive a nerve fiber of a subject and an anchor disposed within the housing and configured to fix the nerve fiber relative to the housing. The device further includes a plurality of actuatable, moveable electrodes disposed in the housing along a length of the nerve fiber, each moveable electrode comprising a plurality of projections containing one or more electrodes thereon, wherein actuation of the moveable electrode causes the moveable electrode to move generally transverse to a long axis of the nerve fiber and penetrate the nerve fiber with the plurality of projections. The device is also optionally configured to inject a growth factor into the nerve fiber to maintain the viability of the nerve fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: William C. Tang, James H. Fallon, William E. Bunney, Ryan Langan
  • Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating mood disorders
    Publication number: 20040152111
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders such as mood disorders, including bipolar disorder I and II and major depression. The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Huda Akil, William E. Bunney, Prabhakara V. Choudary, Simon J. Evans, Edward G. Jones, Jun Li, Juan F. Lopez, Robert C. Thompson, Richard Myers, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis P. Vawter, Stanley Watson
  • Genes involved in neuropsychiatric disorders
    Publication number: 20040110198
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders. The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: William E. Bunney, Edward G. Jones, Margherita Molnar
  • Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating mental disorders
    Publication number: 20030175253
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Huda Akil, William E. Bunney, Sharon Burke, Prabhakara V. Choudary, David R. Cox, Simon Evans, Edward G. Jones, Jun Li, Juan F. Lopez, Richard M. Myers, Robert Thompson, Marquis P. Vawter, Stanley J. Watson