Patents by Inventor Zachary A. Wright

Zachary A. Wright 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).

  • Device and method for treating abnormal muscle function
    Patent number: 10175755
    Abstract: A myoelectric computer interface device is disclosed that includes a myoelectric controller, a computer interface and a monitor. The computer interface includes at least one computer-implementable software program that comprises executable code, wherein the executable code comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of: instructions for mapping at least one muscle activity to cursor icon movement and instructions for orthogonal or other mapping of co-activated muscles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Marc W. Slutzky, Zachary A. Wright, Eric W. Lindberg
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING ABNORMAL MUSCLE FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20150064662
    Abstract: A myoelectric computer interface device is disclosed that includes a myoelectric controller, a computer interface and a monitor. The computer interface includes at least one computer-implementable software program that comprises executable code, wherein the executable code comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of: instructions for mapping at least one muscle activity to cursor icon movement and instructions for orthogonal or other mapping of co-activated muscles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Marc W. Slutzky, Zachary A. Wright, Eric W. Lindberg