Patents
US 11364380 B2: Nerve stimulation system, subsystem, headset, and earpiece
- Granted
- 2022-06-21
- Filed
- 2017-08-09 application 15673087
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a nerve stimulation system includes a headset and an earpiece which includes two or more ear-contacting elements, for example an ear canal insert, and a concha insert. Ear-contacting elements may be mounted onto an earpiece housing have projecting mounting structures, which provide mechanical and electrical connection between ear-contacting elements and housing through various materials and configurations. In an embodiment, a nerve stimulation system includes a neural stimulation subsystem including neural stimulation device control circuitry for use in combination with a personal computing device to control a neural stimulation device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220621.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwha LLC 1,209 patents | US company or organization | Bellevue, WA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor V. Goodall | Seattle, WA | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Roderick A. Hyde | Redmond, WA | 1825 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Muriel Y. Ishikawa | Livermore, CA | 783 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jordin T. Kare | San Jose, CA | 989 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric C. Leuthardt | Chesterfield, MO | 616 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark A. Malamud | Seattle, WA | 687 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen L. Malaska | Snoqualmie, WA | 54 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nathan P. Myhrvold | Bellevue, WA | 795 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tim F. Ramsey | Seattle, WA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brittany Scheid | Chesterfield, MO | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Katherine E. Sharadin | Redmond, WA | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Elizabeth A. Sweeney | Seattle, WA | 376 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Clarence T. Tegreene | Mercer Island, WA | 1102 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Charles Whitmer | North Bend, WA | 416 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lowell L. Wood, JR. | Bellevue, WA | 1795 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Victoria Y.H. Wood | Livermore, CA | 534 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61N | Electrotherapy; magnetotherapy; radiation therapy; ultrasound therapy | A61N1/0456 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61H | Physical therapy apparatus, e.g. devices for locating or stimulating reflex points in the body; artificial respiration; massage; bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes or specific parts of the body | A61H23/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A63F | Card, board, or roulette games; indoor games using small moving playing bodies; video games; games not otherwise provided for | A63F13/212 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-10 | Name change Change of name | AURENAR, LLC signed 2024-01-31 | AURENAR, INC. ST. LOUIS, MO | 67070/365 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-01-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND II, LLC signed 2023-11-15 | AURENAR, LLC ST. LOUIS, MO | 66314/76 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-12-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | EQUILITY LLC signed 2019-12-18 | THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND II, LLC BELLEVUE, WA | 51329/426 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-05-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND II, LLC signed 2018-05-03 | EQUILITY LLC BELLEVUE, WA | 45869/62 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-05-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELWHA LLC signed 2018-05-03 | THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND II, LLC BELLEVUE, WA | 45845/196 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-04-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KARE, JORDIN T. signed 2018-03-29 GOODALL, ELEANOR V. signed 2018-04-03 SWEENEY, ELIZABETH A. signed 2018-04-03 LEUTHARDT, ERIC C. signed 2018-04-04 MALASKA, STEPHEN L. signed 2018-04-05 RAMSEY, TIM F. signed 2018-04-07 MYHRVOLD, NATHAN P. signed 2018-04-11 ISHIKAWA, MURIEL Y. signed 2018-04-24 SHARADIN, KATHERINE E. signed 2018-04-24 TEGREENE, CLARENCE T. signed 2018-04-24 WHITMER, CHARLES signed 2018-04-24 WOOD, LOWELL L., JR. signed 2018-04-24 WOOD, VICTORIA Y. H. signed 2018-04-24 MALAMUD, MARK A. signed 2018-04-25 SCHEID, BRITTANY signed 2018-04-25 HYDE, RODERICK A. signed 2018-04-26 | ELWHA LLC BELLEVUE, WA | 45650/38 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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