IP Library Granted Patent US 11,540,967
Granted Patent B2
US 11,540,967 · App. 16/281,938 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Headset system

Inventors: Jan B. Zwierstra (Los Angeles, CA); Trevor Dunlop (Los Angeles, CA); Lane Stith (Los Angeles, CA); Gerard Salinas (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
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Patent No.
US 11,540,967
App. No.
16/281,938
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Arrangements described herein relate to a headset system and a method to manufacturing the headset system, the headset system including a headset configured to lay on top of a surface and to support a head of a subject when the subject is in a supine position or a reclined position, at least one probe adjustment mechanism, and a probe coupled to the at least one probe adjustment mechanism and configured to emit acoustic energy.

Claims (28)

1. An ultrasound device comprising:

a baseplate;

a transducer configured to transmit or receive ultrasound energy with respect to a head of a subject;

robotics coupled to the transducer and configured to control a position of the transducer relative to the head of the subject when the ultrasound device is attached to a headset; and

a housing that encloses at least a portion of the transducer and at least a portion of the robotics, wherein the housing comprising the transducer and the robotics is configured to be removably attached to the headset by inserting in a direction toward the baseplate to be placed at a specific position relative to the head of the subject when the head of the subject is supported by the baseplate.

2. The ultrasound device of claim 1 , wherein

the ultrasound device is configured to be removably attached to be in the position that is adjacent a side of the head of the subject.

3. The ultrasound device of claim 1 , wherein the baseplate comprises a railway and the ultrasound device is configured to be removably attached to the railway.

4. The ultrasound device of claim 3 , wherein the position of the ultrasound device is adjustable along the railway.

5. The ultrasound device of claim 4 , wherein the position of the ultrasound device is configured to be adjusted by adjusting a distance of the ultrasound device from the side of the head of the subject.

6. The ultrasound device of claim 4 , wherein an entirety of the ultrasound device is configured to move as the position of the ultrasound device is adjusted along the railway.

7. The ultrasound device of claim 1 , further comprising a latch, wherein the ultrasound device is attached to or removed from the baseplate in response to actuation of the latch.

8. The ultrasound device of claim 1 , wherein the transducer is configured to be located proximate to or in contact with a temporal window of the head of the subject.

9. The ultrasound device of claim 1 , wherein a position of the housing in relation to the headset is configured to be adjustable.

10. The ultrasound device of claim 1 , wherein a position of the robotics in relation to the headset is configured to be adjustable.

11. A method of manufacturing an ultrasound device, the method comprising:

providing a baseplate;

providing a transducer configured to transmit or receive ultrasound energy with respect to a head of a subject; and

providing a housing that encloses at least a portion of the transducer and at least a portion of the robotics;

configuring the housing the housing comprising the transducer and the robotics to be removably attached to the headset by inserting in a direction toward the baseplate to be placed at a specific position relative to the head of the subject when the head of the subject is supported by the baseplate.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein

the baseplate is configured to receive the head of the subject; and

the ultrasound device is configured to be removably attached to be in the position that is adjacent a side of the head of the subject.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the baseplate comprises a railway and the ultrasound device is configured to be removably attached to the railway.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the position of the ultrasound device is adjustable along the railway.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the position of the ultrasound device is configured to be adjusted by adjusting a distance of the ultrasound device from the side of the head of the subject.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein an entirety of the ultrasound device is configured to move as the position of the ultrasound device is adjusted along the railway.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising installing a latch to the ultrasound device, wherein the ultrasound device is attached to or removed from the baseplate in response to actuation of the latch.

Assignments (8)
DEFAULT Recorded Mar 5, 2024
From: NOVASIGNAL CORP.
To: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
Reel/Frame 066741/0678 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2023
From: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
To: NEURASIGNAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 064238/0383 →
STATEMENT OF FORECLOSURE Recorded Jul 5, 2023
From: NOVASIGNAL CORP.
To: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
Reel/Frame 064206/0484 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2023
From: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
To: NEURASIGNAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 064155/0787 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2023
From: NEURASIGNAL, INC.
To: AVENUE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 064155/0854 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2021
From: NOVASIGNAL CORP.
To: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
Reel/Frame 058425/0481 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 2, 2021
From: NEURAL ANALYTICS, INC.
To: NOVASIGNAL CORP.
Reel/Frame 056758/0597 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2019
From: ZWIERSTRA, JAN B.; DUNLOP, TREVOR; STITH, LANE; SALINAS, GERARD
To: NEURAL ANALYTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 048400/0860 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15853433 · Dec 22, 2017
Provisional Application 62467782 · Mar 6, 2017
Related Publication 20190175433A1 · Jun 13, 2019