Head-mountable adjustable devices for generating magnetic fields

US9962555B1 · kind B1 · utility

Inventors

• Robert A. Charles · New Boston, US
• Daniel E. Hamilton · Rochester, US
• Derek Hugger · Goffstown, US
• James William Phillips · Colonia Juarez, US
• Jacob Wenner Eisner · San Francisco, US
• Jeffrey Kessler · San Francisco, US
• Aaron Soloway · San Francisco, US
• Peter MacDonald · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 2017
• Grant date: May 8, 2018
• Expiry date: May 1, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/374
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Helmets for applying a magnetic field to the head of a subject, comprising: a housing comprising a concave surface configured to receive a portion of the head of the subject; a motor coupled to one or more of: a first permanent magnet via a first axle along a first axis of rotation, wherein the first axle drives movement of the first magnet; a second magnet via a second axle along a second axis of rotation wherein the second axle drives movement of the second magnet; and a third magnet via a third axle along the third axis of rotation wherein the third axle drives movement of the third magnet, wherein the axes are parallel; and a fit mechanism comprising a adjuster coupled to the first magnet, wherein movement of the adjustor moves the first magnet independently of the second or the third magnet.