AI-Powered Wireless Power Transfer System for Neuromodulation Devices
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Summary of the Inventive Concept
A novel system integrating wireless power transfer technology with AI, IoT, and blockchain innovations to enhance neuromodulation device performance, efficiency, and security.
Background and Problem Solved
The original patent's wireless power receiver coil for implantable neuromodulation devices has limitations in terms of power transfer efficiency, neural activity monitoring, and data security. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by incorporating AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies to create a more powerful, efficient, and secure system.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The AI-Powered Wireless Power Transfer System for Neuromodulation Devices integrates a wireless power receiver coil with an AI-powered neural activity monitoring module, IoT-enabled sensors, and a blockchain-based secure data storage unit. The AI module adjusts power transfer frequency based on real-time neural activity data, ensuring optimal power delivery. The IoT-enabled sensors monitor power transfer efficiency, and the blockchain-based secure data storage unit stores and shares power transfer protocols securely. The system enables real-time optimization of power transfer schedules, supplements wireless power transfer signals with energy harvesting modules, and provides secure data storage and sharing.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The new claims introduce the innovative combination of AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies with wireless power transfer technology, providing a synergistic system that enhances neuromodulation device performance, efficiency, and security. The inventive step lies in the integration of these distinct technologies to create a more powerful and secure system.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments may include integrating the AI-powered neural activity monitoring module with other sensors, such as EEG or EMG sensors, to provide a more comprehensive neural activity monitoring system. Variations may include using different AI algorithms or machine learning models to optimize power transfer schedules or adjusting the blockchain-based secure data storage unit to accommodate different data sharing protocols.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
The AI-Powered Wireless Power Transfer System for Neuromodulation Devices has significant commercial potential in the medical device industry, particularly in the areas of implantable neuromodulation devices, brain-computer interfaces, and neuroprosthetics. The system's enhanced performance, efficiency, and security make it an attractive solution for medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers.
Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)
Field of Art
Biomedical engineering, specifically implantable neuromodulation devices with wireless power transfer systems, requiring expertise in electrical engineering, medical device design, and power transfer technologies
Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile
A biomedical engineer with advanced degree, experience in medical device design, understanding of wireless power transfer, neural stimulation technologies, and familiarity with emerging technologies like AI and IoT
Obviousness Rationale
A PHOSITA would recognize that integrating AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies with the existing wireless power transfer architecture for neuromodulation devices represents a predictable combination of known techniques. The source patent establishes a foundational wireless power transfer system for implantable devices, and the PTD merely extends this framework with contemporary digital technologies that are well-understood in medical device engineering. The modifications represent incremental improvements using standard engineering approaches to enhance device functionality and data management.
Obvious Combinations & Variations
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,797 |
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| Title | Wireless power receiver coil for implantable neuromodulation device |
| Assignee(s) | VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC |