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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2020
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Jacob Robinson, Houston, TX (US);
Kaiyuan Yang, Houston, TX (US);
Zhanghao Yu, Houston, TX (US);
Joshua Chen, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Amanda Singer, Houston, TX (US);
Benjamin Avants, Houston, TX (US);
Nishant Verma, Houston, TX (US);
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The disclosure describes new apparatus, systems and methods utilizing magnetoelectric neural stimulators with tunable amplitude and waveform. Specific embodiments of the present disclosure include a magnetoelectric film, a magnetic field generator and an electrical circuit coupled to the magnetoelectric film, in particular embodiments, the electrical circuit comprises components configured modify an electrical output signal produced by the magnetoelectric film. In certain embodiments, the electrical circuit is configured to modify the electric signal to charge a charge storage element, to transmit data to an implantable wireless neural stimulator, and to provide a stimulation output to electrodes.