As neurotechnology proliferates, applications spanning numerous and diverse applications are appearing, from neuropathy treatments to hands-free device control to content suggestion. Not only is this industry incredibly manifold and disruptive, it is incredibly lucrative as well, projected to reach $2.67 Billion By 2026.
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IBM
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Sony
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Panasonic
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Interaxon Inc.
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Microsoft
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RPX Corporation
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National Institutes Of Health (NIH)
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Emotiv Inc.
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EMOTIV LABS is the first-ever crowdsourced platform allowing anyone anywhere to participate in fun and easy neuroscience research initiatives. Among they're products, includes headbands that can control apps and machines by recognizing trained thoughts. They also have wireless EEG systems that can be used for various research projects and educational applications, due to their ability to acquire data outside of a laboratory setting. Their community of developers and researchers spans globally over 100 countries.
| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
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| 734 | |
| 556 Diagnosis; ID , 77 Electrotherapy, etc. , 32 Sports; Games; Amusements , 31 Prostheses , 23 Physical Therapy , 9 Apparel , 4 Consciousness-altering , 2 Wheelchairs | |
| 137 | |
| 116 Communication Techniques , 19 Hand Tools; Portable Power-Driven Tools; Manipulators , 2 Writing or Drawing Implements; Bureau Accessories | |
| 23 | |
| 23 Vehicles in General | |
| 654 | |
| 448 Digital computing , 59 Image Processing , 48 Education; Cryptography; Display; Advertising; Seals , 30 Computer Computational Models , 30 Data Recognition , 17 Measuring; Testing , 14 Controlling; Regulating , 8 Checking-Devices | |
| 58 | |
| 33 Optics , 23 Musical instruments; Acoustics , 2 Photography; Cinematography; Electrography; Holography | |
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| 15 Business Methods | |
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| 14 Healthcare informatics | |
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| 48 Brain-machine interfaces for detecting human emotion, intention, or mental state , 42 Brain-machine interfaces applied to treating neurological diseases such as epilepsy, Parkinson's, etc. , 13 Brain machine interfaces for using brain waves and biosignals to implement an action and/or control a device. , 11 Systems and methods for analyzing a digital system and distinguishing the relevant aspects on the signal that is desired. , 9 Devices - sensory input / enhancement , 9 Systems and methods for taking a biosignal and translating it to a desired signal that can be recognized by a device. , 8 Signal processing - signal acquisition type (eeg) , 7 Brain-machine interfaces for creating new and more efficient forms of communication. , 6 Brain-machine interfaces for diagnosing neurological diseases such as sleep disorders, epilepsy, etc. , 4 Devices - monitoring , 4 Signal is acquired using a method other than eeg signals such as ECog, fMRI, PET, or MEG , 3 Circuits and other systems for amplifying a biosignal and/or digitizing it , 2 Signal processing - vr , 2 Signal processing - analyzing brain waves , 2 Systems and methods for processing data to create or analyze imaging data. | |
