US Patent Issued to Northeastern University on July 7 for "Method for visual function assessment using multistable rivalry paradigms" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,774, issued on July 7, was assigned to Northeastern University (Boston).

"Method for visual function assessment using multistable rivalry paradigms" was invented by Jan Skerswetat (Cambridge, Mass.) and Peter John Bex (Concord, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Testing methods for evaluating visual and neurological functions of a human or animal subject that involve conscious perception. The tests include a training phase, a practice phase, and a visual rivalry phase for detecting binocular rivalry or multistate competition. The design of the testing methods offers simple, rapidly administered, nonverbal visual testing with high ti...