Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
073172000 | ORTHOPEDIC PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION | 11 |
20090151444 | Human Dummy System for Evaluating Comfort of Seat - A human dummy system for evaluating the comfort of a seat comfort includes sensor units and a data processing unit. The sensor units are attached to the relevant joints of a human dummy, and detect the angles of the relevant joints. The data processing unit calculates information about relative locations of adjacent joints on the basis of the information about the angles of the relevant joints, and calculates the absolute location of a specific joint through coordinate system transformation between the information about relative locations and the joints of the human dummy. | 06-18-2009 |
20100058855 | Method for determining mobility of regions of an object - A method for determining a mobility of an object includes the steps of measuring at least a portion of a shape of an object under an initial increment of a weight load of a plurality of increments of a total weight load using a device and measuring at least a portion of the shape of the object under a next increment of a total weight load of a plurality of increments of a weight load using the device. Repeating the measurements until a total weight load is achieved and comparing the measurements from the device under the plurality of incremental weight loads, thereby determining a mobility of at least the portion of said object under the plurality of increments of weight loads. The method further includes adjusting the elevation and angular orientation of a support surface for the object to achieve further measurements and a device for obtaining such measurements. | 03-11-2010 |
20100269582 | Method and a System for Lameness Recognition - A method and a system for recognizing a lameness of an animal are disclosed. | 10-28-2010 |
20110088463 | PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR JOINTS - A measurement device includes a housing, a sensor disposed in the housing to measure a force exerted on the housing and generate a signal representing the force exerted on the housing, and a digital display for receiving the signal from the sensor and presenting a visual output to a user based upon the force exerted on the housing. | 04-21-2011 |
20110146396 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING GAIT PATTERN - A method for analyzing a gait pattern includes: measuring, by a plurality of force sensing resistor (FSR) sensors, foot pressure values, and outputting the measured foot pressure values, respectively; searching for a maximum pressure local area in which the sum of the output values from the FSR sensors included in each of a plurality of pressure local areas is maximized; calculating a center of pressure (COP) with respect to the detected maximum pressure local area; and analyzing a gait pattern by adding the calculated COP to the trajectory of COPs. | 06-23-2011 |
20110197668 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING FOOT STRUCTURES, FOR DESIGN OF A FOOT ORTHOTIC, AND METHODS OF USE - An apparatus comprised of a plurality of engagement structures independently movable along a longitudinal axis to initially engage a mid-foot region of a foot is described. A center structure or a first set of engagement structures engage the foot in a mid-foot region, and one or more peripheral engagement structures engage the plantar surface in regions surrounding the mid-foot region independent from the structure(s) engaging the mid-foot region. Positional information about the engagement structures is obtained, and a surface map from the positional information is constructed, to determine a profile or contour for an orthotic device in which the foot is in a restored bone state. | 08-18-2011 |
20110214501 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PHYSICAL STRESSES PLACED ON A USER - A sensor device has an insole, a sensor body abutting the insole, pressure sensors operably mounted on the sensor body for generating a pressure data signal, and an accelerometer mounted on the insole for generating a movement data signal indicating the measuring movement of the insole. A transmitter is used for transmitting the pressure data signal and the movement data signal to a reporting device having a receiver for receiving the pressure data signal and the movement data signal. The reporting device further has a processor and a computer-readable medium for storing the pressure data signal and the movement data signal. | 09-08-2011 |
20140130593 | PRESSURE MEASUREMENT STRUCTURE - A pressure measurement structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, at least a piezoresistive layer and a wiring layer. The second substrate faces towards the first substrate. The first electrode layer is disposed on the first substrate and faces towards the second substrate. The second electrode layer is disposed on the second substrate and faces towards the first electrode layer. At least a piezoresistive layer is located between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. A wiring layer is disposed on the second substrate and back to the first substrate. The wiring layer includes multiple wires. Part of the wires are electrically connected to the first electrode layer. The other part of the wires are electrically connected to the second electrode layer. | 05-15-2014 |
20150052993 | PRESSURE INDICATING LINER AND METHOD OF USE - A sheet material, contoured sheet material, or interface liner which is formulated and fabricated such that, when pressure is applied to said sheet material, contoured sheet material, or interface liner, said sheet material, contoured sheet material, or interface liner indicates the spot at which the pressure has been applied by effecting a change in the colour or appearance of said sheet material contoured sheet material, or interface liner itself. | 02-26-2015 |
20150359457 | FOOT-MOUNTED SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING BODY MOVEMENT - A method is disclosed for foot sensors to be used to determine at least two characteristics of a subject's activity by using a combination of sensors for force and foot orientation/motion/position. A wearable footwear ecosystem is comprised of the subject's footwear, sensor-enabled insoles or insertable devices, in- or on-footwear electronics that is hard wired to the sensors and may contain additional sensors such as accelerometers, a master device and means to communicate (typically wirelessly) among the various sensor platforms, and the master device including clock synchronization. Correlating the time stamps for data among various sensors, and the master device communicating wirelessly is critical to accurate determination of the desired characteristics. Multiple force-sensitive resistors on a common substrate are individually optimized for dynamic range. Pulse sensors using arrays of such force-sensitive resistors are implemented. The resultant system can profitably be used for gaming, biometric monitoring, and activity tracking. | 12-17-2015 |
20160029926 | ORTHOPEDIC LOAD LIMIT WARNING APPARATUS - An orthopedic load limit warning apparatus having a pressure sensor shaped and sized for attachment to the underside of a user's lower appendage, the pressure sensor detecting and making a measurement of the load placed upon the sensor by the user, a pressure switch operatively associated with the pressure sensor, the pressure sensor communicating the load measurement to the pressure switch, and a sensory alarm connected to the pressure switch, the pressure switch selectively activating the sensory alarm to produce a sensory warning, the pressure sensor activating the sensory alarm when the load exceeds a predetermined level. | 02-04-2016 |