Patents by Inventor Joel Douglas Stitzel, JR.

Joel Douglas Stitzel, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11684314
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides oral inserts useful for determining forces experienced by a user, such as a human user, to the head, for example, by measuring one or more of acceleration, velocity, displacement, or rotation. In some aspects, the disclosure provides oral inserts that, when worn properly by a human user, calculate the forces experienced by the user's head with high accuracy. In some aspects, the disclosure provides systems for detecting and calculating forces experienced by the user's head and to determine whether such forces are above a certain threshold indicative of increased concussion risk. In some aspects, the disclosure provides methods for calculating forces experienced by the user's head and determining whether such forces are above a certain threshold indicative of concussion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Ocellus, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Douglas Stitzel, Jr., Michael Hurst, Jillian Urban Hobson
  • Publication number: 20200008744
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides oral inserts useful for determining forces experienced by a user, such as a human user, to the head, for example, by measuring one or more of acceleration, velocity, displacement, or rotation. In some aspects, the disclosure provides oral inserts that, when worn properly by a human user, calculate the forces experienced by the user's head with high accuracy. In some aspects, the disclosure provides systems for detecting and calculating forces experienced by the user's head and to determine whether such forces are above a certain threshold indicative of increased concussion risk. In some aspects, the disclosure provides methods for calculating forces experienced by the user's head and determining whether such forces are above a certain threshold indicative of concussion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Joel Douglas Stitzel, JR., Michael Hurst, Jillian Urban Hobson
  • Publication number: 20170095204
    Abstract: An oral apparatus comprising a sensor or a plurality of sensors is provided for accurately measuring mechanical forces associated with concussive and sub-concussive impacts to the head, especially as in sports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Joel Douglas Stitzel, JR., Michael Avery Hurst