Patents by Inventor Katherine Anne PETERSEN

Katherine Anne PETERSEN 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).

  • Cane mobility device
    Patent number: 11116689
    Abstract: A cane apparatus may include a body portion, a handle at a top end of the body portion, a proximity detector coupled to the body portion, an alert mechanism, and a processor communicatively coupled to the proximity detector and the alert mechanism. The processor may be configured to: determine, based on a signal received from the proximity detector, that the proximity detector is within a threshold distance of an obstacle; and based on the determination, activate the alert mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Katherine Anne Petersen
  • CANE MOBILITY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210236378
    Abstract: A cane apparatus may include a body portion, a handle at a top end of the body portion, a proximity detector coupled to the body portion, an alert mechanism, and a processor communicatively coupled to the proximity detector and the alert mechanism. The processor may be configured to: determine, based on a signal received from the proximity detector, that the proximity detector is within a threshold distance of an obstacle; and based on the determination, activate the alert mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: Katherine Anne PETERSEN