Patents by Inventor Laval Desbiens

Laval Desbiens 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).

  • Rehabilitation/exercise machine and system using muscle feedback
    Patent number: 8262541
    Abstract: There is provided a machine for rehabilitation or exercise, comprising: a frame; a first arm movably secured to the frame via a first actuator; a first force sensor for measuring a force exerted by a user on the first arm; and a control unit adapted for controlling a displacement speed for the first arm via the first actuator as a function of the force and for increasing the displacement speed of the first arm via the first actuator when the force is superior to a target force. In one embodiment, there is further provided an electromyograph for location on the exercised muscle for measuring an electrical potential generated by the muscle and for lowering the target force when the electrical potential is superior to a predetermined maximum electrical potential. There is further provided a system for exercising a muscle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Consultant en Ergonomie et en Mieux-Etre du Saguenay Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Gravel, Laval Desbiens
  • REHABILITATION/EXERCISE MACHINE AND SYSTEM USING MUSCLE FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20120202650
    Abstract: There is provided a machine for rehabilitation or exercise, comprising: a frame; a first arm movably secured to the frame via a first actuator; a first force sensor for measuring a force exerted by a user on the first arm; and a control unit adapted for controlling a displacement speed for the first arm via the first actuator as a function of the force and for increasing the displacement speed of the first arm via the first actuator when the force is superior to a target force. In one embodiment, there is further provided an electromyograph for location on the exercised muscle for measuring an electrical potential generated by the muscle and for lowering the target force when the electrical potential is superior to a predetermined maximum electrical potential. There is further provided a system for exercising a muscle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Martin GRAVEL, Laval DESBIENS
  • Rehabilitation system and method using muscle feedback
    Patent number: 8187152
    Abstract: There is provided a machine for rehabilitation or exercise, comprising: a frame; a first arm movably secured to the frame via a first actuator; a first force sensor for measuring a force exerted by a user on the first arm; and a control unit adapted for controlling a displacement speed for the first arm via the first actuator as a function of the force and for increasing the displacement speed of the first arm via the first actuator when the force is superior to a target force. In one embodiment, there is further provided an electromyograph for location on the exercised muscle for measuring an electrical potential generated by the muscle and for lowering the target force when the electrical potential is superior to a predetermined maximum electrical potential. There is further provided a method for operating an exercise machine and a system for exercising a muscle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Consultant en Ergonomie et en Mieux-Etre du Saguenay Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Gravel, Laval Desbiens
  • REHABILITATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MUSCLE FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20110071002
    Abstract: There is provided a machine for rehabilitation or exercise, comprising: a frame; a first arm movably secured to the frame via a first actuator; a first force sensor for measuring a force exerted by a user on the first arm; and a control unit adapted for controlling a displacement speed for the first arm via the first actuator as a function of the force and for increasing the displacement speed of the first arm via the first actuator when the force is superior to a target force. In one embodiment, there is further provided an electromyograph for location on the exercised muscle for measuring an electrical potential generated by the muscle and for lowering the target force when the electrical potential is superior to a predetermined maximum electrical potential. There is further provided a method for operating an exercise machine and a system for exercising a muscle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Martin GRAVEL, Laval DESBIENS