Patents by Inventor Mark Witteveen

Mark Witteveen 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).

  • Track and lift rehabilitation systems and related methods
    Patent number: 11877978
    Abstract: A system for physical rehabilitation is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of motors configured to be coupled to a ceiling, and a plurality of cable portions. Each cable portion is connected at a first end to a motor, among the plurality of motors, and connected at a second end to a connector element for attaching to a patient. The system also comprises a controller in operative communication with the plurality of motors to move the connector element in relation to a staircase. The controller is configured to adjust one or both of position and speed of the connector element based on tracked kinematics of the patient as the patient moves along the staircase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
    Inventors: Joanne C. Smith, Mark Witteveen
  • TRACK AND LIFT REHABILITATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220168168
    Abstract: A system for physical rehabilitation is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of motors configured to be coupled to a ceiling, and a plurality of cable portions. Each cable portion is connected at a first end to a motor, among the plurality of motors, and connected at a second end to a connector element for attaching to a patient. The system also comprises a controller in operative communication with the plurality of motors to move the connector element in relation to a staircase. The controller is configured to adjust one or both of position and speed of the connector element based on tracked kinematics of the patient as the patient moves along the staircase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Joanne C. Smith, Mark Witteveen
  • Track and lift rehabilitation systems and related methods
    Patent number: 11285070
    Abstract: A system for physical rehabilitation is disclosed. The system may comprise a plurality of motors configured to be coupled to a ceiling; a plurality of cable portions, wherein each cable portion is connected at a first end to a motor and connected at a second end to a connector element; and a controller in operative communication with the plurality of motors to move the connector element in relation to a staircase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
    Inventors: Joanne C. Smith, Mark Witteveen
  • Track and Lift Rehabilitation Systems and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20200060922
    Abstract: A system for physical rehabilitation is disclosed. The system may comprise a plurality of motors configured to be coupled to a ceiling; a plurality of cable portions, wherein each cable portion is connected at a first end to a motor and connected at a second end to a connector element; and a controller in operative communication with the plurality of motors to move the connector element in relation to a staircase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Joanne C. Smith, Mark Witteveen