Patents by Inventor Ryan FORCIER

Ryan FORCIER 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).

  • Sensing plantar adipose tissue
    Patent number: 11583206
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus comprises a platform having an upper surface to contact a plantar surface of a human foot positioned on the platform, a first pressure sensor to sense a pressure applied to the upper surface by a heel of the human foot, and a first probe extending through an opening in the platform and movable vertically upward through the opening to probe an adipose layer on a bottom of the heel. The apparatus also comprises a first actuator to displace the first probe upwardly against the adipose layer with a predetermined force, and a linear displacement sensor to sense a vertical displacement of the first probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew G. Lopez, Ryan Forcier, Brian R. Jung, Marvin Dav Hoag, Francis L. Kozakiewicz
  • SENSING PLANTAR ADIPOSE TISSUE
    Publication number: 20200237259
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus comprises a platform having an upper surface to contact a plantar surface of a human foot positioned on the platform, a first pressure sensor to sense a pressure applied to the upper surface by a heel of the human foot, and a first probe extending through an opening in the platform and movable vertically upward through the opening to probe an adipose layer on a bottom of the heel. The apparatus also comprises a first actuator to displace the first probe upwardly against the adipose layer with a predetermined force, and a linear displacement sensor to sense a vertical displacement of the first probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew G. LOPEZ, Ryan FORCIER, Brian R. JUNG, Marvin Dav HOAG, Francis L. KOZAKIEWICZ