Patents Assigned to Brock M. Walker
  • Publication number: 20060103204
    Abstract: A sacral support assembly for use with a seat is provided. The seat includes a seat frame. An adjustable sacral support assembly is connected to the seat frame. The sacral support assembly includes a sacral support member adapted to support the sacrum of a seated user. A method is also provided for delivering adjustable, stabilizing support to a user's sacrum and sacral-pelvic anatomy to reduce fatigue, increase comfort, stability and posture for a user, and a system for adjusting and controlling the load distribution from the sacral anatomy to the anatomical structures adjacent to a user's sacrum, for example, the pelvis and lumbar regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: Brock M. Walker
    Inventors: Brock Walker, James O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20060001304
    Abstract: A sacral support assembly for use with a seat is provided. The seat includes a seat frame. An adjustable sacral support assembly is connected to the seat frame. The sacral support assembly includes a sacral support member adapted to support the sacrum of a seated user even when an obstruction is located between the user and the sacral support assembly. A method is also provided for delivering primary support to a user's sacrum and sacral-pelvic anatomy and secondary support to the remaining regions of the spine and/or adjacent anatomy to reduce fatigue, increase comfort, structural balance, stability, and posture control for a user, and a system for adjusting and controlling the load distribution from the sacral anatomy to the spine and other anatomical structures adjacent to a user's sacrum, for example, the pelvis, lumbar, thoracic and cervical regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: Brock M. Walker
    Inventors: Brock Walker, James O'Brien