Patents by Inventor Alexander William Walker

Alexander William Walker 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).

  • Patent number: 10004660
    Abstract: A method for treating patients with sensor agnosia is described that uses a gaming system with a specialised two handed game controller that can provide isolated haptic feedback to the patient's hand that has the greatest sensory agnosia. The controller is designed to be easy to use for patients with limited dexterity and requires the user to use both hands to control the controller. The gaming system provides a range of interactive computer games that provide contextually relevant haptic feedback of varying durations and intensities. Haptic feedback is provided in response to events in a game, and whilst the controller requires two hands, each hand is vibrationally isolated so that haptic feedback is only provided to the desired hand. The system logs usage statistics of the patient and these can be sent back to a clinician for analysis. The system and controller is particularly suitable for children with Cerebral Palsy, but may be used to treat patients with sensory agnosia due to range of conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: FLINDERS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH NETWORK INC.
    Inventors: David Anthony Hobbs, Susan Loris Hillier, Remo Nunzio Russo, Alexander William Walker, Max Bristow Hughes, Thomas Samuel Whitby
  • Publication number: 20160125728
    Abstract: An activation device for a patient alarm system. The activation device comprises a resiliently deformable bladder defining an internal volume and a pressure switch in fluid communication with the internal volume and connected to an alarm system. Squeezing the resiliently deformable bladder operates the pressure switch, which activates the alarm system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander William Walker, Robert William White, Daniel Weiss, Peter Collin Schumacher, Daniel McLean, Martin Howard Priestman Freney, Stephen Geoffrey Brown, Timothy John Hooper
  • Publication number: 20150290076
    Abstract: A method for treating patients with sensor agnosia is described that uses a gaming system with a specialised two handed game controller that can provide isolated haptic feedback to the patient's hand that has the greatest sensory agnosia. The controller is designed to be easy to use for patients with limited dexterity and requires the user to use both hands to control the controller. The gaming system provides a range of interactive computer games that provide contextually relevant haptic feedback of varying durations and intensities. Haptic feedback is provided in response to events in a game, and whilst the controller requires two hands, each hand is vibrationally isolated so that haptic feedback is only provided to the desired hand. The system logs usage statistics of the patient and these can be sent back to a clinician for analysis. The system and controller is particularly suitable for children with Cerebral Palsy, but may be used to treat patients with sensory agnosia due to range of conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: David Anthony Hobbs, Susan Loris Hillier, Remo Nunzio Russo, Alexander William Walker, Max Bristow Hughes, Thomas Samuel Whitby
  • Publication number: 20040258869
    Abstract: A modular plastic floor assembly formed from a plurality of shaped tiles (1) and a plurality of shaped connector tiles (3). The shape tiles are substantially larger than the shaped connector tiles and the shaped connector tiles fit into interstices between the shaped tiles when the floor assembly is formed. Each of the shaped tiles and the shaped connector tiles have a substantially planar upper surface (20) and a support array (5, 28) extending from a lower surface of the body. The shaped tiles have connectors (11) and the shaped connector tiles have complementary connectors (24). The connectors are adapted to interengage to interlock the shaped tiles to adjacent shaped connector tiles. Resiliently loaded fingers (118) allow for expansion and contraction between the adjacent tiles. The support array may include resiliently moulded shock absorbing portions (141). The upper surface may have in-mould decoration to provide a surface with changed appearance, frictional properties and/or surface hardness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventor: Alexander William Walker