Patents by Inventor Amy K. PORTER

Amy K. PORTER 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).

  • Publication number: 20230267854
    Abstract: An anatomical movement simulation assembly and a method of simulating anatomical movements. One or more additive-manufactured body part models anatomically approximates a corresponding physical body part(s), or exhibits anatomical accuracy relative to the corresponding physical body part(s). The physical body part(s) modeled include a rib cage, lungs, diaphragm, tongue, jaw and teeth, vocal folds, and larynx, among other possibilities. Movement is imparted to the additive-manufactured body part model(s), for instance via pump, motor, or manual actuation, in order to replicate the physiologically normal movement of the corresponding physical body part(s). Educators, musicians, singers, actors, students, doctors, and patients, as well as others, may find productive use observing such anatomical movement simulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: David A. ZOPF, Amy K. PORTER