Patents by Inventor Augustine SMITH

Augustine SMITH 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: 11779795
    Abstract: A body weight support system includes a tether configured to be coupled to an attachment device worn by a user to couple the user to the body weight support system. A method of providing gait training includes defining a reference length of the tether when the attachment device is in an initial position and defining a threshold length of the tether. A first amount of body weight support is provided during the gait training as the user moves relative to a surface and the length of the tether is less than the threshold length. A second amount of body weight support is provided during the gait training as the user moves relative to the surface and the length of the tether is greater than the threshold length. The method further includes displaying data associated with the gait training on a display of an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Bioness Inc.
    Inventors: Keith McBride, Arkady Glukhovsky, Augustine Smith
  • Patent number: 11464696
    Abstract: A body weight support system includes a support track, a trolley, and a power rail. The support track has a first portion and a second portion. The trolley has a support assembly and a drive assembly. The support assembly is configured to support at least a portion of a body weight of a user. The drive assembly is configured to movably suspend the trolley from the first portion of the support track when the user moves along a first surface and is configured to movably suspend the trolley from the second portion of the support track when the user moves along a second surface separate from the first surface. The power rail is coupled to the support track and is configured to be in electrical contact with a portion of the trolley as the trolley moves along the first portion and the second portion of the support track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Bioness Inc.
    Inventors: Arkady Glukhovsky, Todd Cushman, Augustine Smith
  • Publication number: 20220016471
    Abstract: A body weight support system includes a tether configured to be coupled to an attachment device worn by a user to couple the user to the body weight support system. A method of providing gait training includes defining a reference length of the tether when the attachment device is in an initial position and defining a threshold length of the tether. A first amount of body weight support is provided during the gait training as the user moves relative to a surface and the length of the tether is less than the threshold length. A second amount of body weight support is provided during the gait training as the user moves relative to the surface and the length of the tether is greater than the threshold length. The method further includes displaying data associated with the gait training on a display of an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Bioness Inc.
    Inventors: Keith MCBRIDE, Arkady GLUKHOVSKY, Augustine SMITH
  • Patent number: 10668316
    Abstract: A body weight support system includes a tether configured to be coupled to an attachment device worn by a user to couple the user to the body weight support system. A method of providing gait training includes defining a reference length of the tether when the attachment device is in an initial position and defining a threshold length of the tether. A first amount of body weight support is provided during the gait training as the user moves relative to a surface and the length of the tether is less than the threshold length. A second amount of body weight support is provided during the gait training as the user moves relative to the surface and the length of the tether is greater than the threshold length. The method further includes displaying data associated with the gait training on a display of an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Bioness Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Mcbride, Arkady Glukhovsky, Augustine Smith
  • Patent number: 10500123
    Abstract: A body weight support system includes a support track configured to movably suspend a trolley therefrom. A power rail of the system is coupled to the support track and is in electrical contact with the trolley. A switch included in the system has a support track portion and a power rail portion. The switch is configured to transition between a first configuration, in which a first portion of the support track and the support track portion of the switch define a first path, and a second configuration, in which a second portion of the support track and the support track portion of the switch define a second path. The trolley is configured to receive a flow of electric power from at least one of the power rail or the power rail portion of the switch that is operable to move the trolley along the first path or the second path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Bioness Inc.
    Inventors: Arkady Glukhovsky, Todd Cushman, Augustine Smith
  • Publication number: 20180229070
    Abstract: A body weight support system includes a tether configured to be coupled to an attachment device worn by a user to couple the user to the body weight support system. A method of providing gait training includes defining a reference length of the tether when the attachment device is in an initial position and defining a threshold length of the tether. A first amount of body weight support is provided during the gait training as the user moves relative to a surface and the length of the tether is less than the threshold length. A second amount of body weight support is provided during the gait training as the user moves relative to the surface and the length of the tether is greater than the threshold length. The method further includes displaying data associated with the gait training on a display of an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Bioness Inc.
    Inventors: Keith MCBRIDE, Arkady GLUKHOVSKY, Augustine SMITH
  • Publication number: 20180071159
    Abstract: A body weight support system includes a support track, a trolley, and a power rail. The support track has a first portion and a second portion. The trolley has a support assembly and a drive assembly. The support assembly is configured to support at least a portion of a body weight of a user. The drive assembly is configured to movably suspend the trolley from the first portion of the support track when the user moves along a first surface and is configured to movably suspend the trolley from the second portion of the support track when the user moves along a second surface separate from the first surface. The power rail is coupled to the support track and is configured to be in electrical contact with a portion of the trolley as the trolley moves along the first portion and the second portion of the support track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Bioness Inc.
    Inventors: Arkady Glukhovsky, Todd Cushman, Augustine Smith
  • Publication number: 20170128313
    Abstract: A body weight support system includes a support track configured to movably suspend a trolley therefrom. A power rail of the system is coupled to the support track and is in electrical contact with the trolley. A switch included in the system has a support track portion and a power rail portion. The switch is configured to transition between a first configuration, in which a first portion of the support track and the support track portion of the switch define a first path, and a second configuration, in which a second portion of the support track and the support track portion of the switch define a second path. The trolley is configured to receive a flow of electric power from at least one of the power rail or the power rail portion of the switch that is operable to move the trolley along the first path or the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Bioness Inc.
    Inventors: Arkady GLUKHOVSKY, Todd CUSHMAN, Augustine SMITH
  • Patent number: 6288143
    Abstract: A method for preparing the first component of a two-component room temperature-vulcanizable (RTV) silicone composition comprises (a) preparing a filler/oil masterbatch by (i) adding an unreactive silicone oil and untreated, aggregated filler particles to a mixer; (ii) adding a filler treating agent such as an organosilane, a polyorganosilane or a silazane to the unreactive silicone oil/filler mixture; and (iii) mixing the unreactive silicone oil/filler mixture and treating agent under conditions sufficient to breakdown the aggregated filler particles to an average size of less than about 300 nm for a time of less than about 24 hours to form the filler/oil masterbatch; and (b) adding said filler/oil masterbatch to a reactive silicone oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul J. Caradori, Robert Augustine Smith, Michael Allen Zumbrum