Patents by Inventor Bernard Sauvignet

Bernard Sauvignet 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND ANALYZING EFFORTS EXERTED BY THE LEGS
    Publication number: 20090062695
    Abstract: The invention concerns methods and apparatus for measuring and analyzing leg effort. The apparatus includes a motorized treadmill secured to two superimposed upper and lower assemblies that are mounted in combination with measurement sensors. The apparatus may be used for analyzing the forces exerted while running, for example, by means of the lower assembly, or walking, by means of both the lower and upper assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: H.E.F.
    Inventors: Bernard Sauvignet, Antoine Gaucher
  • Method for training and for measuring physical efforts of a person in a non-motorized wheel vehicle
    Patent number: 6142911
    Abstract: A device for training and measuring the physical efforts of a user of a nonmotorized rolling vehicle arranged on a turning assembly capable of exerting a load moment imparts a cyclical braking moment which passes from a preestablished value to a zero value dependent on the speed of the vehicle. The braking moment is controlled by detection and measurement of the speed or acceleration of the vehicle in order to drive the vehicle at a constant or substantially constant speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Centre Stephanois de Recherches Mechaniques Hydromecanique et Frottement S.A.
    Inventors: Bernard Sauvignet, Paul Calmels