Patents by Inventor Bjorn Svendesen

Bjorn Svendesen 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).

  • Closed-loop force controlled body weight support system
    Patent number: 7381163
    Abstract: A body weight support system that monitors and controls the level of support force within a stepcycle to result in normative center of mass movement and ground reaction forces. The system comprises a harness connected to a lift line which in turn is connected to a means for advancing and retracting the lift line. A control system is configured to monitor load on the cable and to regulate lift line advancement and retraction in response to load information. The support system can be combined with a treadmill for locomotor training of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Keith Gordon, Bjorn Svendesen, Susan J. Harkema, Sam El-Alami
  • Closed-loop force controlled body weight support system
    Publication number: 20030153438
    Abstract: A body weight support system that monitors and controls the level of support force within a stepcycle to result in normative center of mass movement and ground reaction forces. The system comprises a harness connected to a lift line which in turn is connected to a means for advancing and retracting the lift line. A control system is configured to monitor load on the cable and to regulate lift line advancement and retraction in response to load information. The support system can be combined with a treadmill for locomotor training of a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Keith Gordon, Bjorn Svendesen, Susan J. Harkema, Sam El-Alami