Patents by Inventor Carey David Balaban

Carey David Balaban 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 and method for postural assessment while performing cognitive tasks
    Patent number: 7109872
    Abstract: A postural assessment chair provides a device for monitoring the posture of an individual seated thereon, and correlating changes in the individual's posture, along with indicia of movement of the chair itself and the cognitive workload of the individual, to determine the mental engagement of the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Carey David Balaban, Mark Steven Redfern
  • Apparatus and method for postural assessment while performing cognitive tasks
    Publication number: 20040222892
    Abstract: A postural assessment chair provides a means for monitoring the posture of an individual seated thereon, and correlating changes in the individual's posture, along with indicia of movement of the chair itself and the cognitive workload of the individual, to determine the mental engagement of the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Carey David Balaban, Mark Steven Redfern