Patents by Inventor Carlos Manuel DE SOUSA MOREIRA DA SILVA

Carlos Manuel DE SOUSA MOREIRA DA SILVA 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).

  • Device for measuring muscle strength and energy
    Patent number: 10856795
    Abstract: A multifunction device for the measurement of the strain on the faces of load cells and displacement on the free ends of load cells allow measurement of the traction and/or compression force and energy expended by a muscle or muscle groups of the human body. Embodiments allow determination of the force profile, the instantaneous power and the average power. Also disclosed is a device for the measurement, recording and digital monitoring of the evolution of force and respective expended energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Universidade do Porto
    Inventors: Maria Teresa Braga Valente De Almeira Restivo, Manuel Rodrigues Quintas, Carlos Manuel De Sousa Moreira Da Silva, Tiago Faustino Andrade, Bruno Filipe Rodrigues Bento Dos Santos
  • DEVICE FOR MEASURING MUSCLE STRENGTH AND ENERGY
    Publication number: 20180249940
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a multifunction device for the measurement of the strain on the faces of load cells and displacement on the free ends of load cells. This way, it is possible to measure the traction and/or compression force and energy expended by a muscle or muscle groups of the human body. The present disclosure allows also to determine the force profile, the instantaneous power and the average power. The present disclosure also relates to a device for the measurement, recording and digital monitoring of the evolution of force and respective expended energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Universidade do Porto
    Inventors: Maria Teresa BRAGA VALENTE DE ALMEIRA RESTIVO, Manuel RODRIGUES QUINTAS, Carlos Manuel DE SOUSA MOREIRA DA SILVA, Tiago FAUSTINO ANDRADE, Bruno Filipe RODRIGUES BENTO DOS SANTOS