Patents by Inventor CLAUS SCHROEDER-HANSEN

CLAUS SCHROEDER-HANSEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20180246564
    Abstract: A tactile device for correcting biomechanical abnormalities using physical virtual reality simulations includes an outer hollow sphere, a pliable inner hollow sphere, a plurality of actuators, and a framework. The plurality of actuators physically couple the outer hollow sphere to the pliable inner hollow sphere, and are configured to reshape the pliable inner hollow sphere as the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere rotate. The framework includes a plurality of powered rollers which support the outer hollow sphere and control a rotational speed and direction of the outer and inner spheres. A set of pressure sensors detect pressure applied by a user against the pliable inner hollow sphere as the user moves within. One or more processors determine a biomechanical abnormality in the user based on pressure readings from the pressure sensors. A sphere controller then modifies a physical configuration of the pliable inner hollow sphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: JOHN V. DELANEY, MAEVE M. O'REILLY, NIAMH PHELAN, CLAUS SCHROEDER-HANSEN, NIAMBH SCULLION, CLEA A. ZOLOTOW
  • Publication number: 20180039330
    Abstract: A tactile device for virtual reality simulations includes an outer hollow sphere, a pliable inner hollow sphere, a plurality of actuators, and a framework. The plurality of actuators physically couple the outer hollow sphere to the pliable inner hollow sphere, and are configured to dynamically and physically reshape the pliable inner hollow sphere as the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere rotate. The framework includes a plurality of powered rollers that support the outer hollow sphere and control a rotational speed and direction of the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: JOHN V. DELANEY, SEAN T. FORNASH, ANTHONY M. HUNT, CLAUS SCHROEDER-HANSEN, CLEA A. ZOLOTOW
  • Publication number: 20180039325
    Abstract: A tactile device for virtual reality simulations includes an outer hollow sphere, a pliable inner hollow sphere, a plurality of actuators, and a framework. The plurality of actuators physically couple the outer hollow sphere to the pliable inner hollow sphere, and are configured to dynamically and physically reshape the pliable inner hollow sphere as the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere rotate. The framework includes a plurality of powered rollers that support the outer hollow sphere and control a rotational speed and direction of the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere. A sphere controller then modifies a physical configuration of the pliable inner hollow sphere based on a detected biomechanical abnormality of a user within the tactile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: JOHN V. DELANEY, MAEVE M. O'REILLY, NIAMH PHELAN, CLAUS SCHROEDER-HANSEN, NIAMBH SCULLION, CLEA A. ZOLOTOW
  • Publication number: 20170169529
    Abstract: Workload distribution is automatically optimized. Cost penalty amounts imposed on executing a database operation transaction by current and alternative processing pathway options are determined as a function of execution response times that exceed a service level agreement time limit. Respective computer processing hardware costs are determined for executing the database operation transaction via each of the current and alternative processing pathway options. Respective licensing costs are determined for migrating execution of the database operation transaction to each of the alternative processing pathway options. Accordingly, the current or alternative middleware option that has a lowest total combined cost of licensing costs, computer processing hardware costs and service level agreement penalty costs is chosen as the path for execution of the database operation transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: JOHN V. DELANEY, ALAN P. MURPHY, CLAUS SCHROEDER-HANSEN, CLEA A. ZOLOTOW