Patents by Inventor Derek Matthew Nixon

Derek Matthew Nixon 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).

  • System and method for prosthetic/orthotic device communication
    Patent number: 8653937
    Abstract: A system and method for prosthetic/orthotic (PO) device and/or PO system communication. PO devices of the present invention may employ common communications and/or communications/control modules that allow for wireless communication between PO devices and other devices, such as remote controls and data transfer devices. The present invention also provides for a methodology of determinant and non-interfering simultaneous communication between multiple PO devices of a PO system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Ohio Willow Wood Company
    Inventors: Michael L. Haynes, Derek Matthew Nixon
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROSTHETIC/ORTHOTIC DEVICE COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20120299696
    Abstract: A system and method for prosthetic/orthotic (PO) device and/or PO system communication. PO devices of the present invention may employ common communications and/or communications/control modules that allow for wireless communication between PO devices and other devices, such as remote controls and data transfer devices. The present invention also provides for a methodology of determinant and non-interfering simultaneous communication between multiple PO devices of a PO system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: THE OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael L. Haynes, Derek Matthew Nixon
  • System and method for prosthetic/orthotic device communication
    Patent number: 8242879
    Abstract: A system and method for prosthetic/orthotic (PO) device and/or PO system communication. PO devices of the present invention preferably employ common communication modules that allow for wireless communication between PO devices and other devices, such as remote controls and data transfer devices. The present invention also provides for a methodology of determinant and non-interfering simultaneous communication between multiple PO devices of a PO system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Ohio Willow Wood Company
    Inventors: Michael L. Haynes, Derek Matthew Nixon
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROSTHETIC/ORTHOTIC DEVICE COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20090237266
    Abstract: A system and method for prosthetic/orthotic (PO) device and/or PO system communication. PO devices of the present invention preferably employ common communication modules that allow for wireless communication between PO devices and other devices, such as remote controls and data transfer devices. The present invention also provides for a methodology of determinant and non-interfering simultaneous communication between multiple PO devices of a PO system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: The Ohio Willow Wood Company
    Inventors: Michael L. Haynes, Derek Matthew Nixon