Patents by Inventor Edwin W. Hander

Edwin W. Hander 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 of detecting movement of objects within the abdominal and/or pelvic region
    Patent number: 9017270
    Abstract: Aspects of an apparatus and method for detecting movement of an object includes a base and a projection member extending between a first second ends, wherein the first end is attached to the base. Further included is a support member at the second end of the projection member, and a guide wire carried by the support member and having a substantially fixed length, wherein the guide wire is movable between a first position and a second position in conjunction with movement of an object. Also included is a sensor located a substantially fixed distance along a path of the guide wire from the support member, wherein the sensor detects movement of the guide wire between the first second positions. Additionally included is a feedback unit in communication with the sensor, wherein the feedback unit is configured to generate feedback corresponding to the detected movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: OB Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: M. Bardett Fausett, Jonathan W. Hander, Edwin W. Hander
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING MOVEMENT OF OBJECTS WITHIN THE ABDOMINAL AND/OR PELVIC REGION
    Publication number: 20120245490
    Abstract: Aspects of an apparatus and method for detecting movement of an object includes a base and a projection member extending between a first second ends, wherein the first end is attached to the base. Further included is a support member at the second end of the projection member, and a guide wire carried by the support member and having a substantially fixed length, wherein the guide wire is movable between a first position and a second position in conjunction with movement of an object. Also included is a sensor located a substantially fixed distance along a path of the guide wire from the support member, wherein the sensor detects movement of the guide wire between the first second positions. Additionally included is a feedback unit in communication with the sensor, wherein the feedback unit is configured to generate feedback corresponding to the detected movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: OB Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: M. Bardett FAUSETT, Jonathan W. Hander, Edwin W. Hander