Patents by Inventor Elias Thorp

Elias Thorp 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).

  • Body signal control device and related methods
    Patent number: 10973713
    Abstract: A method for controlling a powered wheelchair is disclosed. The method may comprise receiving first information from at least one user sensor coupled to a user of the wheelchair, said first information indicating the movement of the user; receiving second information from a reference sensor coupled to the wheelchair, said second information indicating the movement of the wheelchair; using the first information and the second information to prepare at least one instruction to move the wheelchair; and using the at least one instruction to move the wheelchair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
    Inventors: Ferdinando A. Mussa-Ivaldi, Farnaz Abdollahi, Ali Farshchiansadegh, Maura Casadio, Mei-Hua Lee, Jessica Pedersen, Camilla Pierella, Assaf Pressman, Rajiv Ranganathan, Ismael Seanez, Elias Thorp
  • BODY SIGNAL CONTROL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20150374563
    Abstract: A method for controlling a powered wheelchair is disclosed. The method may comprise receiving first information from at least one user sensor coupled to a user of the wheelchair, said first information indicating the movement of the user; receiving second information from a reference sensor coupled to the wheelchair, said second information indicating the movement of the wheelchair; using the first information and the second information to prepare at least one instruction to move the wheelchair; and using the at least one instruction to move the wheelchair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Ferdinando A. Mussa-Ivaldi, Farnaz Abdollahi, Ali Farshchiansadegh, Maura Casadio, Mei-Hua Lee, Jessica Pedersen, Camilla Pierella, Assaf Pressman, Rajiv Ranganathan, Ismael Seanez, Elias Thorp