Patents by Inventor Emmon Johnny Chen

Emmon Johnny Chen 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).

  • Systems, devices, and methods for monitoring an under foot load profile of a tibial fracture patient during a period of partial weight bearing
    Patent number: 8758272
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a tibial fracture patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define an inner cavity, may be oriented with respect to a patient's tibia. The upper surface is slidably received within the inner cavity in a piston and cylinder configuration. The system may include a pressure sensor configured to monitor the load profile of a patient during the desired period of partial weight bearing. The pressure sensor may be located below the upper surface. The system may include a noncompressible force transmitter positioned within the inner cavity and at least partially encapsulating an upper portion of the pressure sensor to transmit pressure within the housing to the pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Erik N. Kubiak, Kylee North, Emmon Johnny Chen, Jacob Joseph Hanson, Zachary John Collins, Robert W. Hitchcock
  • SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AN UNDER FOOT LOAD PROFILE OF A TIBIAL FRACTURE PATIENT DURING A PERIOD OF PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING
    Publication number: 20120010534
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a tibial fracture patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define an inner cavity, may be oriented with respect to a patient's tibia. The upper surface is slidably received within the inner cavity in a piston and cylinder configuration. The system may include a pressure sensor configured to monitor the load profile of a patient during the desired period of partial weight bearing. The pressure sensor may be located below the upper surface. The system may include a noncompressible force transmitter positioned within the inner cavity and at least partially encapsulating an upper portion of the pressure sensor to transmit pressure within the housing to the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
    Inventors: Erik N. Kubiak, Kylee North, Emmon Johnny Chen, Jacob Joseph Hanson, Zachary John Collins, Robert W. Hitchcock