Patents by Inventor Eugene MALINOWSKI

Eugene MALINOWSKI 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 shape, position, and posture recognition suit with multi-core optical shape sensing fiber
    Patent number: 9304018
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes a body suit for a body that includes an appendage having a pivotable joint, the body suit comprising a sleeve to cover the appendage, wherein a first portion of the sleeve is configured to cover the pivotable joint. One or more multi-core optical fiber sensors is/are within or on the sleeve in a routing pattern that is substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the sleeve except within the first portion and that is at least partially transverse to the longitudinal axis within the first portion. An optical shape sensing system coupled to the one or more multi-core optical fiber sensors sends light into the one or more multi-core optical fiber sensors and determines a position of each of the multiple appendages based on reflected optical signal measurements detected from one or more multi-core optical fiber sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Davis, Eugene Malinowski, Jason L. Chevalier, Alaina M. McGregor, Matthew Reaves
  • BODY SHAPE, POSITION, AND POSTURE RECOGNITION SUIT WITH MULTI-CORE OPTICAL SHAPE SENSING FIBER
    Publication number: 20150124266
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes a body suit for a body that includes an appendage having a pivotable joint, the body suit comprising a sleeve to cover the appendage, wherein a first portion of the sleeve is configured to cover the pivotable joint. One or more multi-core optical fiber sensors is/are within or on the sleeve in a routing pattern that is substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the sleeve except within the first portion and that is at least partially transverse to the longitudinal axis within the first portion. An optical shape sensing system coupled to the one or more multi-core optical fiber sensors sends light into the one or more multi-core optical fiber sensors and determines a position of each of the multiple appendages based on reflected optical signal measurements detected from one or more multi-core optical fiber sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew A. DAVIS, Eugene MALINOWSKI, Jason L. CHEVALIER, Alaina M. MCGREGOR, Mathew REAVES