Patents by Inventor Forest Platt

Forest Platt 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).

  • Method and apparatus for oral motor therapy using a visual display
    Patent number: 5954673
    Abstract: A method for determining muscle strength of elements of the musculature used in speech and swallowing. In particular, a tool is equipped with at least one pressure sensor. A person inserts the tool into the person's mouth and utters sounds of speech or swallows. While uttering sounds of speech or swallowing, portions of the oral musculature contact and exert force on the sensor. A representation of this force is displayed at a visual display device as an indication of muscle strength and position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Volunteers for Medical Engineering
    Inventors: John H. Staehlin, Jack Light, Warren O'Reilly, Dan Buck, John Knight, Mike Robinson, Erick Figueroa, Forest Platt, Phil Atkinson