Patents by Inventor Garth Eldor Thomas

Garth Eldor Thomas 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 for Monitoring and Active Correction of Orthosis to Body Pressure Inside of An Orthosis
    Publication number: 20110230806
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for monitoring and controlling the pressure inside of an orthosis or orthotic brace. The system can measure the pressure inside of the brace using a force sensor and then, using an air bladder placed between the outside wall of the orthotic brace and the body of the person wearing the brace, deflate or inflate the air bladder as required to maintain a constant pressure between the brace and the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Edmond Hok Ming Lou, Mark Vernon Fedorak, Nicholas Chi-Kin Lo, Christopher Charles Kirchen, Garth Eldor Thomas