Patents by Inventor Joël Coste

Joël Coste 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).

  • Patent number: 9867558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of assessing proprioceptive status by calculating a proprioceptive score Sp from absolute and variable errors between target angles and angles estimated and joint motion detection by the person tested, and/or between measured time of perceived movement of the joint of the tested person these proprioceptive scores of a person being associated with an assessment date and then stored with a date so as to serve as a reference when said person is monitored or when there is a comparison of said person with at least another person. The present invention also concerns an apparatus for the proprioceptive assessment of at least one joint, this apparatus having two movable parts (8, 9) with drive means (12, 15) particular for the pivoting of the movable parts (8, 9), means of determining the pivot angle for each of the first and second parts (8, 9) also being provided. Applications are in the field of proprioceptive assessment by movement of a limb of a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE, ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE DES HOPITAUX DE MARSELLE
    Inventors: Pascale Rabischong, Patrick Sainton, Violaine Sevrez, Joël Coste
  • Publication number: 20150342517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of assessing proprioceptive status by calculating a proprioceptive score Sp from absolute and variable errors between target angles and angles estimated and joint motion detection by the person tested, and/or between measured time of perceived movement of the joint of the tested person these proprioceptive scores of a person being associated with an assessment date and then stored with a date so as to serve as a reference when said person is monitored or when there is a comparison of said person with at least another person. The present invention also concerns an apparatus for the proprioceptive assessment of at least one joint, this apparatus having two movable parts (8, 9) with drive means (12, 15) particular for the pivoting of the movable parts (8, 9), means of determining the pivot angle for each of the first and second parts (8, 9) also being provided. Applications are in the field of proprioceptive assessment by movement of a limb of a person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE, ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE DES HOPITAUX DE MARSEILLE
    Inventors: Pascale Rabischong, Patrick Sainton, Violaine Sevrez, Joël Coste
  • Patent number: 6231005
    Abstract: The device for the individual control of the blades includes at least two sets of rotating swashplates centered on the rotor axis and non-rotating swashplates at least inclinable in all directions under the action of at least two actuators inserted between the first set and a non-rotating structure, and under the action of at least one other actuator inserted between this structure and the second set. Each non-rotating plate is held by a connecting piece to the non-rotating structure, and each rotating plate is rotated with the rotor and connected to at least one blade respectively of the rotor via a respective pitch rod. The device also includes at least as many actuators as the rotor has blades, and all the actuators are non-rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Onera (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatials)
    Inventor: Jean-Joël Costes