Patents by Inventor Joseph Cyril Barbenel

Joseph Cyril Barbenel 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).

  • Activity monitor
    Patent number: 8342045
    Abstract: A method of recording data relating to the posture of a subject and assessing the data so as to categorize said data into activities, including sitting, walking and standing. The method comprises sensing the movement of the thigh by use of a single sensor; recording the movement of the thigh; and processing the data so as to classify the data into discrete ones of said activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Douglas James Maxwell, Malcolm Howard Granat, Joseph Cyril Barbenel
  • Activity monitor
    Publication number: 20040112151
    Abstract: A method of recording data relating to the posture of a subject and assessing the data so as to categorize said data into activities, including sitting, walking and standing. The method comprises sensing the movement of the thigh by use of a single sensor; recording the movement of the thigh; and processing the data so as to classify the data into discrete ones of said activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas James Maxwell, Malcolm Howard Granat, Joseph Cyril Barbenel