Patents by Inventor Katharine E. Forth

Katharine E. Forth 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).

  • Determining postural stability
    Patent number: 8011229
    Abstract: A method for determining postural stability of a person can include acquiring a plurality of pressure data points over a period of time from at least one pressure sensor. The method can also include the step of identifying a postural state for each pressure data point to generate a plurality of postural states. The method can include the step of determining a postural state of the person at a point in time based on at least the plurality of postural states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Erez Lieberman, Katharine E. Forth, William H. Paloski
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AND RECORDING CARBON FOOTPRINT DATA
    Publication number: 20100070316
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for monitoring and reporting an entity's carbon footprint. The method may include gathering information about the entity. The information may include utility information. The method may further include equipping the entity with a global positioning system (GPS) device, an accelerometer, and a pressure sensor, and gathering utility usage data for the entity. Further, the method may include capturing travel data for the entity, and calculating the entity's carbon footprint based at least in part on the utility usage data and the travel data. Furthermore, the method may include generating a report of the entity's carbon footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: iShoe
    Inventors: Erez Lieberman, Katharine E. Forth, Ricardo Piedrahita, Qian Yang
  • Determining Postural Stability
    Publication number: 20090260426
    Abstract: A method for determining postural stability of a person can include acquiring a plurality of pressure data points over a period of time from at least one pressure sensor. The method can also include the step of identifying a postural state for each pressure data point to generate a plurality of postural states. The method can include the step of determining a postural state of the person at a point in time based on at least the plurality of postural states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Erez Lieberman, Katharine E. Forth, William H. Paloski