Patents by Inventor Katheryn Allyn

Katheryn Allyn 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).

  • Limb volume accommodation in people with limb amputation
    Patent number: 9056023
    Abstract: A prosthetic sock monitoring system is disclosed. The sock monitoring system includes a storage device and a data collection unit. The data collection unit is operable to receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient, and store the received data in the storage device. A prosthetic sock is also disclosed. The sock comprises material shaped to fit over at least a portion of the residual limb of the patient and a thickness adapted for inserting the residual limb into the socket of the prosthesis while the sock is fitted over the residual limb. The sock also comprises one or more of a sock identification unit and a force sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
    Inventors: Joan Sanders, Brian Otis, Katheryn Allyn, Brian Hafner, John Cagle
  • Limb Volume Accommodation in People With Limb Amputation
    Publication number: 20140288669
    Abstract: A prosthetic sock monitoring system is disclosed. The sock monitoring system includes a storage device and a data collection unit. The data collection unit is operable to receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient, and store the received data in the storage device. A prosthetic sock is also disclosed. The sock comprises material shaped to fit over at least a portion of the residual limb of the patient and a thickness adapted for inserting the residual limb into the socket of the prosthesis while the sock is fitted over the residual limb. The sock also comprises one or more of a sock identification unit and a force sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Joan Sanders, Brian Otis, Katheryn Allyn, Brian Hafner, John Cagle
  • Limb volume accommodation in people with limb amputation
    Patent number: 8784340
    Abstract: A prosthetic sock monitoring system is disclosed. The sock monitoring system includes a storage device and a data collection unit. The data collection unit is operable to receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient, and store the received data in the storage device. A prosthetic sock is also disclosed. The sock comprises material shaped to fit over at least a portion of the residual limb of the patient and a thickness adapted for inserting the residual limb into the socket of the prosthesis while the sock is fitted over the residual limb. The sock also comprises one or more of a sock identification unit and a force sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: University of Washington Through Its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Joan Sanders, Brian Otis, Katheryn Allyn, Brian Hafner, John Cagle
  • LIMB VOLUME ACCOMMODATION IN PEOPLE WITH LIMB AMPUTATION
    Publication number: 20120226197
    Abstract: A prosthetic sock monitoring system is disclosed. The sock monitoring system includes a storage device and a data collection unit. The data collection unit is operable to receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient, and store the received data in the storage device. A prosthetic sock is also disclosed. The sock comprises material shaped to fit over at least a portion of the residual limb of the patient and a thickness adapted for inserting the residual limb into the socket of the prosthesis while the sock is fitted over the residual limb. The sock also comprises one or more of a sock identification unit and a force sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Joan Sanders, Brian Otis, Katheryn Allyn, Brian Hafner, John Cagle