Patents by Inventor Kyle Brandon Reed

Kyle Brandon Reed 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: 12173544
    Abstract: A door opener for a door includes a frame coupled to the door and a wheel rotatably supported by the frame. The wheel, including its position relative to the door and frame, as well as its shape, are configured to convert a downward force applied by a user's foot into a lateral force that opens the door by rotating the wheel in contact with the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventor: Kyle Brandon Reed
  • Patent number: 12089946
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for finger-to-thumb crease testing includes a patient interface configured to attach to a thumb of a patient, the patient interface including a touch sensor configured to sense contact between a finger of the patient and the touch sensor, the touch sensor being positioned on the patient interface in a location at which it overlies a distalmost thumb crease of the thumb when the patient interface is attached, and a control module in electrical communication with the patient interface, the control module being configured to count a number of times the patient successfully taps the touch sensor with the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Theresa Ann Zesiewicz, Kyle Brandon Reed
  • Publication number: 20220213727
    Abstract: A door opener for a door includes a frame coupled to the door and a wheel rotatably supported by the frame. The wheel, including its position relative to the door and frame, as well as its shape, are configured to convert a downward force applied by a user's foot into a lateral force that opens the door by rotating the wheel in contact with the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Kyle Brandon Reed
  • Patent number: 11304650
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for heel-to-shin testing includes a patient interface configured to be applied to a shin of a patient and extend from a point on the shin adjacent the knee to a point on the shin adjacent the ankle, the patient interface including an elongated medial touch sensor configured to sense contact of a heel of the patient to a centerline of the shin at any axial position between the knee and the ankle, and a control module in electrical communication with the patient interface, the control module being configured to identify a number of times the patient's heel deviates from the centerline of the shin as the patient slides the heel down the shin or drags the heel up the shin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Theresa Ann Zesiewicz, Kyle Brandon Reed
  • Patent number: 11083373
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for neurologic vibratory sense evaluation includes a vibration article configured to attach to a body part of a patient under evaluation, the vibration article comprising a vibration element configured to vibrate against the body part, a control module configured to control an amplitude of vibrations generated by the vibration element, and a patient input device configured to enable a patient to start and stop an evaluation session, wherein starting the session in a first mode of operation causes the vibration element to initially vibrate at a relatively high amplitude that gradually decreases and wherein starting the session in a second mode of operation causes the vibration element to initially vibrate at a relatively low amplitude that gradually increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Kyle Brandon Reed, Theresa Ann Zesiewicz
  • Patent number: 10736765
    Abstract: A small, lightweight, adjustable knee orthosis for restoring gait symmetry. The orthosis includes a rotary damper for variable damping at the knee joint of the user, and a spring member for variable stiffness at the knee joint of the user. An exemplary application of the device is as a rehabilitation device for individuals who have had a stroke, as the device is designed to induce larger knee flexion as an aftereffect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Christina-Anne Kathleen Lahiff, Kyle Brandon Reed, Seok Hun Kim, Tyagi Ramakrishnan