Patents by Inventor Kylee North

Kylee North 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: 10595748
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for providing user feedback regarding compliance with a set of partial weight bearing (PWB) criteria are described. A computer system receives force data from a non-compressible force transmitter that is assigned to a user, and accesses the force data received from the non-compressible force transmitter to determine whether the user is within a predefined pressure compliance range. The pressure compliance range specifies a prescribed range of pressure that is to be applied during a PWB period. The computer system then receives a compliance data request from the user or the user's physician and communicates compliance data representing the user's compliance with the prescribed range of pressure during the PWB period to the user and/or the user's physician.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: The University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Erik N. Kubiak, Kylee North, Tomasz Petelenz, Robert W. Hitchcock
  • Publication number: 20170135606
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for measuring net load on a lower extremity. In one embodiment a bootcast may include a body and a sole. The sole may be configured to receive at least a first force. The body may be configured to receive at least a second force. One or more first sensors may be located in or on the sole and may be configured to measure the first force. One or more second sensors may be located in or on the body and may be configured to measure the second force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Robert W. Hitchcock, Tomasz J. Petelenz, Kylee North, Erik N. Kubiak
  • Patent number: 8758272
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a tibial fracture patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define an inner cavity, may be oriented with respect to a patient's tibia. The upper surface is slidably received within the inner cavity in a piston and cylinder configuration. The system may include a pressure sensor configured to monitor the load profile of a patient during the desired period of partial weight bearing. The pressure sensor may be located below the upper surface. The system may include a noncompressible force transmitter positioned within the inner cavity and at least partially encapsulating an upper portion of the pressure sensor to transmit pressure within the housing to the pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Erik N. Kubiak, Kylee North, Emmon Johnny Chen, Jacob Joseph Hanson, Zachary John Collins, Robert W. Hitchcock
  • Patent number: 8758273
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define an inner cavity, may be oriented with respect to a patient's leg. The upper surface may be slidably received within the inner cavity in a piston and cylinder configuration or may be otherwise configured. The system may include a pressure sensor configured to monitor the load profile of a patient during the desired period of partial weight bearing. The pressure sensor may be located below the upper surface. The system may include a noncompressible force transmitter positioned within the inner cavity and at least partially encapsulating an upper portion of the pressure sensor to transmit pressure within the housing to the pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Erik N. Kubiak, Kylee North, Robert W. Hitchcock
  • Publication number: 20130150755
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for providing user feedback regarding compliance with a set of partial weight bearing (PWB) criteria are described. A computer system receives force data from a non-compressible force transmitter that is assigned to a user, and accesses the force data received from the non-compressible force transmitter to determine whether the user is within a predefined pressure compliance range. The pressure compliance range specifies a prescribed range of pressure that is to be applied during a PWB period. The computer system then receives a compliance data request from the user or the user's physician and communicates compliance data representing the user's compliance with the prescribed range of pressure during the PWB period to the user and/or the user's physician.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Erik N. Kubiak, Kylee North, Tomasz Petelenz, Robert W. Hitchcock
  • Publication number: 20120010534
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a tibial fracture patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define an inner cavity, may be oriented with respect to a patient's tibia. The upper surface is slidably received within the inner cavity in a piston and cylinder configuration. The system may include a pressure sensor configured to monitor the load profile of a patient during the desired period of partial weight bearing. The pressure sensor may be located below the upper surface. The system may include a noncompressible force transmitter positioned within the inner cavity and at least partially encapsulating an upper portion of the pressure sensor to transmit pressure within the housing to the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
    Inventors: Erik N. Kubiak, Kylee North, Emmon Johnny Chen, Jacob Joseph Hanson, Zachary John Collins, Robert W. Hitchcock
  • Publication number: 20120010535
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define an inner cavity, may be oriented with respect to a patient's leg. The upper surface may be slidably received within the inner cavity in a piston and cylinder configuration or may be otherwise configured. The system may include a pressure sensor configured to monitor the load profile of a patient during the desired period of partial weight bearing. The pressure sensor may be located below the upper surface. The system may include a noncompressible force transmitter positioned within the inner cavity and at least partially encapsulating an upper portion of the pressure sensor to transmit pressure within the housing to the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
    Inventors: Erik N. Kubiak, Kylee North, Robert W. Hitchcock