Patents by Inventor Manuel Rodrigues Quintas

Manuel Rodrigues Quintas 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: 10856795
    Abstract: A multifunction device for the measurement of the strain on the faces of load cells and displacement on the free ends of load cells allow measurement of the traction and/or compression force and energy expended by a muscle or muscle groups of the human body. Embodiments allow determination of the force profile, the instantaneous power and the average power. Also disclosed is a device for the measurement, recording and digital monitoring of the evolution of force and respective expended energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Universidade do Porto
    Inventors: Maria Teresa Braga Valente De Almeira Restivo, Manuel Rodrigues Quintas, Carlos Manuel De Sousa Moreira Da Silva, Tiago Faustino Andrade, Bruno Filipe Rodrigues Bento Dos Santos
  • Publication number: 20180249940
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a multifunction device for the measurement of the strain on the faces of load cells and displacement on the free ends of load cells. This way, it is possible to measure the traction and/or compression force and energy expended by a muscle or muscle groups of the human body. The present disclosure allows also to determine the force profile, the instantaneous power and the average power. The present disclosure also relates to a device for the measurement, recording and digital monitoring of the evolution of force and respective expended energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Universidade do Porto
    Inventors: Maria Teresa BRAGA VALENTE DE ALMEIRA RESTIVO, Manuel RODRIGUES QUINTAS, Carlos Manuel DE SOUSA MOREIRA DA SILVA, Tiago FAUSTINO ANDRADE, Bruno Filipe RODRIGUES BENTO DOS SANTOS
  • Publication number: 20160058276
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a laryngoscope composed by a standard blade (18) equipped with an optical fiber and is articulated in the pin (17) located in the laryngoscope head (41); the main body (42), were are all the electronic components and sensors are installed being closed by the handle cover (43). The laryngoscope has wireless communication capability and can communicate with a remote computer or other portable devices where a designed application is used to monitoring, visualization and recording all acquired data. The device has an inertial unit (24) to determine its spatial orientation according to the three main axis. The sound or/and visual alarms (13, 1) correspondent to an eventual excessive force compared to a certain predefined level are available in the laryngoscope handle head (41) or in the remote0 computer or mobile device. The laryngoscope includes also a LED to illuminate oral cavity, with variable intensity according to the user needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: António José RAMOS DA SILVA, Joaquim Gabriel MAGALHÃES MENDES, Manuel RODRIGUES QUINTAS, Pedro DE PINHO E COSTA AMORIM, Renato Manuel NATAL JORGE
  • Patent number: 9198602
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is a device for measuring skinfold thickness digitally instrumented for reading the thickness of skin folds and possessing wireless data communication capability with a remote station (for example, a personal computer) in which is installed a software application integrating a database. The developed device utilizes working principles distinct from those available in the market, in particular uses a constant force actuator (11) integrated in the device handle (12A), whose primary function is to impose a constant contact pressure between the end tip faces (1A and 1B) and the skinfold under measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO
    Inventors: Manuel Rodrigues Quintas, Carlos Manuel Sousa Moreira Da Silva, Tiago Faustino Andrade, Maria Teresa Braga Valente De Almeida Restivo, Maria de Fátima De Castro Chousal, Teresa Maria De Serpa Pinto Freitas Do Amaral
  • Publication number: 20130123668
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is a device for measuring skinfold thickness digitally instrumented for reading the thickness of skin folds and possessing wireless data communication capability with a remote station (for example, a personal computer) in which is installed a software application integrating a database. The developed device utilises working principles distinct from those available in the market, in particular uses a constant force actuator (11) integrated in the device handle (12A), whose primary function is to impose a constant contact pressure between the end tip faces (1A and 1B) and the skinfold under measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO
    Inventors: Manuel Rodrigues Quintas, Carlos Manuel Sousa Moreira Da Silva, Tiago Faustino Andrade, Maria Teresa Braga Valente De Almeida Restivo, Maria de Fátima De Castro Chousal, Teresa Maria De Serpa Pinto Freitas Do Amaral