Patents by Inventor Marc LEMAN

Marc LEMAN 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: 11872446
    Abstract: A method for gait retraining of a runner includes: measuring acceleration data of at least one lower leg of the runner; diagnosing the acceleration data thereby determining a measure of the impact intensity of at least one external tibial shock; and providing real-time feedback to the runner by converting the measure of the impact intensity into distortion of music to a level which is perceived by the runner as a measure for the impact intensity. The conversion is done based on a predefined relationship between perceived distortion levels and imposed distortion levels, and the runner can reduce the distortion of the music by adjusting his or her gait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
    Inventors: Dirk De Clercq, Marc Leman, Joren Six, Valerio Lorenzoni, Joeri Gerlo, Pieter Van Den Berghe
  • Patent number: 11690535
    Abstract: A mobile music listening device synchronizing in a personalized way music and movement, and dedicated to improving the kinematics of the runner. Thanks to inertial units connected to a smartphone, the runner's steps are detected in real time by the mobile application. A dedicated algorithm adapts the pulsation of the musical excerpts in such a way as to bring the runner to a suitable cadence, capable of preventing injuries. A method for the synchronization of the rhythmic stimulation with the biological variability using a Kuramoto model characterized in that phase oscillator with a coupling term from the movement dynamics with parameters of, coupling strength, maximum and minimum frequencies for a fraction of the unmodified song frequency, maximum difference between the tempo and target frequency, Target the target frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITEIT GENT, CENTRE HOSPITALIER ET UNIVERSITAIRE DE MONTPELLIER, UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER, CLINIQUE BEAU-SOLEIL, MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Benoît Bardy, Simone Dalla Bella, Loic Damm, Dobri Dotov, Déborah Varoqui, Jeska Buhmann, Marc Leman, Bart Moens, Edith Van Dyck, Sean O'Leary, Joseph Timoney, Rudi Villing, Tomas Ward, Valérie Cochen de Cock
  • Publication number: 20210252338
    Abstract: A method for gait retraining of a runner includes: measuring acceleration data of at least one lower leg of the runner; diagnosing the acceleration data thereby determining a measure of the impact intensity of at least one external tibial shock; and providing real-time feedback to the runner by converting the measure of the impact intensity into distortion of music to a level which is perceived by the runner as a measure for the impact intensity. The conversion is done based on a predefined relationship between perceived distortion levels and imposed distortion levels, and the runner can reduce the distortion of the music by adjusting his or her gait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk DE CLERCQ, Marc LEMAN, Joren SIX, Valerio LORENZONI, Joeri GERLO, Pieter VAN DEN BERGHE
  • Publication number: 20200289026
    Abstract: A mobile music listening device synchronizing in a personalized way music and movement, and dedicated to improving the kinematics of the runner. Thanks to inertial units connected to a smartphone, the runner's steps are detected in real time by the mobile application. A dedicated algorithm adapts the pulsation of the musical excerpts in such a way as to bring the runner to a suitable cadence, capable of preventing injuries. A method for the synchronization of the rhythmic stimulation with the biological variability using a Kuramoto model characterized in that phase oscillator with a coupling term from the movement dynamics with parameters of, coupling strength, maximum and minimum frequencies for a fraction of the unmodified song frequency, maximum difference between the tempo and target frequency, Target the target frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Benoît BARDY, Simone DALLA BELLA, Loic DAMM, Dobri DOTOV, Déborah VAROQUI, Jeska BUHMANN, Marc LEMAN, Bart MOENS, Edith VAN DYCK, Sean O'LEARY, Joseph TIMONEY, Rudi VILLING, Tomas WARD, Valérie COCHEN DE COCK