Patents by Inventor Marcia K. O'Malley

Marcia K. O'Malley 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: 9910411
    Abstract: The controller includes a differentiating engine configured to receive an input signal value (ISV), wherein the ISV corresponds to state information for one selected from a group consisting of a controlled process and a user interface. The differentiating engine is further configured to determine an error between the ISV and an estimated input signal (EIS), estimate a frequency of the IS, select a plurality of pre-determined gains using the frequency, wherein at least one plurality of pre-determined gains is a suction control gain, determine a first estimated derivative of the input signal (EDIS) using the plurality of pre-determined gains and the error, and to output the first EDIS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Ozkan Celik, Vinay Chawda, Marcia K. O'Malley
  • Publication number: 20130297048
    Abstract: The controller includes a differentiating engine configured to receive an input signal value (ISV), wherein the ISV corresponds to state information for one selected from a group consisting of a controlled process and a user interface. The differentiating engine is further configured to determine an error between the ISV and an estimated input signal (EIS), estimate a frequency of the IS, select a plurality of pre-determined gains using the frequency, wherein at least one plurality of pre-determined gains is a suction control gain, determine a first estimated derivative of the input signal (EDIS) using the plurality of pre-determined gains and the error, and to output the first EDIS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ozkan Celik, Vinay Chawda, Marcia K. O'Malley
  • Publication number: 20120289866
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for collecting gait analysis data for analysis. The system may utilize force plate or balance boards as well as strain gauge force measurements to improve physical therapy and gait analysis for patients that use physical supports to walk or stand. The device measures force applied to the floor and to handrails to provide data on the patient's use of aid, e.g., the handrail, while standing or walking For physical therapy implementations, the system may also be combined with a game or other visual interface that provides feedback to the patient and/or to the caregiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicants: Shriners Hospital for Children, William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Steven E. Irby, Z. Maria Oden, Matthew K. Jones, Marcia K. O'Malley, Michele Lynn Pyle, Andrew S. Berger, Judith Lynn Linton
  • Publication number: 20120283602
    Abstract: An electronic pegboard setup is provided for assessing patient dexterity. In certain embodiments, the pegboard setup may be wireless and may employ pegs equipped with sensors that that allow tracking of the motion of the peg in three-dimensions and over time. In one such embodiment, a visual output of the motion path may be provided to the clinician. In such an embodiment, the device may provide quantitative data regarding motion path to assess patient dexterity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: Shriners Hospital for Children, William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Steven E. Irby, Dillon P. Eng, Rachel Jackson, Allison C. Scully, Jessica Scully, Robert Likamwa, Marcia K. O'Malley, Z. Maria Oden, Gloria R. Gogola, Avery Laurel Cate