Patents by Inventor Maria de Fátima De Castro Chousal

Maria de Fátima De Castro Chousal 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).

  • Device for measuring skinfold thickness
    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
  • DEVICE FOR MEASURING SKINFOLD THICKNESS
    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