Patents by Inventor Maureen K. Holden

Maureen K. Holden 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).

  • Virtual ankle and balance trainer system
    Patent number: 8206267
    Abstract: A rehabilitation system that combines robotics and interactive gaming to facilitate performance of task-specific, repetitive exercise to enable individuals undergoing rehabilitation to improve the performance of coordinated movements of the ankle, and to practice balance activities, is disclosed. More specifically, the rehabilitation system includes at least one two degree-of-freedom robotic, haptic interface for a mammalian foot and interactive gaming hardware that is coupled to a controller, to provide a virtual reality-like environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Maureen K. Holden, Constantinos Mavroidis, Ye Ding, Joseph Malack, Rebecca Bularzik, Nathan Willard, Timothy Deso, Maciej Pietrusinski, Brian Weinberg
  • MULTI-USER SMARTGLOVE FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT-BASED REHABILITATION
    Publication number: 20120157263
    Abstract: A low-cost, virtual environment, rehabilitation system and a glove input device for patients suffering from stroke or other neurological impairments for independent, in-home use, to improve upper extremity motor function, including hand and finger control. The system includes a low-cost input device for tracking arm, hand, and finger movement; an open source gaming engine; and a processing device. The system is controllable to provide four types of multiple patient/user interactions: competition, cooperation, counter-operative, and mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Sivak, Maureen K. Holden, Constantinos Mavroidis, Avi Bajpai, Caitlyn Bintz, Jason Chrisos, Andrew Clark, Drew Lentz
  • VIRTUAL ANKLE AND BALANCE TRAINER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110256983
    Abstract: A rehabilitation system that combines robotics and interactive gaming to facilitate performance of task-specific, repetitive exercise to enable individuals undergoing rehabilitation to improve the performance of coordinated movements of the ankle, and to practice balance activities, is disclosed. More specifically, the rehabilitation system includes at least one two degree-of-freedom robotic, haptic interface for a mammalian foot and interactive gaming hardware that is coupled to a controller, to provide a virtual reality-like environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Joseph Malack, Rebecca Bularzik, Nathan Willard, Timothy Deso, Constantinos Mavroidis, Maureen K. Holden, Maciej Pietrusinski, Ye Ding, Brian Weinberg