Patents by Inventor Michael Steven McCallion

Michael Steven McCallion 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).

  • Freezing of gait cue apparatus
    Patent number: 10251611
    Abstract: A freezing of gait cue apparatus that provides a visual cue, and a method for providing a visual cue, upon detection of a gait irregularity. The gait irregularity, such as a freeze of gait (FOG) for sufferers of neurological diseases like Parkinson's disease, is determined by a processor in communication with a motion sensor worn by the sufferer. When the gait irregularity is determined the apparatus projects a laser light beam on the ground in front of the user of the apparatus to cue them to continue walking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Bright Devices Group Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Rodney Ian McLeod Marsh, Richard Billett, Duncan Gilmore, Lydia Kay Goh, Raymond Lindsay Hope, Michael Steven McCallion, Ben McGarry, James Robert Ward
  • Freezing of Gait Cue Apparatus
    Publication number: 20140249452
    Abstract: A freezing of gait cue apparatus that provides a visual cue, and a method for providing a visual cue, upon detection of a gait irregularity. The gait irregularity, such as a freeze of gait (FOG) for sufferers of neurological diseases like Parkinson's disease, is determined by a processor in communication with a motion sensor worn by the sufferer. When the gait irregularity is determined the apparatus projects a laser light beam on the ground in front of the user of the apparatus to cue them to continue walking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Bright Devices Group Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Rodney Ian McLeod Marsh, Richard Billett, Duncan Bartlett Gilmore, Lydia Kay Goh, Raymond Lindsay Hope, Michael Steven McCallion, Ben McGarry, James Robert Ward