Patents by Inventor NICHOLAS DIFRANCO

NICHOLAS DIFRANCO 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: 11587361
    Abstract: A monitoring or tracking system may include an input port and a controller in communication with the input port. The input port may receive data from a data recorder. The data recorder is optionally part of the monitoring system and in some cases includes at least part of the controller. The controller may be configured to receive data via the input port and determine values for one or more dimensions of subject performing a task based on the data and determine a location of a hand of the subject performing the task based on the data. Further, the controller may be configured to determine one or both of trunk angle and trunk kinematics based on the received data. The controller may output via the output port assessment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Robert G. Radwin, Runyu L. Greene, Xuan Wang, Yu Hen Hu, Nicholas Difranco
  • Publication number: 20210142048
    Abstract: A monitoring or tracking system may include an input port and a controller in communication with the input port. The input port may receive data from a data recorder. The data recorder is optionally part of the monitoring system and in some cases includes at least part of the controller. The controller may be configured to receive data via the input port and determine values for one or more dimensions of subject performing a task based on the data and determine a location of a hand of the subject performing the task based on the data. Further, the controller may be configured to determine one or both of trunk angle and trunk kinematics based on the received data. The controller may output via the output port assessment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: ROBERT G. RADWIN, RUNYU L. GREENE, XUAN WANG, YU HEN HU, NICHOLAS DIFRANCO
  • Patent number: 10810414
    Abstract: A monitoring system or tracking system may include an input port and a controller in communication with the input port. The input port may receive video from an image capturing device. The image capturing device is optionally part of the monitoring system and in some cases includes at least part of the controller. The controller may be configured to receive video via the input port and identify a subject within frames of the video relative to a background within the frames. Further, the controller may be configured to identify dimensions, posture, hand location, feet location, and/or other parameters of the identified subject in frames of the video and determine when the subject is performing a task. Based on the dimensions and/or other parameters identified or extracted from the video during the predetermined task, the controller may output via the output port assessment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Robert Radwin, Xuan Wang, Yu Hen Hu, Nicholas Difranco
  • Patent number: 10482613
    Abstract: A monitoring system may include an input port, an output port, and a controller in communication with the input port and the output port. The input port may receive video from an image capturing device. The image capturing device is optionally part of the monitoring system and in some cases includes at least part of the controller. The controller may be configured to receive video via the input port and identify a subject within frames of the video relative to a background within the frames. Further, the controller may be configured to identify dimensions and/or other parameters of the identified subject in frames of the video and determine when the subject is performing a predetermined task. Based on the dimensions and/or other parameters identified or extracted from the video during the predetermined task, the controller may output via the output port assessment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Robert Radwin, Xuan Wang, Yu Hen Hu, Nicholas DiFranco
  • Publication number: 20190012794
    Abstract: A monitoring system may include an input port, an output port, and a controller in communication with the input port and the output port. The input port may receive video from an image capturing device. The image capturing device is optionally part of the monitoring system and in some cases includes at least part of the controller. The controller may be configured to receive video via the input port and identify a subject within frames of the video relative to a background within the frames. Further, the controller may be configured to identify dimensions and/or other parameters of the identified subject in frames of the video and determine when the subject is performing a predetermined task. Based on the dimensions and/or other parameters identified or extracted from the video during the predetermined task, the controller may output via the output port assessment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Robert RADWIN, Xuan WANG, Yu Hen HU, Nicholas DIFRANCO
  • Publication number: 20190012531
    Abstract: A monitoring system or tracking system may include an input port and a controller in communication with the input port. The input port may receive video from an image capturing device. The image capturing device is optionally part of the monitoring system and in some cases includes at least part of the controller. The controller may be configured to receive video via the input port and identify a subject within frames of the video relative to a background within the frames. Further, the controller may be configured to identify dimensions, posture, hand location, feet location, and/or other parameters of the identified subject in frames of the video and determine when the subject is performing a task. Based on the dimensions and/or other parameters identified or extracted from the video during the predetermined task, the controller may output via the output port assessment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: ROBERT RADWIN, XUAN WANG, YU HEN HU, NICHOLAS DIFRANCO