Patents by Inventor Pouran D. Faghri

Pouran D. Faghri 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).

  • Electronic muscle pump
    Patent number: 6959216
    Abstract: An electronic muscle pump includes an ankle position sensor which provides an initiation signal when a patient's foot is mal-positioned relative to the leg. A controller has a sequencer and an exercise mode selector switch. The exercise mode selector switch closes a signal path between the ankle position sensor and the sequencer in the off position and opens the signal path in the on position. The sequencer is switched from an off condition to an on condition when the initiation signal is received for a predetermined period of time and is repetitively switched between the on and off conditions a predetermined number of times when the exercise mode selector switch is in the on position. A functional electrical stimulator provides a stimulation current to one or more muscles, via electrodes, when the sequencer is in the on condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: University of Connecticut
    Inventor: Pouran D. Faghri
  • Electronic muscle pump
    Publication number: 20030060740
    Abstract: An electronic muscle pump includes an ankle position sensor which provides an initiation signal when a patient's foot is mal-positioned relative to the leg. A controller has a sequencer and an exercise mode selector switch. The exercise mode selector switch closes a signal path between the ankle position sensor and the sequencer in the off position and opens the signal path in the on position. The sequencer is switched from an off condition to an on condition when the initiation signal is received for a predetermined period of time and is repetitively switched between the on and off conditions a predetermined number of times when the exercise mode selector switch is in the on position. A functional electrical stimulator provides a stimulation current to one or more muscles, via electrodes, when the sequencer is in the on condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: University of Connecticut
    Inventor: Pouran D. Faghri