Patents by Inventor Ronald H. Seitz

Ronald H. Seitz 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).

  • Method and apparatus for sensing and evaluating balance
    Patent number: 5435320
    Abstract: A method for sensing balance in a person including the steps of: positioning the person on an unstable surface of support; having the person perform a preinstructed task; and detecting the person's performance of the task. An apparatus for sensing balance in a person, the apparatus including a platform dimensioned to receive a person in supported relation thereon; and a member for supporting the platform for movement along a course under the impetuous of a person supported on the platform whereby the balance of the person can be sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Inventor: Ronald H. Seitz
  • Method and apparatus for sensing and evaluating foot borne motion
    Patent number: 5361778
    Abstract: A method for evaluating foot borne motion in an individual including causing the individual to engage in the foot borne motion; and detecting predetermined movement relative to a foot of the individual during the foot borne motion. An apparatus for evaluating foot borne motion in an individual including a support member, footwear for attaching the support member to a foot of the individual, and a sensor borne by the apparatus for detecting predetermined movement of the foot during the foot borne motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Inventor: Ronald H. Seitz