Patents by Inventor Scott B. Elliott

Scott B. Elliott 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).

  • Control system and method for a prosthetic knee
    Patent number: 9345591
    Abstract: A prosthetic or orthotic system including a magnetorheological (MR) damper. The MR damper may be configured to operate in shear mode. In one embodiment, the MR damper includes a rotary MR damper. A controller is configured to operate the damper. A mobile computing device may be adapted to intermittently communicate configuration parameters to the controller. A method of configuring a prosthetic or orthotic system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Össur hf
    Inventors: Charles R Bisbee, III, Scott B Elliott, Magnus Oddsson
  • CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PROSTHETIC KNEE
    Publication number: 20140156025
    Abstract: A prosthetic or orthotic system including a magnetorheological (MR) damper. The MR damper may be configured to operate in shear mode. In one embodiment, the MR damper includes a rotary MR damper. A controller is configured to operate the damper. A mobile computing device may be adapted to intermittently communicate configuration parameters to the controller. A method of configuring a prosthetic or orthotic system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: OSSUR hf
    Inventors: Charles R. Bisbee, III, Scott B. Elliott, Magnus Oddsson
  • Control system and method for a prosthetic knee
    Patent number: 8617254
    Abstract: A prosthetic or orthotic system including a magnetorheological (MR) damper. The MR damper may be configured to operate in shear mode. In one embodiment, the MR damper includes a rotary MR damper. A controller is configured to operate the damper. A mobile computing device may be adapted to intermittently communicate configuration parameters to the controller. A method of configuring a prosthetic or orthotic system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Ossur hf
    Inventors: Charles R Bisbee, III, Scott B Elliott, Magnus Oddson
  • CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PROSTHETIC KNEE
    Publication number: 20100185124
    Abstract: A prosthetic or orthotic system including a magnetorheological (MR) damper. The MR damper may be configured to operate in shear mode. In one embodiment, the MR damper includes a rotary MR damper. A controller is configured to operate the damper. A mobile computing device may be adapted to intermittently communicate configuration parameters to the controller. A method of configuring a prosthetic or orthotic system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: OSSUR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Charles R. Bisbee, III, Scott B. Elliott, Magnús Oddson