Patents by Inventor T. George Hornby

T. George Hornby 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).

  • Treadmill training device adapted to provide targeted resistance to leg movement
    Patent number: 10238318
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for targeted training of a person walking on a powered backward moving surface. Kinematic information of motor performance, such as ankle position and velocity, is measured throughout one or more phases of a gait cycle with a detector. The gait phase is determined, and a resistive/assistive force is applied to the leg that differs depending upon the gait phase and the measured kinematic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
    Inventors: Ming Wu, Brian D. Schmit, T. George Hornby
  • TREADMILL TRAINING DEVICE ADAPTED TO PROVIDE TARGETED RESISTANCE TO LEG MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20170311848
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for targeted training of a person walking on a powered backward moving surface. Kinematic information of motor performance, such as ankle position and velocity, is measured throughout one or more phases of a gait cycle with a detector. The gait phase is determined, and a resistive/assistive force is applied to the leg that differs depending upon the gait phase and the measured kinematic information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ming Wu, Brian D. Schmit, T. George Hornby
  • Treadmill training device adapted to provide targeted resistance to leg movement
    Patent number: 9713439
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for targeted training of a person walking on a powered backward moving surface. Kinematic information of motor performance, such as ankle position and velocity, is measured throughout one or more phases of a gait cycle with a detector. The gait phase is determined, and a resistive/assistive force is applied to the leg that differs depending upon the gait phase and the measured kinematic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
    Inventors: Ming Wu, Brian D. Schmit, T. George Hornby