Patents by Inventor Vincent Forma

Vincent Forma 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).

  • Device for assisting the crawling of an infant
    Patent number: 10321771
    Abstract: Device for assisting crawling of an infant (2) on a training surface comprising: - a platform (1) comprising a chest supporting surface for supporting a chest of the infant (2) resting on the platform (1) in a prone position, and - rolling elements (9) rotatably mounted on the platform in such a way they can rotate 360 degrees (1) and arranged to be located between the platform (1) and the training surface, wherein the platform (1) is shaped so that, when the rolling elements (9) are in contact with the training surface, the chest supporting surface of the platform (1) is inclined relative to the training surface, so that the pelvis and the legs of the infant (2) are in contact with the training surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignees: Universite Paris Descartes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Ecole Pratique Des Hautes Etudes, San Francisco State University
    Inventors: Marianne Barbu-Roth, Vincent Forma, Caroline Teulier, David Anderson, Joëlle Provasi, Benoist Schaal
  • DEVICE FOR ASSISTING THE CRAWLING OF AN INFANT
    Publication number: 20170202367
    Abstract: Device for assisting crawling of an infant (2) on a training surface comprising: —a platform (1) comprising a chest supporting surface for supporting a chest of the infant (2) resting on the platform (1) in a prone position, and —rolling elements (9) rotatably mounted on the platform in such a way they can rotate 360 degrees (1) and arranged to be located between the platform (1) and the training surface, wherein the platform (1) is shaped so that, when the rolling elements (9) are in contact with the training surface, the chest supporting surface of the platform (1) is inclined relative to the training surface, so that the pelvis and the legs of the infant (2) are in contact with the training surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicants: Universite Paris Descartes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Ecole Pratique Des Hautes Etudes, San Francisco State University
    Inventors: Marianne Barbu-Roth, Vincent Forma, Caroline Teulier, David Anderson, Joëlle Provasi, Benoist Schaal
  • Locomotion training device for infants
    Patent number: D899694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITE PARIS DESCARTES
    Inventors: Marianne Barbu-Roth, Vincent Forma, Joëlle Provasi, Caroline Teulier