Patents by Inventor WonYeong Sohn

WonYeong Sohn 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 to increase tactile senstivity and proprioception in humans
    Patent number: 8958886
    Abstract: An article for transcutaneously applying electrical stimulation to sensory receptors. The article is a support to which an electrode pair, a positive and corresponding negative electrode, is attached. Leads are electrically attached to each of the positive and negative electrodes, wherein each lead has an insulated coating. A controller is electrically attached to the leads for delivering monophasic or biphasic electrical stimulation at a single frequency. A power supply is electrically connected to the controller, and may be attached to the support. The article may be a sock, a glove, a harness or an insole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Anthony Schepis, Matthew John Valaskey, Shawn Jeffery Sullivan, Martha Lillian Tate, Kaiyuan Yang, Martin S Shamis, WonYeong Sohn
  • Method and Apparatus to Increase Tactile Senstivity and Proprioception in Humans
    Publication number: 20140188194
    Abstract: The article is a support to which an electrode pair, a positive and corresponding negative electrode, is attached. Leads are electrically attached to each of the positive and negative electrodes, wherein each lead has an insulated coating. A controller is electrically attached to the leads for delivering monophasic or biphasic electrical stimulation at a single frequency. A power supply is electrically connected to the controller, and may be attached to the support. The article may be a sock, a glove, a harness or an insole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Anthony Schepis, Matthew John Valaskey, Shawn Jeffery Sullivan, Martha Lillian Tate, Kaiyuan Yang, Martin S. Shamis, WonYeong Sohn