Developing Or Testing Coordination Patents (Class 434/258)
  • Patent number: 12111974
    Abstract: A wearable gesture detector includes a wristband with a plurality of pressure-sensitive conductive pads coupled to the wristband. The pressure-sensitive conductive pads are configured to detect epidermal deformations caused by muscular contraction or extension during a hand gesture. The wearable gesture detector further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the pressure-sensitive conductive pads. The controller is configured to collect hand gesture data samples based on the epidermal deformations detected by the plurality of pressure-sensitive conductive pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: ZEIT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jessie Cole Gashler, Pedro Flores Ziese de Oliveira, Danial Jameel
  • Patent number: 12094357
    Abstract: Methods for simulating effects of impairment caused by recreational consumption of marijuana and/or alcohol using a system including optical filters and various radiant objects. The system includes i) an optical filter having a pre-defined spectral pass-band and a non-diffractive spatial pattern configured to deviate a beam of light incident onto the filter, and, optionally, ii) radiant objects at least one of which delivers light in a spectral band corresponding to color that is complementary to the color defined by the pass-band of the optical filter. Method for demonstration and analysis of impairment of cognitive function caused by using the system to affect the vision of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: INNOCORP, LTD.
    Inventors: Debra C. Kusmec-Aguilar, Timothy Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 12090365
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing and improving the performance of a body motion of an animal or human subject requires instrumenting a subject with inertial sensors, monitoring a body motion of interest, converting sensor data into motion data and animation, comparing the motion data with existing data for motion related performance parameters, providing a real-time, information rich, animation and data display of the results in color coded displays; and based on the results prescribing a training regime with exercises selected from a library of standardized exercises using standardized tools and training aids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: PG TECH, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Vermilyea, Erik Herter, Steve Diamond, Anthony Morgan, Michael D. Bentley
  • Patent number: 12059594
    Abstract: A running method determination device includes at least one processor that executes a program stored in at least one memory. The at least one processor acquires motion data at a time of running of a user, calculates, based on acceleration data in multiple axial directions included in the acquired motion data, a sum of acceleration vectors in the multiple axial directions as a resultant vector, and determines a type of a running method of the user using at least an angle of the calculated resultant vector as a standard of determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Nishizaka, Futoshi Yamamoto, Tsutomu Hiroyama
  • Patent number: 12017116
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for evaluating a human motion using a mobile robot. The method may include identifying the exercise motion of a user by analyzing an image of the entire body of the user captured using a camera installed in the mobile robot, evaluating the pose of the user by comparing the standard pose of the identified exercise motion with images of the entire body of the user captured by the camera of the mobile robot from two or more target locations, and comprehensively evaluating the exercise motion of the user based on the pose evaluation information of the user from each of the two or more target locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Do-Hyung Kim, Jae-Hong Kim, Young-Woo Yoon, Jae-Yeon Lee, Min-Su Jang, Jeong-Dan Choi
  • Patent number: 11934572
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for extended reality (XR) operations. An XR system displays virtual content using a display according to display settings. The display settings can identify, for instance, a position, orientation, and/or size of the virtual content as displayed. The environment can be viewable using the display as the virtual content is displayed by the display, for example using a see-through display or a pass-through display. The imaging system can determine, based on one or more attributes of one or both eyes of the user of the imaging system, an extent of perception of the virtual content that is displayed using the display by the user. The attributes can identify, for instance, eye position, eye movement, pupil dilation, saccades, fixations, blinking, and/or squinting. The XR system can determine, based on the extent of perception of the virtual content by the user, a modification to the display settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bijan Forutanpour, Jonathan Kies
  • Patent number: 11890524
    Abstract: A method includes capturing, using an Internet of Things (IoT) device, real-time video of a user performing an exercise associated with a first exercise class. Real-time video of the user is displayed, via a display, concurrently with video of an instructor, to provide a visual comparison of the user to the instructor. Image analysis of the real-time video of the user is performed to determine a performance of the user, and a representation thereof is displayed. Biometric data associated with the user is received at the IoT device from a wearable device at multiple points in time. Heart rates are identified based on the biometric data, and scores based on the heart rates are displayed via the display. A recommendation for a second exercise class different from the first exercise class is determined based on a profile of the user, and displayed via the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11891182
    Abstract: A multi-axis parachute and skydiving module simulator comprising a multi-directional gimbal assembly and cable assembly that provide the combination of motions and simulations to produce real parachute flight characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Flight-1 Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: William Charles Neger, III
  • Patent number: 11883732
    Abstract: A method includes capturing, using an Internet of Things (IoT) device, real-time video of a user performing an exercise associated with a first exercise class. Real-time video of the user is displayed, via a display, concurrently with video of an instructor, to provide a visual comparison of the user to the instructor. Image analysis of the real-time video of the user is performed to determine a performance of the user, and a representation thereof is displayed. Biometric data associated with the user is received at the IoT device from a wearable device at multiple points in time. Heart rates are identified based on the biometric data, and scores based on the heart rates are displayed via the display. A recommendation for a second exercise class different from the first exercise class is determined based on a profile of the user, and displayed via the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11887505
    Abstract: Techniques are described for implementing a system that deploys and monitors training simulations and exercises across a network, and that enables the development and execution of virtual training. An example system outputs, for display in a web browser of a trainee computing system, a graphical user interface that includes one or more training exercises, and initiates execution of software agent(s) associated with skill(s) to be demonstrated by a trainee. The example system outputs, at the trainee computing system, content corresponding to scene(s) of an at least partially virtual environment for a training exercise, where the content is rendered for display at least in the web browser of the trainee computing system. After receiving interaction data collected by the software agent(s) during the training exercise, the example system determines, based on the interaction data, that the skill(s) associated with the training exercise have been demonstrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Aloisio, Robert A. Joyce
  • Patent number: 11872467
    Abstract: A method includes capturing, using an Internet of Things (IoT) device, real-time video of a user performing an exercise associated with a first exercise class. Real-time video of the user is displayed, via a display, concurrently with video of an instructor, to provide a visual comparison of the user to the instructor. Image analysis of the real-time video of the user is performed to determine a performance of the user, and a representation thereof is displayed. Biometric data associated with the user is received at the IoT device from a wearable device at multiple points in time. Heart rates are identified based on the biometric data, and scores based on the heart rates are displayed via the display. A recommendation for a second exercise class different from the first exercise class is determined based on a profile of the user, and displayed via the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11821452
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the location of a patient using an integrated belt and sensor for alarm for patient furniture. The belt may include at least one strap and a slider configured to be releasably attached to one another and an alarm system that is triggered when the slider is disengaged from the other strap or straps. By doing so, the amount of time it takes to remove the belt can be increased, which provides medical personnel additional time to reach a patient. Additionally, the system may include additional components to allow a patient to move side-to-side relative to the furniture or device. For instance, where the furniture is a bed, side-to-side movement is desired for added comfort. The system may include a slider enabling the belt to be adjustable for patients of any number of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TIDI Products, LLC
    Inventors: Samantha McCarthy, Roy Seizo Carr, Brian Young, Brittany Johnson
  • Patent number: 11819330
    Abstract: In an attention ability inspection method, at least one of a central task of unsteadily changing a central graphic at a predetermined speed and a peripheral task of displaying a peripheral graphic in a peripheral region of a display area is randomly presented in a state in which the central graphic is displayed in a central region of the display area of a display, time from presentation of the central task or the peripheral task to reception of a predetermined operation from a subject that has recognized the presentation is measured as reaction time, and an attention ability of the subject is evaluated based on the reaction time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kishi, Kentaro Yokoi
  • Patent number: 11813513
    Abstract: A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11786798
    Abstract: A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11783948
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product are provided for determining cognitive issues. The method includes building, by a processor device with social network data, a patient model for social interactions between a patient and other people. The method also includes computing, by the processor device, changes between the patient model and new social network data. The method additionally includes evaluating, by the processor device, the changes between the patient model and new social network data to generate evaluated changes. The method further includes determining, by the processor device, a patient metric score responsive the evaluated changes. The method also includes controlling an operation of a processor-controlled device responsive to the patient metric score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susann M. Keohane, Nicola Palmarini, Khwaja Jawahar Jahangir Shaik
  • Patent number: 11771978
    Abstract: A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11763174
    Abstract: A learning material recommendation device recommends a learning material that should be learned next by a learner on the basis of the learner's comprehension and concentration degree. The learning material recommendation device includes estimation means for estimating a concentration degree indicating the degree of concentration of a learner on a learning material, on the basis of learner data including a feature related to the learner and learning material data including a feature related to the learning material, and learning material selection means for selecting one from among next learning material candidates associated with the learning material, on the basis of a learning state that is specified on the basis of the concentration degree and a comprehension of the learning material by the learner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Tomonaga
  • Patent number: 11763464
    Abstract: An estimation apparatus, a learning apparatus, an estimation method, and a learning method, and a program capable of accurate body tracking without attaching many trackers to a user are provided. A feature extraction section (68) outputs feature data indicating a feature of a time-series transition until a latest timing in response to an input of input data that contains region data indicating a position, a posture, or a motion about a region of a body at the latest timing and feature data indicating the feature of the time-series transition previously output from the feature extraction section (68) at a timing preceding the latest timing. An estimation section (72) estimates a position, a posture, or a motion of another region of a body closer to a center of the body than the region at the latest timing on the basis of the feature data indicating the feature of the time-series transition until the latest timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Ohashi
  • Patent number: 11752416
    Abstract: A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11731026
    Abstract: A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11712614
    Abstract: A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11697056
    Abstract: A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11673042
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include methods and systems for pre-action training. In an aspect, a method is presented for constructing a user-controllable image comprising obtaining anatomical and physiological data associated with a body, storing the anatomical and physiological data in a database; and creating the user-controllable image based on the stored anatomical and physiological data. The user-controllable image may be configurable to a user. At least a moveable portion of the user-controllable image may be constructed to move based on input from a user. The user-controllable image may be constructed to enable pre-action training of the user. As such, victims of traumatic brain injury or other neurological setbacks may pre-train their nervous system for use of one or more injured body parts. Additionally, the methods and systems described provide pre-action training control of non-virtual prostheses, exoskeleton body parts, powered orthotic devices, robots or other motile or audiovisual output devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: Vincent John Macri, Vincent James Macri, Paul Zilber
  • Patent number: 11595742
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide measures, including apparatuses, circuitry, methods and computer programs, for use in monitoring user activity. Orientation data for a user is generated. The generated orientation data is inserted into advertising packets of a wireless communication protocol. The advertising packets comprising the generated orientation data are broadcast according to the wireless communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: RHEON LABS LTD
    Inventors: Thomas Burton, Daniel Plant
  • Patent number: 11527320
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to identification of anthropometric information for fitting of compression garments. In one example, a method of generating compression garment fit information includes acquiring images including a selected body part or body area in need of compression therapy; processing the acquired images along with a library of compression garment fit information; generating a 3D reconstruction of the selected body part/area; deriving anthropometric information for the selected body part/area from the 3D reconstruction; providing a compression value corresponding to a prescribed or intended amount of compression therapy applied to the selected body part/area; and generating compression garment fit information for the selected body part/area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: LYMPHATECH, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Weiler, Nathan Daniel Frank
  • Patent number: 11495138
    Abstract: A shoe tying device that includes a female member having a first female member end, a second female member end, at least one female engagement section, and two cut-out portions. The shoe tying device further includes a male member having a male member top face, a first male member end, and a second male member end. The male member includes two pillars that project from the male member top face, at least one male engagement member that extends from the first male member end of the male member, and two cut-out portions that extend from the first male member end towards the second male member end. The at least one female engagement section and the at least one male engagement section selectively engageable each other creating an opening from the alignment of the cut-out portions of the of the female member and the cut-out portions of the male member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Percy S. Duckworth, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11458362
    Abstract: A swing analysis system is disclosed herein. The swing analysis system includes a motion capture system and a force measurement assembly configured to receive a user; and at least one data processing device operatively coupled to the motion capture system and the force measurement assembly, the at least one data processing device configured to determine positional information for the one or more body segments of the user from the output data of the at least one motion capture device and output forces and/or moments from the force measurement assembly, the at least one data processing device further configured to determine one or more swing performance parameters for the user using at least one of: (i) the positional information of the one or more body segments of the user from the at least one motion capture device, and (ii) the output forces and/or moments from the force measurement assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Bertec Corporation
    Inventors: Necip Berme, Cameron Scott Hobson, Cal Thomas Haefke
  • Patent number: 11420093
    Abstract: A treadmill may be configured for gait training and/or therapy with attachable/detachable barriers affixable to a belt and/or with a vertical obstacle module and/or with sensor systems, but without requiring hoists, harnesses, attachments to the treadmill or base, or frame, and/or excessively high treadmill frames, such as those that exceed the height of the person on the treadmill. The barriers on the belt are configured to modify movement of only one foot of a person on the treadmill. The treadmill may use a single, integral belt. Methods of gait training and/or therapy may involve such treadmills without excessive expense and without excessive modification of standard treadmill equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventors: Nazeeh Alothmany, Ehab Hafiz Wali, Abdulhameed Alkhateeb, Umar Alabasi, Mirza Pasovic
  • Patent number: 11355029
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating the attentional resources invoked for execution of a primary task and/or attention sharing strategies developed by an individual, said method being implemented in a mobile terminal, being based on utilization of the dual-task paradigm, and comprising the following steps: Evaluation of first performance ratings of the individual during the execution of a primary task alone, Evaluation of second performance ratings of the individual during the execution of a secondary task alone, Evaluation of third performance ratings of the individual during the simultaneous execution of the primary and secondary tasks, Estimation of the attentional demand required for the execution of the primary task and/or of the effect (beneficial or negative) of a secondary task on the control mechanisms involved in the execution of the primary task and/or attention sharing strategies developed by an individual by comparing the first, second, and third performance ratings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES, CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE GRENOBLE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vuillerme, Petra Hlavackova, Bruno Diot, Anthony Fleury
  • Patent number: 11348478
    Abstract: A motion training aid system for a person or animal to train bodily movement is provided. The system includes a motion sensor unit that attaches to a body part of the person or to an implement used by the person, a processor, and a stimulator attachable to the body of the person that receives a command and elicits a stimuli perceptible by the person. The motion sensor unit provides motion data to the processor, and the processor, based on the motion data from the motion sensor unit, tracks three dimensional positions of the motion sensor unit. The processor compares the motion sensor unit position with a reference track, and depending on the motion sensor unit position relative to the first three dimensional track, sends to the stimulator, a command to elicit an electrical stimulus when the motion sensor unit has reached a predefined deviation from the reference track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: WEST & BERGH HOLDING AB
    Inventors: Christian Bergh, Markus Westerberg, Ulf Bering
  • Patent number: 11338163
    Abstract: Climbing units that provide an enhanced play experience through the incorporation of any of a variety of elements including nets, suspended portions, and coupling elements, and to playground structures that contain those climbing units. In some embodiments, the climber unit may comprise one or more rigid portions and one or more net-containing portions connected end-to-end to produce a continuous climbing pathway. In other embodiments, the climber unit may comprise one or more rigid portions and one or more suspended portions connected end-to-end to produce a continuous climbing pathway. The suspended portion may be attached to adjacent rigid portions by flexible couplers, such that the suspended portion will move when a child climbs through it. In other embodiments, the climber unit may be mounted to an elevated playground structure such that there are no footers connecting the climber unit to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Huffman, Tim Millard, Wesley Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 11331565
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include methods and systems for pre-action training. In an aspect, a method is presented for constructing a user-controllable image comprising obtaining anatomical and physiological data associated with a body, storing the anatomical and physiological data in a database; and creating the user-controllable image based on the stored anatomical and physiological data. The user-controllable image may be configurable to a user. At least a moveable portion of the user-controllable image may be constructed to move based on input from a user. The user-controllable image may be constructed to enable pre-action training of the user. As such, victims of traumatic brain injury or other neurological setbacks may pre-train their nervous system for use of one or more injured body parts. Additionally, the methods and systems described provide pre-action training control of non-virtual prostheses, exoskeleton body parts, powered orthotic devices, robots or other motile or audiovisual output devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Vincent John Macri, Vincent James Macri, Paul Zilber
  • Patent number: 11330941
    Abstract: A specially designed potty chair having interactive features including a timer that ensures the child will remained seated for an adequate amount of time, as well as which congratulate and reward the child upon using the facilities. The Musical Timer Training Potty may also feature an attachable activity tray that will entertain the child when seated. Design intent is to provide a simple and effective means of potty training infants and toddler children by providing positive reinforcement and entertainment that encourages the child in proper use of the potty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Chauncia Tottenham
  • Patent number: 11311778
    Abstract: An interactive exercise system includes a mechanical support system and a display module held by the mechanical support system. At least one force-controlled component is engageable by a user and connected to the mechanical support system, with the force-controlled component configure to reduce force when applied user force is great enough to cause tip-over or unwanted movement of the mechanical support system. The force-controlled component can be graspable by a user and allows for a range of exercise types and programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Interactive Strength, Inc.
    Inventors: Trent Ward, Gregor Angus Berkowitz, Roland Jeffrey Wyatt, Yves Albert Behar
  • Patent number: 11097197
    Abstract: A structure for hanging toys while complying with the safety and educational standards is provided. The structure includes one or more top portions, wherein one or more top portions comprises a head, a platform and a base. The base includes a slot to attach a string to which the toy can be attached. The structure further comprises a bottom portion, which is detachable from the top portion. The bottom portion includes at least two legs that are consequently detachable from the top portion and can be interchanged with another set of legs in order to adjust the height of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MONTI KIDS, INC.
    Inventors: Zahra Kassam, Yuki Kawae
  • Patent number: 11069249
    Abstract: The present invention consists of a Multimedia Fall Prevention system serving the fall prevention needs of older adults. Every year approximately 1 in 3 older adults who are over 65 will fall according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first step in preventing falls is for each person to understand those elements of their personal characteristics that make them likely to fall. Next, they must be able to recognize situations that may cause them to fall. A system is disclosed that addresses each of these issues. The system is comprised of three separate components: a personal interview, one or more training sessions, and one or more evaluations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventor: Victoria Panzer
  • Patent number: 11049408
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and tools for enhancing cognition and improving well being in an individual. The methods involve presenting to an individual a task to be performed, presenting to the individual an interference, and receiving inputs from the individual. Where the interference is a distraction, the individual is to ignore the interference. Where the interference is an interruptor, the individual is instructed to respond to the interrupter as a secondary task and is said to be multi-tasking. Inputs are then also received from the individual pertaining to this secondary task. The methods encompass iterations of these presentating steps and receiving of the input, and generation of analysis and/or feedback to the individual. The methods can further include conducting an analysis and/or generating feedback to the individual. The analysis can include a comparison of the performances with or without each type of interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Adam Gazzaley
  • Patent number: 11045709
    Abstract: A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11033776
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing and improving the performance of a body motion of an animal or human subject requires instrumenting a subject with inertial sensors, monitoring a body motion of interest, converting sensor data into motion data and animation, comparing the motion data with existing data for motion related performance parameters, providing a real-time, information rich, animation and data display of the results in color coded displays; and based on the results prescribing a training regime with exercises selected from a library of standardized exercises using standardized tools and training aids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: K-Motion Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Vermilyea, Erik Herter, Steve Diamond, Anthony Morgan, Michael D. Bentley
  • Patent number: 11017576
    Abstract: A system and method may be used for reference model predictive tracking and rendering. Systems and methods may use computational systems, networking, or display hardware to seamlessly allow users to see their motion in real-time. The systems and methods may provide the brain the extra visual information to help a user converge to highly efficient high-quality technique (e.g., movement control) more rapidly than other processes. An approach to generating accurate models in delayed processing may include treating depth-sensor-derived skeletal inference of body position as statistical data about the underlying motion rather than a representation of that motion itself. In an example, a process for slicing up a time-series of body constructions in a motion model may use a full time series of positions for individual body segments, creating trajectories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Visyn Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew John Blaylock, Jeffrey Thielen
  • Patent number: 11007419
    Abstract: A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Curiouser Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brynn Putnam
  • Patent number: 11000765
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing and improving the performance of a body motion of an animal or human subject requires instrumenting a subject with inertial sensors, monitoring a body motion of interest, converting sensor data into motion data and animation, comparing the motion data with existing data for motion related performance parameters, providing a real-time, information rich, animation and data display of the results in color coded displays; and based on the results prescribing a training regime with exercises selected from a library of standardized exercises using standardized tools and training aids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: K-Motion Interactive, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Bentley
  • Patent number: 10973728
    Abstract: A walking support robot is presented by the present disclosure. The walking support robot moves in accordance with a handle load while guiding a user to walk along a walking route. The walking support robot includes a body, a handle on the body, a sensor that senses a load applied to the handle, and a moving device that moves the walking support robot by controlling rotation of a rotating member in accordance with the load. Guide information is generated for guiding the user to walk along the walking route. Presented information is presented for guiding the user based on the guide information. A physical task is set by adjusting complexity of the walking route. A degree to which the user follows the walking route is calculated, and the physical task is adjusted based on the degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Yamada, Mayu Watabe, Mizuho Sakakibara, Kenji Mase, Yuki Atsumi, Yoji Yamada
  • Patent number: 10960319
    Abstract: A building element for a modular device includes a male connector comprising M first magnets, a first ground terminal, a first detection terminal, a first power terminal, and a first signal terminal; and a female connector comprising M second magnets that are magnetically attractable to the first magnets, N second ground terminals, O second detection terminals, P second power terminals, and a second signal terminal. When the male connector of one building element is mechanically connected to the female connector of another building element, the first ground terminal, the first detection terminal, the first power terminal and the first signal terminal of the male connector of the one of two building elements respectively come into contact with one of the second ground terminals, one of the second detection terminals, one of the second power terminals, and the second signal terminal of the other one of the two building elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP LTD
    Inventors: Yongping Zeng, Wei He, Wenhua Fan, Zhongliang Wang, Youjun Xiong
  • Patent number: 10945641
    Abstract: Methods and/or systems for diagnosing, monitoring and/or treating persons at risk for falling and/or other pathological conditions. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, people are diagnosed before they actually start falling. Optionally, the diagnosis includes trying out and identifying one or more fall triggers using virtual reality tools. Optionally or alternatively, treatment includes training the persons using situations and/or triggers which are determined to be relevant for that person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Medical Research, Infrastructure and Health Services Fund of the Tel Aviv Medical Center
    Inventors: Anat Mirelman, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, Nir Giladi
  • Patent number: 10820856
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for reducing a risk of unintentional falls in a subject that is at risk for falls. The device includes a sensor and a stimulator. The sensor is configured to be positioned adjacent a body portion of the user that changes orientation when the user sits and stands. The sensor is also configured to emit an activation signal when the user stands and to emit a deactivation signal when the user sits or lies down. The stimulator is in communication with the sensor and is configured to be positioned adjacent one of a calf and a lower back of the user. The stimulator is configured to vibrate at a frequency that stimulates proprioceptors of the user without inducing muscle contractions upon receipt of the activation signal from the sensor and to cease vibration upon receipt of the deactivation signal from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Dignity Health
    Inventor: Vladimir Marlinski
  • Patent number: 10779764
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for reducing a risk of unintentional falls in a subject that is at risk for falls. The device includes a sensor and a stimulator. The sensor is configured to be positioned adjacent a body portion of the user that changes orientation when the user sits and stands. The sensor is also configured to emit an activation signal when the user stands and to emit a deactivation signal when the user sits or lies down. The stimulator is in communication with the sensor and is configured to be positioned adjacent one of a calf and a lower back of the user. The stimulator is configured to vibrate at a frequency that stimulates proprioceptors of the user without inducing muscle contractions upon receipt of the activation signal from the sensor and to cease vibration upon receipt of the deactivation signal from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Dignity Health
    Inventor: Vladimir Marlinski
  • Patent number: 10730525
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring fatigue during operation of equipment is provided. A system includes a processor subsystem; and a memory comprising instructions, which when executed by the processor subsystem, cause the processor subsystem to: determine a number of fatigue events of that an operator experienced while operating equipment over a time period; determine a weighted alertness score based on the number of fatigue events, the weighted alertness score determined using a non-linear function; and initiate a remedial response based on the weighted alertness score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nigel G. Smith, Todd A. Dawson, Matthew D. Fletcher, Snigdha N. Pande, Xinyu L. Wen, Silvano V. Angelone, Samuel R. Soto, Elisa B. Begner
  • Patent number: 10617903
    Abstract: An exercise machine comprises a motor, a gearbox coupled to the motor, a spool coupled to the gearbox, and a cable wound about the spool. The gearbox comprises bevel gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Tonal Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Aly E. Orady, Michael Valente, Darryl Weatherspoon, Bret G. Stott