Body Movement (e.g., Head Or Hand Tremor, Motility Of Limb, Etc.) Patents (Class 600/595)
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Patent number: 10973463Abstract: An information processing device includes a first member that includes a substantially plate-shaped casing and a predetermined detection unit, a second member that includes a substantially plate-shaped casing and that holds a battery inside the second member, and a connection unit that includes an elastic body and connects a part of an outer circumferential end surface of the first member to a part of an outer circumferential end surface of the second member such that a surface direction of one surface of the first member substantially matches a surface direction of one surface of the second member. The information processing device is worn on a predetermined body part such that the one surface of the first member and the one surface of the second member are located on a side of the body part.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Ishikura, Yoshio Oguchi, Takashi Kubodera, Kazuaki Takahashi, Hiroshi Nakayama, Kazuhiro Nakagomi
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Patent number: 10973713Abstract: A method for controlling a powered wheelchair is disclosed. The method may comprise receiving first information from at least one user sensor coupled to a user of the wheelchair, said first information indicating the movement of the user; receiving second information from a reference sensor coupled to the wheelchair, said second information indicating the movement of the wheelchair; using the first information and the second information to prepare at least one instruction to move the wheelchair; and using the at least one instruction to move the wheelchair.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Rehabilitation Institute of ChicagoInventors: Ferdinando A. Mussa-Ivaldi, Farnaz Abdollahi, Ali Farshchiansadegh, Maura Casadio, Mei-Hua Lee, Jessica Pedersen, Camilla Pierella, Assaf Pressman, Rajiv Ranganathan, Ismael Seanez, Elias Thorp
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Patent number: 10966666Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for probabilistically estimating an individual's sleep stage based on spectral analyses of pulse rate and motion data. In one implementation, the method may include receiving signals from sensors worn by the individual, the signals including a photoplethysmographic (PPG) signal and an accelerometer signal; dividing the PPG signal into segments; determining a beat interval associated with each segment; resampling the set of beat intervals to generate an interval signal; and generating signal features based on the interval signal and the accelerometer signal, including a spectrogram of the interval signal. The method may further include determining a sleep stage for the individual by comparing the signal features to a sleep stage classifier included in a learning library. The sleep stage classifier may include one or more functions defining a likelihood that the individual is in the sleep stage based on the signal features.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: David Ben Shimol, Ali Shoeb
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Patent number: 10959786Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems used with surgical navigation systems that enable a user to generate an optimized anatomical dataset for a spine level of interest. The systems and methods allow users to determine a target geometry for a spinal level targeted for spinal surgery. Additionally, the user can project loads across the spinal orthopedic implants and determine a projected subsidence overtime.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: WENZEL SPINE, INC.Inventor: Adam Deitz
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Patent number: 10952686Abstract: A user equipment that includes a touchscreen, and at least one processor configured to generate first timestamp data based upon detection of a first touch event on the touchscreen, and second timestamp data based upon detection of a second touch event on the touchscreen, for calculation by a medical device system of a patient-specific functional status parameter associated with a Sit-To-Stand performance test over a time segment inclusively bounded by a first time defined by the first timestamp data and a second time defined by the second timestamp data.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: Bruce D. Gunderson, Eduardo N. Warman
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System, computer-readable storage medium and method of deep learning of texture in short time series
Patent number: 10950352Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions to perform a method of classification of short time series in order to detect a neurodegenerative disorder. The method includes receiving a plurality of sensor data collected from subjects with and without the neurodegenerative disorder over a period of a few seconds as the short time series, generating phase-space vectors from the plurality of sensor data in which each vector is a state of a dynamical system in space and time, transforming the phase-space vectors into a grayscale image representing recurrences of a state-space vector in the same area of the phase space, extracting temporal texture features of the grayscale image to obtain a multi-dimensional time series; inputting the multidimensional time series, without the grayscale image, to the Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) network, and classifying, by the LSTM network, the plurality of the sensor data as the neurodegenerative disorder or not.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityInventor: Tuan Duc Pham -
Patent number: 10948965Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for configuring a person detection sensor. The person detection sensor may limit its transmissions in accordance with a pre-configured dwell time. The person detection sensor may receive a new dwell time from a remote device. When the new dwell time is received, it is stored in memory and is then used to regulate the number of transmissions of the person detection sensor in accordance with the new dwell time.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: ECOLINK INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Brandon Gruber, George Seelman
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Patent number: 10943407Abstract: A modular computer-implemented XR health platform is adapted for diagnostic, therapeutic, and care delivery to patient. The platform incorporates one or more modules including a clinical platform module, XR platform module, configuration module, web portal and companion application module, integration module, light module, anatomy module, movement module, neurological module, mental health module, pain module, procedural and digital anesthetic module, hardware module, and billing module. A combined extended reality display and computing device are adapted for implementing one or more of the plurality of modules.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Wellovate, LLCInventors: Joseph W. Morgan, Nunzio Peter Pagano, II, Allen Ronald Rufolo, Rahul A. Patel, Jonathan Jackson
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Patent number: 10926123Abstract: Exosuit systems and methods according to various embodiments are described herein. The exosuit system can be a suit that is worn by a wearer on the outside of his or her body. It may be worn under the wearer's normal clothing, over their clothing, between layers of clothing, or may be the wearer's primary clothing itself. The exosuit may be assistive, as it physically assists the wearer in performing particular activities, or can provide other functionality such as communication to the wearer through physical expressions to the body, engagement of the environment, or capturing of information from the wearer.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: SEISMIC HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Melinda Cromie Lear, Katherine Goss Witherspoon, Megan Grant, Nicole Ida Kernbaum, Richard Mahoney, Mallory L. Tayson-Frederick, Louis Calvin Fielding, Violet Riggs, Erik Shahoian, Mary Elizabeth Hogue
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Patent number: 10930131Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing feedback to a user, in particular relating to the fall risk of the user and/or relating to advice to reduce the fall risk of the user. According to an embodiment, there is provided an apparatus for providing feedback to a user, the apparatus comprising a user interface for providing feedback to the user; and a processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Wilhelmus Johannes Joseph Stut, Janneke Annegarn
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Patent number: 10922945Abstract: A bed or chair exit sensing device to be placed in, on or in relation to a bed or chair, and adapted to detect a person leaving the bed or chair, comprising a piezoelectric sensor and a data processing device adapted to determine, by processing the signals from the piezoelectric sensor, when the person is leaving the bed, characterized in that the bed or chair exit sensing device comprises an accelerometer sensor, and said data processing device is adapted to determine bed or chair exit of a person on the basis of combined processing of the signal from said piezoelectric sensor and the signal from said accelerometer sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: BELLMAN & SYMFON EUROPE ABInventors: Peter Gustaf Jungvid, Peer Gjaerum, Anders Andersson
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Patent number: 10912497Abstract: A device for detecting and evaluating movements of a user comprises a processing unit, a data memory, a sensor unit with at least one biometric sensor, and a fastening device for fastening the sensor unit on an arm of the user. The processing unit is configured to detect movement data from movement signals generated by the sensor unit and to store the movement data in the data memory. The device further comprises an evaluation module with which secondary movement data, which represent passive arm movements of the user, are filterable out of the movement data. The device enables the detection and evaluation of movements of an arm of the user in an efficient way.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignees: TYROMOTION GMBH, ETH ZÜRICH, UNIVERSITÄT ZÜRICH, ZÜRCHER HOCHSCHULE DER KÜNSTEInventors: Karmen Franinovic, Dinis Meier, Samuel Bauer, Roger Gassert, Yeongmi Kim, Kaspar Leuenberger, Andreas Luft, Jeremia Held
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Patent number: 10909831Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring attachment of a lifeline assembly to a harness worn by a worker utilize a motion detector module (MDM) for attaching to an anchor tether of a lifeline assembly. The MDM may include a weather-resistant housing containing motion sensing circuitry for detecting significant motions associated with movement of the worker, timing circuitry for monitoring time between significant motions, and a communications transceiver for relaying information regarding significant motions and/or lack thereof to a nearby computing device. The nearby computing device may be a portable device carried or worn by the user. Alternatively, the nearby computing device may be a portable device positioned at a job site and configured to monitor multiple MDMs at the site. The MDM and/or computing device may issue audible alerts upon lack of detection of significant motions. The computing device may communicate noncompliance alerts to a remote computing system of a jobsite manager.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: US SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: George Altemose, Daniel W. Marino, John Gedde
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Patent number: 10885041Abstract: Systems and methods for diagnosing a user's condition based on his gait. A sensor module with multiple sensors is placed inside a user's shoe and biometric data is gathered from the sensors when the user takes a step or walks. The data is used to generate loops as the various sets of data is plotted against each other. The loops obtained from the data are then compared against stored loops previously obtained. Based on the results of the comparison, the user's condition is diagnosed using predetermined indicators of specific health issues. Using the biometric data and in conjunction with data from various databases, it can be determined whether the user has a specific condition, whether a specific condition is worsening, or whether a specific condition is improving.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Inventors: Todd Gray, Vladimir Polotski, Barry Smale, Bernard F. Grisoni, Erik Mettala
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Patent number: 10881856Abstract: The present invention relates to systems adapted for remotely and intelligently tuning movement disorder of therapy systems. The present invention still further provides systems adapted for quantifying movement disorders for the treatment of patients who exhibit symptoms of such movement disorders including, but not limited to, Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism, Dystonia, Chorea, and Huntington's disease, Ataxia, Tremor and Essential Tremor, Tourette syndrome, stroke, and the like. The present invention yet further relates to systems adapted for remotely and intelligently or automatically tuning a therapy device using objective quantified movement disorder symptom data to determine the therapy setting or parameters to be transmitted and provided to the subject via his or her therapy device. The systems of the present invention also are adapted to provide treatment and tuning intelligently, automatically and remotely, allowing for home monitoring of subjects.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Inc.Inventors: Dustin A. Heldman, Christopher L. Pulliam, Joseph P. Giuffrida, Thomas O. Mera
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Patent number: 10874323Abstract: A biometric feedback system for providing biometric feedback to a subject while the subject performs a controlled physical movement includes an applied-force-recording interface and at least one controller electrically coupled to the applied-force-recording interface. The at least one controller receives applied force from the subject during the controlled physical movement and the applied-force-recording interface records data related to the applied force. The biometric feedback system also includes a dynamic surface electromyograph (“sEMG”) device that detects muscle tension along at least one muscle group of the subject while the subject performs the controlled physical movement and records data related to the muscle tension. A hub receives and processes data from the applied-force-recording interface and the dynamic sEMG device. A visual display displays the processed data from the hub.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Precision Biometrics, Inc.Inventors: David Marcarian, Michael Lawrence Peters
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Patent number: 10864044Abstract: A system and device (110) for determining bone laxity. For example, the system includes a tracked probe (300) comprising at least one probe marker (310) and a computer assisted surgical (CAS) system (100). The CAS system includes a navigation system (130) and a processing device (110) operably connected to the navigation system and a computer readable medium configured to store one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to receive location information from the navigation system, generate (820) a surgical plan comprising a post-operative laxity assumption (720), collect (850) first motion information related to movement of the joint through a first range of motion, collect (860) second motion information related to movement of the joint through a second range of motion, determine (870) a post-operative laxity (710), and compare the post-operative laxity and the post-operative laxity assumption to determine laxity results.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Constantinos Nikou, Branislav Jaramaz
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Patent number: 10864045Abstract: A system and device (110) for determining bone laxity. For example, the system includes a tracked probe (300) comprising at least one probe marker (310) and a computer assisted surgical (CAS) system (100). The CAS system includes a navigation system (130) and a processing device (110) operably connected to the navigation system and a computer readable medium configured to store one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to receive location information from the navigation system, generate (820) a surgical plan comprising a post-operative laxity assumption (720), collect (850) first motion information related to movement of the joint through a first range of motion, collect (860) second motion information related to movement of the joint through a second range of motion, determine (870) a post-operative laxity (710), and compare the post-operative laxity and the post-operative laxity assumption to determine laxity results.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Constantinos Nikou, Branislav Jaramaz
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Patent number: 10864423Abstract: Disclosed is an augmented learning system for tai-chi chuan, including a head-mounted display put on a head of a learner, and a plurality of action sensors worn on the head or a body of the learner. The action of the learner is sensed by the action sensors, which generate and wireless transfer corresponding sensing signals to the head-mounted display. Based on the sensing signals, the head-mounted display constructs and shows images of the learner as well as a virtual coach demonstrating tai-chi chuan in front of the learner. Also, virtual assistants at different positions demonstrate the same tai-chi chuan such that the learner clearly watches each detailed move of tai-chi chuan at various views. Therefore, the present invention helps the learner effectively self-examining and self-correcting every move by means of video and audio so as to overcome learning obstacles and speed up learning progress for tai-chi chuan.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: Yi-Ping Hung, Ping-Hsuan Han
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Patent number: 10859375Abstract: Methods to improve the accuracy of non-contact measurements of an object's dimensions using a dimensioning system are disclosed. The methods include a method for creating a mathematical model (i.e., error model) based on an observed correlation between errors in an estimated dimension and the characteristics of the measurement used to obtain the estimated dimension. These error models may be created for various dimensions and stored for future use. The methods also include a method for using the stored error models to reduce the error associated with a particular dimensioning-system measurement. Here an error model is used to create an estimated error. The estimated error is then removed from the estimate of the dimension to produce a final estimate of the dimension that is more accurate.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Scott McCloskey, Ryan Andrew Lloyd, Jingquan Li, Brian L. Jovanovski
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Patent number: 10843068Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for 6DoF inside-out tracking game control. In one novel aspect, a multi-processor architecture is used for VI-SLAM. In one embodiment, the apparatus obtains overlapping image frames and sensor inputs of an apparatus, wherein the sensor inputs comprise gyrometer data, accelerometer data and magnetometer data, splits computation work onto a plurality of vector processors to obtain six degree of freedom (6DoF) outputs of the apparatus based on a splitting algorithm, and performs a localization process to generate 6DoF estimations, and a mapping process to generate a cloud of three-dimensional points associated to the descriptors of the map. In one embodiment, the localization process and mapping process are configured to run sequentially. In another embodiment, the localization process and mapping process are configured to run in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: XVisio Technology Corp.Inventors: Datta Ramadasan, Qiong Lin, Hao Ye
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Patent number: 10847052Abstract: A motion training aid system comprises a motion sensor unit attachable to a body part of the person or to an implement used by said person; a processor; a stimulator attachable to the body of the person, and upon receiving a command, capable of eliciting a stimuli perceptible by the person; wherein the motion sensor unit is configured to provide motion data to the processor, and the processor determines, based on the motion data subsequent three dimensional positions of the motion sensor unit; wherein the processor is configured to compare the motion sensor unit position, with a reference track, and depending on the motion sensor unit position relative to the first three dimensional track, send to the stimulator, a command to elicit a stimulus when the motion sensor unit has reached a predefined deviation from the reference track and wherein the stimulus is an electrical stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Inventors: Christian Bergh, Markus Westerberg, Ulf Bering
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Patent number: 10842413Abstract: A piezoelectric patch sensor for measuring muscle movement of contraction and extension is disclosed. The sensor is elongated and directly attached to a skin site of a user for the measuring via an interface circuit connected to a host processor. The piezoelectric patch sensor has an adhesive layer with an adhesive bottom surface for firmly attaching to the skin site. An elastic sheet is integrated on top of the adhesive layer. A piezoelectric thread is further integrated on top of the elastic sheet and has a bundle of aligned piezoelectric fibers. The thread is electrically coupled to the interface circuit via a pair of conductive wires, forming a piezoelectric measurement circuitry. Muscle movement under the skin site shrinks or extends the piezoelectric patch sensor in its entirety along the direction of muscle movement due to a corresponding shrinking or extending movement of the skin firmly attached to the adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignees: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, NAGASE TAIWAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Hsu, Po-Chen Liu, Chih-Cheng Kuo, Kuan-Chien Chou
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Patent number: 10827972Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for determining a subject's sleep stage based on a PPG signal measured using an in-ear earpiece. In aspects, one or more physiological signals are estimated based on the PPG. Based, at least in part, on the determined sleep stage, one or more outputs are provided. In an example, the outputs are provided to the subject, the subject's physician, the subject's clinician, the cloud, and/or a device external to the apparatus. The methods and apparatus of determining the subject's sleep state described herein are continuous and non-invasive and eliminate the need for a clinical setting.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Tegan M. Ayers, Christopher R. Paetsch, Christian A. Trott, Brian J. Hetherman, Matthew Ryan Hicks
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Patent number: 10831272Abstract: A wearable device to be worn on a body part includes deformation sensors and a controller. The controller instructs the deformation sensors to measure deformation forces. The controller determines a position of the body part based on the measured deformation forces and a transfer function that maps deformation forces to positions of a same or corresponding body part. The transfer function is generated based on measurements from calibration and deformation sensors to sense corresponding positions of the body part and deformation forces. A calibration sensor may include a magnetic field generator and a magnetic flux sensor. The wearable device may be a glove and the body part may be a hand.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Sean Jason Keller, Tristan Thomas Trutna, David R. Perek, Bruce A. Cleary, III, Brian Michael Scally, Raymond King
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Patent number: 10821047Abstract: A method for automatic alignment of a position and orientation indicator with respect to a body part is provided. The method includes the acts of attaching a position and orientation indicator to a body part; moving the body part and measuring movements of the position and orientation indicator; and exploiting physical constraints to motion to determine the alignment of the position and orientation indicator with respect to the body part.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2010Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Victor Martinus Gerardus Van Acht, Nicolaas Lambert
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Patent number: 10820835Abstract: Systems and methods for anatomical alignment are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the systems and methods can provide accurate and continuous intraoperative validation of anatomical alignment, e.g., of the spine, hips, pelvis, and/or shoulders. An exemplary system can include a sensor and marker arrangement for measuring coronal imbalance. Another exemplary system can include a sensor and marker arrangement for shoulder or pelvic leveling. Yet another exemplary system can include a mechanical frame for establishing a simulated ground plane and projecting a plumb line from the simulated ground plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Medos International SarlInventors: Saurav V. Gupta, Mark Hall, Roman Lomeli, Douglas Raymond
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Patent number: 10817070Abstract: This document describes techniques for radio frequency (RF) based micro-motion tracking. These techniques enable even millimeter-scale hand motions to be tracked. To do so, radar signals are used from radar systems that, with conventional techniques, would only permit resolutions of a centimeter or more.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jaime Lien, Erik M. Olson, Patrick M. Amihood, Ivan Poupyrev
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Patent number: 10813700Abstract: One variation of a method includes: accessing a virtual patient model defining a target resected contour of a hard tissue of interest; after resection of the hard tissue of interest during a surgical operation, accessing an optical scan recorded by an optical sensor facing a surgical field occupied by a patient, detecting a set of features representing the patient in the optical scan, registering the virtual patient model to the hard tissue of interest in the surgical field based on the set of features, and detecting an actual resected contour of the hard tissue of interest in the optical scan; and calculating a spatial difference between the actual resected contour of the hard tissue of interest and the target resected contour of the hard tissue of interest represented in the virtual patient model registered to the hard tissue of interest in the surgical field.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Arthrology Consulting, LLCInventor: Derek Amanatullah
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Patent number: 10810288Abstract: The method for the behavior-based authentication of the current user to a mobile, portable communication system includes repeated performance of capturing the gross-motor measurement data, inputting the gross-motor measurement data into the gross-motor classification module, generating a first classification result, and storing the first classification result. The method further includes accessing of the memory of the system in order to read out at least one of the stored first classification results from the memory, reading out of the at least one first classification result and evaluating same in accordance with a specified checking criterion, and generating an authentication signal if the checking criterion is met.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: NEXENIO GMBHInventors: Manfred Paeschke, Maxim Schnjakin, Philipp Berger, Patrick Hennig
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Patent number: 10806392Abstract: A region extraction unit extracts a bone region and a cartilage region from a three-dimensional image. A projection direction determination unit determines a projection direction of the cartilage region and a projection image generation unit projects the bone region and the cartilage region in the determined projection direction and generates a projection image. A quantification unit calculates a quantitative value of the cartilage region on the projection image.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Yoshinori Itai
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Patent number: 10803305Abstract: Athletic activity may be tracked while providing encouragement to perform athletic activity. For example, energy expenditure values and energy expenditure intensity values may be calculated and associated with a duration and type of activity performed by an individual. These values and other movement data may be displayed on an interface in a manner to motivate the individual and maintain the individual's interest. The interface may track one or more discrete “sessions”. The sessions may be associated with energy expenditure values during a duration that is within a second duration, such as a day, that is also tracked with respect to variables, such as energy expenditure. Other individuals (e.g., friends) may also be displayed on an interface through which a user's progress is tracked. This may allow the user to also view the other individuals' progress toward completing an activity goal and/or challenge.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kristen L. White, Michael L. Orenstein, Jenny Campbell, Christina S. Self, Elizabeth Walker
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Patent number: 10799140Abstract: A method and system for instructing a user behavior change comprising: collecting a first and a second bioelectrical signal dataset; generating an analysis based upon the first and the second bioelectrical signal datasets; and providing a behavior change suggestion to the user based upon the analysis. The method can further comprise collecting a third bioelectrical signal dataset associated with a performance of an action by the user in response to the behavior change suggestion; generating an adherence metric based upon the third bioelectrical signal dataset and at least one of the first and the second bioelectrical signal datasets; providing a stimulus configured to prompt an action by the user; and providing at least one of the analysis and an analysis based upon the adherence metric to the user. An embodiment of the system comprises a biosignal detector and a processor configured to implement an embodiment of the method.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Emotiv Inc.Inventors: Tan Le, Geoffrey Mackellar
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Patent number: 10792211Abstract: An assist device includes an upper-body belt attached to the upper body of a user, first and second belts attached to the knees, a first wire coupling the upper-body belt to the first belt, a second wire crossing the first wire, a third wire coupling the upper-body belt to the second belt, a fourth wire crossing the third wire, and a motor coupled to one end of each of the first to fourth wires. When assisting users with walking, tensions equal to a first threshold value or greater are applied to one of the first and second wires and one of the third and fourth wires by the motor at different times. When detecting slacking of the upper-body belt, tensions equal to the first threshold value or greater are simultaneously applied to one of the first and second wires and one of the third and fourth wires by the motor.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenta Murakami, Stephen John, Mayumi Komatsu, Jun Ozawa
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Patent number: 10789925Abstract: A timing unit and method useable with a computer and user input includes a circuit and a timer. The timer establishes a reference signal having periodic occurrence and receives a trigger signal from the user input. The circuit generates information that represents the periodic occurrences of the reference signal and response timing data representing a relationship between the trigger signal and one of the occurrences. A communication channel is provided between the circuit and the computer.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Interactive Metronome, Inc.Inventor: Jose M. Hernandez, Jr.
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Patent number: 10786199Abstract: The present invention relates to a movement disorder monitor, and a method of measuring the severity of a subject's movement disorder. The present invention additionally relates to a treatment delivery system for treating a subject in response to changes in the severity of a subject's symptoms. The present invention further provides for a system and method, which can accurately quantify symptoms of movement disorders, utilizing continuously obtained kinetic information to be analyzed, accurately distinguishing between symptoms of movement disorders and activities of daily living, relating quantified symptoms to a standard clinical rating scale, and correlating a subject's symptoms with certain physiological and environmental factors. The present invention still further provides for home monitoring of symptoms in subjects with these movement disorders in order to capture the complex fluctuation patterns of the disease over the course of days, weeks, months, or years.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Inc.Inventors: Joseph P Giuffrida, Dustin A Heldman, Thomas O Mera
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Patent number: 10782150Abstract: A direction sensor includes two electrode guides, at least six contact pins, a moving member and a signal processing circuit. The two electrode guides are formed with a gap. The two electrode guides and the at least six contact pins define a space. The moving member is restricted to move in the space. The two electrode guides are electrically connected to one signal terminal of the signal processing circuit, respectively, and the at least six contact pins are electrically connected to another signal terminal of the signal processing circuit, respectively. A direction is sensed after the moving member moves in the space according to a sensed direction and contacts with the contact pin corresponding to the sensed direction below, so that one of the electrode guides and the contact pin corresponding to the sensed direction below form a sensing signal loop through the moving member.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Inventor: Chun-I Sun
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Patent number: 10780331Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an analysis device for board sports, intended to be secured to a board, such as a surfboard or ski, at the interface with the user. The device includes: a force sensor designed to capture one or more forces generated by the user on the board; a position and motion sensor designed to capture the position, speed and acceleration of the board in space; and a processing unit or processor connected to the force sensor and to the position and motion sensor and designed to synchronize and process the data from the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignees: UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURDEAUX, INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE BORDEAUX, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ÉCOLE NATIONAL SUPÉRIEURE D'ARTS ET MÉTIERS (ENSAM), AMVALORInventors: Kévin Lestrade, Jean-Luc Barou, Philippe Viot, Sandra Guérard, Patrick Lanusse
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Patent number: 10779763Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer readable media are provided for promoting positive activity patterns for users and facilitate long-term adherence to the activity patterns, such as by providing alerts or electronic reminders to ambulate in a fashion that is responsive to an individual's actual activity patterns and behaviors and compatible with routine activities in the workplace and home. In particular, embodiments of the present invention are directed to (1) measuring physical activity patterns during the waking hours of a human, and in some embodiments continuously measuring these activity patterns; (2) automatically ascertaining whether the patterns exhibit sufficient frequency and variability of activity such as confers certain health benefits; and (3) if the patterns do not manifest such features, to adaptively provide sensible reminders at irregular within-day intervals such as are likely to establish healthy patterns of ambulation and other light activity.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Inventor: Douglas S. McNair
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Patent number: 10773122Abstract: A therapy and physical training system, comprising one or more movement sensors each of which positioned on a corresponding body part of a user, a first computer on a processor of which an application is running and a head mounted housing which is configured with a display on which images generated by the first computer are visible to the user. The application is configured to receive inputs from each of the sensors or from a second computer in data communication with each of the sensors, the application also configured to generate, in response to a real-time disposition of each of the corresponding body parts during performance of an exercise related body movement, a virtual reality object viewable by the user, the object being indicative of an additional body movement to be made by the user in order to conform with a user-specific exercise program.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: XR HEALTH IL LTDInventor: Eran Orr
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Patent number: 10765356Abstract: A system for tracking a bone-altering tool in computer-assisted surgery, comprising a first trackable reference secured to a first bone, with a first frame of reference being associated with the first trackable reference. A bone-altering tool is securable to the first bone in a secured configuration. Sensors track the trackable reference for position and orientation. A position/orientation calculator is connected to the sensor device to calculate a position and orientation of the first frame of reference. An alteration parameter calculator is associated with the position/orientation calculator to determine a position and orientation of the bone-altering tool in the secured configuration as a function of the position and orientation of the first frame of reference and of the secured configuration. A method for tracking tools using the tracking of a bone is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: ORTHOSOFT ULCInventors: Pierre Couture, Sébastien Jutras
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Patent number: 10758159Abstract: A mobile computing device for measuring somatic response of a user to stimulus includes motion sensors, a volatile memory, and a processor for: executing a baseline calibration process including receiving first and second supervised data from the user, and first and second sensor data from the motion sensors, while the user performs a triple whip gesture, calculating signal strength of the first and second sensor data using a k-means clustering algorithm, and executing a classification process including reading third unsupervised data from the user and third sensor data from the motion sensors while the user performs the triple whip gesture.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: SENSIE, LLCInventors: Mike Dannheim, Thomas Gersten, Edgar Alberto Herrador Nieto
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Patent number: 10736576Abstract: A method for providing a thermal feedback performed by a feedback device is disclosed. The method includes: applying an operating power to a thermoelectric element to start a thermoelectric operation for outputting a thermal feedback; stopping the application of the operating power to terminate the thermoelectric operation; and when the application of the operating power is stopped, applying a buffering power to the thermoelectric element to reduce a temperature returning speed of a contact surface so that a thermal inversion illusion is prevented. The thermal inversion illusion is a sensation felt by the user when a temperature of the contact surface returns to an initial temperature due to the termination of the thermoelectric operation, the thermal inversion illusion being opposite to the outputted thermal feedback.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: TEGWAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoungsoo Yi, Ookkyun Oh
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Patent number: 10737141Abstract: The invention relates to a device for training coordinative faculties. The device has at least one movable standing plate; at least one static base plate; at least two connecting elements, the height of which can be modified and which act between the at least one movable standing plate and the at least one static base plate, a user interface; and a control element. The device is designed to specify a sequence of various setpoint positions of the centre of gravity of a user standing on the at least one movable standing plate, each of the setpoint positions being specified for a determined duration, and to continuously measure the actual position of the centre of gravity of the person standing on the moving plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Ferrobotics Compliant Robot Technology GmbHInventors: Ronald Naderer, Paolo Ferrara
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Patent number: 10729333Abstract: A system and associated method is disclosed to monitor physiological activity of a subject. One or more sensors are positioned in or on a support, the support being adapted to receive the subject, at least a first one of the sensors being adapted to produce a first signal indicative of movement of the subject over time. Processing apparatus is adapted to identify first, second and third portions of the first signal. The first and third portions correspond to first and third time periods, respectively, during which the subject changes body position on the support. The second portion corresponds to a second time period, between the first and third time periods, during which substantially no change in body position of the subject on the support takes place.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: SONOMEDICAL PTY LTDInventors: Colin Edward Sullivan, Peter Charles Spencer, Mark Bradley Norman
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Patent number: 10729610Abstract: Semi-passive control system (10) comprises a pneumatic spring actuator (16), a pressure regulator (22) in communication with the pneumatic spring actuator (16), a hydraulic locking actuator (18), a hydraulic valve (20) in communication with actuator (18), a power source (14), a pulley wheel (42), and a cable (46) having a first end in contact with pulley wheel (42), first and second side portions (50, 56) extending from opposing sides of pulley wheel (42), and a second end adapted to connect to an orthosis device (76). At least one cable clamp (62) attaches to second side portion (56) of cable (46) and interconnects cable (46) to shafts (112b, 118b) of actuators (16, 18). A central control unit (12) includes a processor (13a) and a computer readable storage medium (13b) having program instructions stored thereon for execution by the central control unit to adjust stiffness, damping or stiffness and damping parameters.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Robert Peter Matthew, Eric John Mica, Waiman Meinhold, Joel Alfredo Loeza, Ruzena Bajcsy, Masayoshi Tomizuka
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Patent number: 10733269Abstract: A pedometer that records the number of steps over a defined period of time and a moment sensor that records the moments experienced by a prosthesis are used in a networked computer environment to assess the functional activity level and instability of a user. The networked environment may include a user computer and a server computer in communication through the Internet. Both the user computer and the server computer include a functional assessment tool and a stability assessment tool. The tools on the user computer and server computer cooperate in assessing the activity level and the instability of a user. The server computer may further host a Website and a secure online database that provides support to the user including the managing of users and their medical records.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: MODUS HEALTH LLCInventors: Kim Lisa Coleman Boone, David Alan Boone
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Patent number: 10724842Abstract: A method for determining relative angles and/or trigonometric functions of the relative angles between coupled rigid bodies arranged in a series, where the series includes at least a rigid body coupled to a previous rigid body. The method includes obtaining a gravitational acceleration vector and an angular velocity of the previous rigid body and a gravitational acceleration and an angular velocity of the rigid body. The relative angles and/or trigonometric functions of the relative angles are determined without using absolute angles of the rigid bodies.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLCInventor: Nima Alam
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Patent number: 10716517Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture are presented for assisting the fields of health care, kinesiology, and sports medicine. More specifically the method of the system measures the dynamics of the biomechanics of motion of a human patient or athlete and quantitatively determining the presence or absence of biomechanical abnormalities, classifying abnormalities that are present, developing or critiquing one or more diagnoses in terms of the biomechanics evidence supporting the classification, recommending an appropriate training or treatment regimen based on the diagnoses, and monitoring progress while the individual is under the training or treatment regimen.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc.Inventor: Douglas S. McNair
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Patent number: 10716510Abstract: This invention is smart clothing with stretch and/or bend sensors for measuring changes in a person's body configuration. This smart clothing has an elastic nonconductive layer onto which helical converging/diverging conductive pathways are printed using ink which is a mixture of elastic nonconductive material and conductive material. Changes in the transmission of electromagnetic energy through the pathway are analyzed to measure changes in the configuration of the person's body.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: MediboticsInventor: Robert A. Connor