William F Christensen

US Patent:

20200069220, Mar 5, 2020

Filed:

Sep 6, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/562808

Inventors:

- Orem UT, US
Anton E. Bowden - Lindon UT, US
David T. Fullwood - Lindon UT, US
Matthew Kirk Seeley - Spanish Fork UT, US
Gavin Quinn Collins - Provo UT, US
Parker Gary Rosquist - Bluffdale UT, US
William Fredrick Christensen - Provo UT, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/103
A61B 5/00
A61B 5/11
A43B 7/24
A43B 3/00

Abstract:

In one example, an apparatus. includes a shoe having a sole with at least a portion of foam replaced with a composite polymeric foam, at least one probe disposed in the composite polymeric foam, a voltage detector coupled to the probe that detects voltage data generated by the composite polymeric foam, and a transformation module that converts voltage data generated by the composite polymeric foam in response to deformation events into GRF, acceleration, or pressure data. In another example, a method includes receiving voltage data produced by composite polymeric foam, the composite polymeric foam providing support and padding in the sole of a shoe, converting the voltage data to force data, comparing the force data to a profile, and transmitting, when the force data fails to fall within a threshold of the profile, a feedback signal to a physical feedback device, the feedback signal indicating a difference with the profile.

US Patent:

20160192862, Jul 7, 2016

Filed:

Jan 7, 2016

Appl. No.:

14/990763

Inventors:

- Orem UT, US
Anton E. BOWDEN - Lindon UT, US
David T. FULLWOOD - Lindon UT, US
Matthew Kirk SEELEY - Spanish Fork UT, US
Gavin Quinn COLLINS - Provo UT, US
Parker Gary ROSQUIST - Bluffdale UT, US
William Fredrick CHRISTENSEN - Provo UT, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/103
A61B 5/00
A61B 5/11

Abstract:

In one example, an apparatus includes a shoe having a sole with at least a portion of foam replaced with a composite polymeric foam, at least one probe disposed in the composite polymeric foam, a voltage detector coupled to the probe that detects voltage data generated by the composite polymeric foam, and a transformation module that converts voltage data generated by the composite polymeric foam in response to deformation events into GRF, acceleration, or pressure data. In another example, a method includes receiving voltage data produced by composite polymeric foam, the composite polymeric foam providing support and padding in the sole of a shoe, converting the voltage data to force data, comparing the force data to a profile, and transmitting, when the force data fails to fall within a threshold of the profile, a feedback signal to a physical feedback device, the feedback signal indicating a difference with the profile.