Patents
US 12167911 B2: Method and apparatus for muscle tone and limb movement measurement and assessment
- Granted
- 2024-12-17
- Filed
- 2021-01-13 application 17147654
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for measuring and assessing limb movement properties. The method includes conducting a test protocol with a position, velocity, and resistance meter (PVRM); and obtaining raw data from the PVRM and transmitting the raw data from the PVRM to an electronic device. The method includes processing the raw data to obtain processed data; and obtaining a set of parameters based on the processed data. The method includes obtaining a classification result according to a classifying algorithm based on the set of parameters; and assessing, recording, and displaying a limb movement property according to the classification result.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg241217.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois 1,493 patents | US company or organization | Urbana, IL | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| OSF Healthcare System 5 patents | US company or organization | Peoria, IL | OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seung Yun Song | Champaign, IL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Elizabeth T. Hsiao-Wecksler | Urbana, IL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher M. Zallek | Peoria Heights, IL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/1114 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ZALLEK, CHRISTOPHER M. signed 2021-02-17 | OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PEORIA, IL | 56184/534 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-05-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HSIAO-WECKSLER, ELIZABETH T. signed 2021-02-05 SONG, SEUNG YUN signed 2021-05-04 | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA, IL | 56184/520 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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