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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267281 | Location, orientation, product and color identification system for the blind or visually impaired Barcode scanning and digitizing technology incorporated in the tip of a white cane for the blind, which houses barcode reader, sonar, color sensory and audio production mechanisms. Apparatus detects and announces via audio or vibratory output, obstacles, drop-offs, ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 6745786 | Walking aid with supplementary features A walking aid with supplementary features that are communicatively coupled to an integrated timepiece. The combination of the timepiece's intelligent circuitry and memory storage can increase the functionality of the supplementary features integrated therein. The ti... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6068007 | Impact responsive extendible arm pick-up for walking canes or the like A retrieval mechanism for extending an arm from a fallen elongated walking appliance, such as a walking cane or crutch, to enable the appliance to be retrieved without requiring any bending over by the person retrieving the appliance. An elongated arm is ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6055997 | Assistive step-over cane assembly A step-over cane assembly for facilitating ambulatory movement of users afflicted with certain conditions, such as Parkinson's disease, is disclosed herein. The cane assembly includes an elongate cane member with a tip end and a handle end, the tip end be... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6039064 | Impact responsive extendiable arm pick-up for walking cane or the like An arm extending assembly for attachment to a walking appliance such as a walking cane, to enable the appliance to be retrieved without requiring the user to bend over. The device extends an extendible arm upwardly in a direction normal to the surface upo... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5975100 | Vibrational walking apparatus The invention relates to a vibrational walking apparatus including a frame having flexible projections capable of detecting obstructions to the front or sides of the user. Width projections can extend laterally from the frame to detect a predetermined wid... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5973618 | Intelligent walking stick A portable safety mechanism housed in a cane, a walking stick or a belt-carried housing. In each of such embodiments, the portable safety mechanism includes a processor, a transmitter, a receiver, and an outside image sensor or scanner, a warning device s... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934300 | Cane for visually handicapped The present invention comprises a cane assembly for the visually handicapped, to permit maximum tactile and auditory information between terrain touched by said cane assembly and a user thereof. The cane assembly includes a tapered metal cane shaft having... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5826605 | Impact responsive extendible arm pick-up for walking cane or the like An actuator mechanism for extending an arm from a fallen elongated walking appliance, such as a walking cane or crutch, to enable the appliance to be retrieved without requiring any bending over by the person retrieving the appliance. At least one elongat... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5816277 | White stick for blind persons The invention relates to a white stick with a transmitter for emitting directed signals, a receiver for receiving signals which are reflected by an object and with display means for converting received signals into an indication which is perceptible by th... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5785070 | Dual handled walking and uprisal assist device A dual handled walking-assist and uprisal-assist device is disclosed having the handles spaced at a predetermined distance to provide a stable structure for rising from and lowering to a seated position, in addition to serving as a walking aid. The walkin... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5755245 | Walking stick The present invention relates to an elongate support element, such as a walking stick, crutch or umbrella stick, comprising an elongate hollow stick which is provided on its underside with two supporting legs which are tiltable between a folded-in positio... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5485862 | Cane tip A cane for use by a visually handicapped person which has a tip at its bottom end which has a relatively broad outwardly facing convex contact surface. When slid along the ground as the person walks, the cane tip, which is preferably a hollow shell, provi... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5301703 | Cane tip A cane has a tip at its bottom end, which tip is in the shape of a hemispherical shell. The cane is for the use of a visually handicapped person. When slid along the ground as the person walks, it provides auditory and kinesthetic clues about the environm... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5097856 | Electronic talking stick for the blind This invention relates to an electronic talking stick for the blind and more particularly to a stick which talks to instruct a blind man to walk and go upstairs and downstairs, and to warn a blind man of dangerous depression in road, and which calls for h... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5056545 | Safety walking cane An apparatus setting forth a walking cane provided with requisite safety features defined by an elongate cane shaft formed with a lowermost friction tip at its lower terminal end and a handle at its upper terminal end, with safety wheels mounted adjacent ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4958651 | Impact cushioning and avoiding device A device for a mobility cane which assists in the cushioning of impact and the avoidance of obstacles. The impact cushioning component can be adapted at either end of the cane or built into any portion along the length of the cane.... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4648710 | Blind guide device Blind guide device is disclosed. The device comprises a light-emitting element, a first electric circuit for generating an electric pulse and causing pulsating-conduction of the light-emitting element, a first lens for converging the light emitted from th... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4559962 | Auxiliary mobility guide for a cane An auxiliary mobility guide adapted to be mounted on the tip end of a cane for a sightloss person is disclosed. The mobility guide includes a frame with at least one C bracket, each C bracket having two horizontal legs connected by a vertical leg. An arm ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4280204 | Mobility cane for the blind incorporating ultrasonic obstacle sensing apparatus A conventional mobility cane for the blind incorporates a compact, dual-mode, ultrasonic obstacle detection sensor that includes a combination transmitting and receiving, capacitance type electrostatic transducer. The size of the protective zone associate... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4236544 | Safety-enhancing walking stick A safety-enhancing walking stick incorporating a light source which produces periodic flashes of high intensity light and is powered by self-contained batteries, the generation of the light flashes being controlled in accordance with the ambient illuminat... | 12/02/1980 |
| 3996950 | Obstacle detection device for use by the blind A rollable device, designed to be pushed by a blind person, has a plurality of sensors so spaced and so located upon a wheeled mount as to detect the presence of an object, step, or depression in the path of the user, and in so doing actuate electrical me... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3963037 | Demountable stick A lecturer's pointer, or a blind man's stick, is demountable into sections for easy stowing, but the sections cannot be separated since they are permanently connected by an axial cord. Pulling the cord without further guidance, causes the sections to join... | 06/15/1976 |
