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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950163 | Foot type and plantar pressure measuring device A foot type and plantar pressure measuring device is provided. The device includes a color pad and a foggy film on the color pad. The device further includes a mesh pad on the foggy film and/or a resilient pad under the color pad, the resilient pad having protrusion... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7854071 | Customized shoe and insole, method and apparatus for determining shape of a foot and for making a shoe or insole A method and kit of parts for measuring the comfortable shape of a foot for a person. The kit comprises front and rear platforms of adjustable height and a supporting surface for accommodating the plantar surface of a foot extending between said platforms. The afore... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7685728 | Method and apparatus for determining comfortable footbed shapes A method and apparatus for determining the comfortable footbed shape for a person. The apparatus comprises a rear platform for supporting the rear of a foot, a front platform for supporting a forefoot, the height of at least one of said front and rear platforms bein... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7549232 | Method to capture and support a 3-D contour A method and system for a 3-D (three-dimensional) capture system including a flexible housing defining a substantially airtight reservoir therein, a volume of particles disposed in the reservoir, a volume of a gas and/or a liquid disposed in the reservoir; and a val... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7441343 | Saddle fit system and method In an embodiment, a bicycle saddle fit system comprises first and second supports, a substrate coupled to the first and second supports, and a measurement gauge coupled to the substrate. The first and second supports are each configured to receive sit bones of an ad... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7421789 | Systems and methods for footwear related measurement and adjustment One embodiment of the present invention relates to a footwear characteristic measuring system designed to determine measurements of a particular footwear wedge insert which may be used to encourage correct knee alignment in an article of footwear. The system include... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7361150 | Method and device for evaluating the balance forces of the skeleton The invention concerns a method which consists in producing a radiographic image of the skeleton to be studied, determining the position of the body's global axis of gravity (5), selecting on the image segments of the skeleton (S1-S7) to be cons... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357139 | Stair-adjustable crutch A stair-adjustable crutch characterized by an adjusting cuff having a cone with an elongated or extended, flared and offset lip and lip receptacle provided in the crutch foot to facilitate selective angular adjustment of the crutch foot and frame from an aligned con... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7346998 | Foot measuring method There is provided a foot measuring system that includes a support surface for a foot, a plurality of movable measurement structures, an inflatable diaphragm for contacting the first end of each structure and forcing a movement of each structure from an initial posit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343691 | Girth measurement device A girth measuring device for a shoe is disclosed. The portions of the device are configured to be placed inside the shoe and a measurement ribbon is moved from a retracted position to an expanded position. As the measurement ribbon expands, it eventually contacts th... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341509 | Foot impression recording apparatus An apparatus for recording foot, hoof and paw impressions is disclosed. An impression member is atop a foundation member, both of which are concealed by a removable protective cover. The impression member records the shape of a foot, hoof or paw which steps upon the... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337751 | Veterinary goniometer for testing of animal leg joints A goniometer (also sometimes referred to as an arthrometer, fleximeter, or pronometer) for measuring the range of motion of an animal knee includes an anchor platform to which an animal's upper leg (femur) may be affixed, and a mobile platform to which the animal's ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331117 | Calcaneal bisector A calcaneal bisector for indicating a calcaneal bisection line of a heel firstly includes a frame and a first plate mounted relative to the frame. One side of the heel can be aligned to the first plate when the bisector is in use. The bisector also includes a second... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325323 | Foot tilt angle measuring method, method of selecting shoe or insole for shoe method of manufacturing shoe or insole for shoe, and foot unit tilt angle measuring device In a foot inclination angle measuring method of the present application, the shape of a foot 10 is measured in three dimensions. And, based on three-dimensional data on the measured shape of the foot 10, a two-dimensional cross section 30 of the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310564 | Arrangement and method for producing therapeutic insoles The present invention relates to an arrangement for producing therapeutic insoles, consisting of a platform with a scanner for scanning the undersides of the patient's feet, a data processing connection for transmitting the scanned image to a computer, a data proces... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7284336 | Saddle fit system and method In one disclosed embodiment, a bicycle saddle fit system comprises an impression pad of sufficient size to span the sit bones of an adult human, and a measurement gauge fixed to and extending along the impression pad. The measurement gauge is usable to measure the d... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281333 | Foot gauge A device for providing assistance in measuring the size of the foot. The foot gauge has a foot support plate having a single graduated scale per foot; a transverse first bearing face for the heel; a longitudinal second bearing face for the inside of the foot; and a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283869 | Apparatus for measuring body fat An apparatus has a first electrode group (1) including at least one electrode and arranged on the abdominal surface of a subject (human) with the navel of the subject serving as a reference position, a second electrode group (2) including at least one ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7231723 | Device for neural sensor placement and reference system measurements A device for at least one of neural sensor placement and taking reference system measurements may include a front frame member supportable by a person's nose when the device is placed on the person's head for at least one of neural sensor placement, taking reference... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228638 | Measuring device In one embodiment, a measuring device includes a reference surface, a trough extending lengthwise away from the reference surface at substantially a right angle, and a scale affixed to the trough indicating a distance from the reference surface along the trough.... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220376 | Individually-contoured seat cushion and shape capturing and fabricating method for seat cushion A negative impression of an anatomical portion of a person is captured by forcing the anatomical portion into impression foam to collapse the impression foam into the negative impression. The impression foam has a crush characteristic of approximately constant resis... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7200952 | Bioinstrumentation apparatus with height measuring device A height measuring apparatus and a bioinstrumentation apparatus with a height measuring device are provided capable of precise measurement accuracy without being affected by an examinee and being highly convenient to assemble, handle and operate. A height detector (... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7181861 | Portable linear measuring device A device to measure the height of a person consists of an elongated base that extends from above the head of the person being measured to the flat surface on which the person stands and a sliding member. The base has two longitudinal channels, one containing a T-tra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7125509 | Apparatus and method for prescribing and manufacturing orthotic foot devices The present invention discloses an apparatus which enables in-situ casts of the feet of a patient to be made whilst the feet support the patient's weight. In particular, two heel supports (28, 29) and two stirrups (38, 39) receive the heels and forefee... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100296 | Device for a foot A device and method is provided whereby application is made to at least part of the sole of a suitably positioned foot for inverting or everting the foot. The device (1) (FIGS. 1 and 2) comprises a member or plate (20) having a planar sur... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7092787 | System and method for generating a control program A system for generating a control program for a machine includes an optical image acquisition device, in particular a scanner and a machine control system connected to the scanner. The machine control system includes an image processing module that associated image ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086168 | Apparatus and method for fitting shoes A device and method for fitting shoes especially suited for mail order consumers. The device comprises container filled with a foam material for creating an impression of the foot, wherein the container includes a base, a lid, and a cutout portion forming an opening... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069665 | Correcting foot alignment A component system of footwear corrective alignment insoles provides adjustment of the alignment of a human foot based upon evaluation and measurement of structural anomalies in the foot. A subtalar joint goniometer measures the angular alignment of the foot with a ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059060 | Device for recording events and measuring growth in an individual's life A device for recording both chronological events and physical growth events of an individual or group of individuals' lives. The device includes linear measuring device having at least first and second opposed sides. The first side has a linear measurement scale ins... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051452 | Foot scanning and measurement system and method A system and method for measuring the size of a person's foot so that properly sized shoes can be selected. The measuring system has a support surface having a transparent window, and a fixture positioned over the transparent window for receiving a foot to be scanne... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6990744 | Apparatus and method for evaluating clearance from a contoured seat cushion Clearance between a support contour of a seat cushion and an adjacent pelvic and proximal thigh anatomical portion of a person is evaluated with a clearance measurement device that deforms in response to force applied thereto. The clearance measurement device is loc... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6983548 | Foot measurement apparatus The invention is a foot measurement apparatus suitable for mailing to individuals. The measurement apparatus includes a base with a scale, a first abutment attached to the base, and a second abutment that is movably-attached to the base. In an assembled configuratio... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6962568 | Measuring device for determining an uneven loading of the human body in the upright position The present invention relates to a measuring device for determining an uneven loading of the human body in the upright position, comprising a base element with two balances, and an adjustment unit for positioning individual points or regions of the body of the perso... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6939502 | Method of making custom insoles and point of purchase display The present invention teaches a conformable device (20) including a light cure material (37) for customizing a portion of an article of footwear (53) in order to enhance conformance or fit, support, comfort, and cushioning, in partial or complet... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931747 | Tailoring guide system A tailoring guide is used for taking body measurements for garment fitting. The guide comprises an upright portion of a height at least as great as that of an individual of average height and a spread assembly which is adjustable in height relative to the upright po... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931746 | Method and apparatus for leg length discrepancy measurement An apparatus and method for determining difference in leg height of a standing patient by making a first measurement while the patient stands on a first foot, making a second measurement while the patient stands on a second foot, and determining the vertical distanc... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919517 | Beam scale with user friendly features A beam scale for measurement of body weight and height according to the present invention includes a frame and a weighing mechanism. The frame includes a base assembly, a pillar assembly, and a horn assembly. The weighing mechanism is housed within the frame and inc... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6904692 | Method and system for capturing and supporting 3-D contour A three-dimensional (3-D) capture method and system having a 3-D contour capture device for capturing a surface contour of an object, a contoured support device for placing between the surface and the 3-D contour capture device that provides additional support to at... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6892574 | Foot pressure testing structure An improved foot pressure testing structure which comprises a test memory mold plate, a meshed plate and an evenly distributed convex moldboard being stacked with each other on a sole, such that when a patient wears the foot pressure testing structure and walks seve... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6845568 | High performance foot bed for sports equipment A system for creating at least one foot insert for an individual using a neutralizer 10, a levelor 40, and a sled 60. The neutralizer has a housing, protractor, and an angularly adjustable plate capable of supporting the foot. The neutralizer is... | 01/25/2005 |
