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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2017
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Matthew G. Lopez, San Diego, CA (US);
Ryan Forcier, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian R. Jung, San Diego, CA (US);
Marvin Dav Hoag, San Diego, CA (US);
Francis L. Kozakiewicz, San Diego, CA (US);
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
In some examples, an apparatus comprises a platform having an upper surface to contact a plantar surface of a human foot positioned on the platform, a first pressure sensor to sense a pressure applied to the upper surface by a heel of the human foot, and a first probe extending through an opening in the platform and movable vertically upward through the opening to probe an adipose layer on a bottom of the heel. The apparatus also comprises a first actuator to displace the first probe upwardly against the adipose layer with a predetermined force, and a linear displacement sensor to sense a vertical displacement of the first probe.