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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11819341 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2023

Mouth guard having low-profile printed circuit board for sensing and notification of impact forces

Applicant:

Force Impact Technologies, Inc., Gilbert, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Anthony M. Gonzales, Canoga Park, CA (US);

Robert M. Merriman, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Susan M. Merriman, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Christopher T. Cooper, Stittsville, CA;

Assignee:

Force Impact Technologies, Inc., Gilbert, AZ (US);

Attorney:

NIXON PEABODY LLP

Primary Examiner:

Steven T Sawyer

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/08 (2006.01); B29C 51/12 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01); B29C 51/30 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 3/28 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G01C 17/02 (2006.01); G01C 19/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/52 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/682 (2013.01); A61B 5/1126 (2013.01); A61B 5/4064 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7455 (2013.01); A63B 71/085 (2013.01); B29C 51/12 (2013.01); B29C 51/266 (2013.01); B29C 51/30 (2013.01); G01C 17/02 (2013.01); G01C 19/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); H05K 1/028 (2013.01); H05K 1/189 (2013.01); H05K 3/284 (2013.01); A61B 2503/10 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A63B 2220/40 (2013.01); A63B 2220/53 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01); B29K 2023/083 (2013.01); B29K 2909/14 (2013.01); B29L 2031/52 (2013.01); B29L 2031/768 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09027 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10037 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10106 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10159 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10545 (2013.01); H05K 2203/1322 (2013.01); H05K 2203/1327 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mouth guard senses impact forces and determines if the forces exceed an impact threshold. If so, the mouth guard notifies the user of the risk for injury by haptic feedback, vibratory feedback, and/or audible feedback. The mouth guard system may also remotely communicate the status of risk and the potential injury. The mouth guard uses a local memory device to store impact thresholds based on personal biometric information obtained from the user and compares the sensed forces relative to those threshold values. The mouth guard and its electrical components on the printed circuit board are custom manufactured for the user such that the mouth guard provides a comfortable and reliable fit, while ensuring exceptional performance.

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