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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
Ingrid Pretzer-aboff, Newark, DE (US);
Richard D. Martin, Newark, DE (US);
David Bruce Chase, Newark, DE (US);
Scott Jones, Newark, DE (US);
John F. Rabolt, Greenville, DE (US);
Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff, Newark, DE (US);
Richard D. Martin, Newark, DE (US);
David Bruce Chase, Newark, DE (US);
Scott Jones, Newark, DE (US);
John F. Rabolt, Greenville, DE (US);
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A device adapted to be secured to the foot of a user includes one or more vibration actuators configured to provide vibrations to the user's foot, one or more force or acceleration sensors configured to sense forces or acceleration exerted by the user's foot, and a controller configured to operate the vibration actuators in a continuous mode to provide intermittent vibration to the user's foot independent of information sensed by the force or acceleration sensors. The vibration includes a first period of continuous vibration followed by a second period of no vibration followed by a third period of continuous vibration. The device may also be configured to operate in a feedback mode.