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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.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1989
Steven I Reger, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Donald C Neth, Parma, OH (US);
Thomas F McGovern, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for generating prescription wheelchair seats or specialized seating or body supports. The system includes a deformable seat portion which is formed to specialized dimensions of a seated patient. A planar, linear, array of linear transducers is stepped across the form in one dimension forming a series of signals representative of generally planar cross sections of the form. This series of cross-sectional signals is provided as an input to a numerically controlled cutting device which cuts a series of sheet stock foam in accordance with each cross-sectional area measured. These cross-sectional pieces are then assembled into the prescription seat.