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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:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Bijan Najafi, Highland Park, IL (US);
Ali-reza Boloori, Los Angeles, CA (US);
James Wrobel, Grayslake, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bijan Najafi, Highland Park, IL (US);
Ali-Reza Boloori, Los Angeles, CA (US);
James Wrobel, Grayslake, IL (US);
Assignees:
BioSensics LLC, Cambridge, MA (US);
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system is provided for monitoring whether a user is wearing and/or using a tagged device such as prescribed footwear, a walking aid, a brace or other orthotics. The system may detect whether the user is using a tagged device and can, in some embodiments, alert the user or the user's caregivers if the user ambulates without using the tagged device.