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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Kathryn Jeanne DE Laurentis, Tampa, FL (US);
Merry Lynn Morris, Tampa, FL (US);
Matthew Alan Wills, Crystal Beach, FL (US);
Sravan Kumar Elineni, Tampa, FL (US);
Inventors:
Kathryn Jeanne De Laurentis, Tampa, FL (US);
Merry Lynn Morris, Tampa, FL (US);
Matthew Alan Wills, Crystal Beach, FL (US);
Sravan Kumar Elineni, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/00 (2006.01); A61G 5/02 (2006.01); A61G 5/04 (2013.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/024 (2013.01); A61G 5/00 (2013.01); A61G 5/04 (2013.01); A61G 2005/1051 (2013.01); A61G 2203/10 (2013.01); B60L 2200/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a hands-free user interface device includes a first plate, a second plate spaced from the first plate, a sensor associated with the plates adapted to detect when the first plate pivots relative to the second plate, and a controller adapted to receive signals from the sensor and output control signals to another component based upon the received signals.