Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensing plantar adipose tissue
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Application No.: US16756805Application Date: 2017-11-29
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Publication No.: US11583206B2Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Matthew G. Lopez , Ryan Forcier , Brian R. Jung , Marvin Dav Hoag , Francis L. Kozakiewicz
- Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
- International Application: PCT/US2017/063773 WO 20171129
- International Announcement: WO2019/108179 WO 20190606
- Main IPC: A61B5/103
- IPC: A61B5/103 ; G01B5/207

Abstract:
In some examples, an apparatus comprises a platform having an upper surface to contact a plantar surface of a human foot positioned on the platform, a first pressure sensor to sense a pressure applied to the upper surface by a heel of the human foot, and a first probe extending through an opening in the platform and movable vertically upward through the opening to probe an adipose layer on a bottom of the heel. The apparatus also comprises a first actuator to displace the first probe upwardly against the adipose layer with a predetermined force, and a linear displacement sensor to sense a vertical displacement of the first probe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200237259A1 SENSING PLANTAR ADIPOSE TISSUE Public/Granted day:2020-07-30
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