Mark F Donahue

US Patent:

6730047, May 4, 2004

Filed:

Feb 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/784080

Inventors:

Roger David Socci - Reston VA
Robert L Wakenight - New Market MD
Mark Winthrop Wheeler - Groton MA
Mark William Donahue - Maynard MA
Olin Glenn Lathrop - Groton MA
Robert Jonathan Schmidt - Harvard MA

Assignee:

Creative Sports Technologies, Inc. - Woodbridge VA

International Classification:

A61B 5103

US Classification:

600595

Abstract:

The invention disclosed includes a head gear to be worn when it is desirable to have an indication of the wearers head motion or position. The head gear may be incorporated into an existing article of head wear. The incorporation may be permanent, or the head gear may be alternatively attached to various articles of head wear. Integral with the head gear are motion and/or position sensing devices to indicate the motion or position of the wearers head. The data from the sensors may be fed into a digital processor to process the sensed data and derive a signal indicative of the wearers head motion or position. Some embodiments employ a programmable processor to adapt the head gear to a variety of applications. The signal indicative of head motion or position may be fed into an indicator to provide the wearer with a recognizable feedback signal indicative of head motion or position.

US Patent:

20040171969, Sep 2, 2004

Filed:

Mar 12, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/798455

Inventors:

Roger Socci - Reston VA, US
Mark Wheeler - Groton MA, US
Mark Donahue - Maynard MA, US
Robert Wakenight - New Market MD, US
Olin Lathrop - Groton MA, US
Robert Schmidt - Harvard MA, US

Assignee:

Creative Sports Technologies, Inc.

International Classification:

A61B005/103
A61B005/117

US Classification:

600/595000

Abstract:

The invention disclosed includes a head gear to be worn when it is desirable to have an indication of the wearer's head motion or position. The head gear may be incorporated into an existing article of head wear. The incorporation may be permanent, or the head gear may be alternatively attached to various articles of head wear. Integral with the head gear are motion and/or position sensing devices to indicate the motion or position of the wearer's head. The data from the sensors may be fed into a digital processor to process the sensed data and derive a signal indicative of the wearer's head motion or position. Some embodiments employ a programmable processor to adapt the head gear to a variety of applications. The signal indicative of head motion or position may be fed into an indicator to provide the wearer with a recognizable feedback signal indicative of head motion or position.