Richard B Kent

US Patent:

20210275099, Sep 9, 2021

Filed:

Mar 4, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/192752

Inventors:

- Charlottesville VA, US
Richard Kent - Keswick VA, US
Edward Meade Spratley - Charlottesville VA, US
Jared Yoder - Aroda VA, US
Thomas Cisneros - Petaluma CA, US
Philipe Aldahir - Chattanooga TN, US
Jeff Lipari - Petaluma CA, US

Assignee:

Biocore LLC - Charlottesville VA

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
A61B 5/103

Abstract:

A mobile apparatus that is automated to measure controlled and applied forces to sport surfaces allowing for safety assessment of athletic apparel and athletic surfaces, such as natural or artificial turf. The apparatus is capable of using not only horizontal and vertical forces, but also rotational moments, and all prescribed forces and moments in combination at the same or different times. The apparatus and related system can apply horizontal and vertical forces, and rotational moments, and link these forces and moments together and combine them to more closely mimic behavior of human foot during an athletic movement, thereby applying and measuring interactions between all forces and moments at the same or different times.