Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wearable posture monitoring device and method thereof
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Application No.: US16409799Application Date: 2019-05-11
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Publication No.: US11759125B2Publication Date: 2023-09-19
- Inventor: Beth Ladd , Donald L Bergh , Kimberly Moon , Loay Abusalah , Alexandria Rodriguez , Amaan Baiyat , Leah Smith , Michael Diaz , Randy De Leon , Alyssa Nicole Lee
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Main IPC: A61B5/11
- IPC: A61B5/11 ; A61B5/00 ; G06F3/14 ; G08B7/06 ; G08B21/18 ; G09B5/02 ; G09B5/06 ; G09B19/00 ; A41D3/00 ; A41D27/10

Abstract:
A wearable posture monitoring device is provided. The device includes a first posture sensor to measure a first bend parameter associated with shoulders of a user and a second posture sensor to measure a second bend parameter associated with vertebral column of the user. The device includes a control unit operatively coupled to the first posture sensor and the second posture sensor and is configured to compare the first bend parameter with a first predefined reference value and the second bend parameter with a second predefined reference value to detect an improper bend in one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user. The control unit is further configured to display a visual indication, on a display interface associated with the posture monitoring device, to indicate the detected improper bend of one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user.
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