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41 results about "Fine motor skill" patented technology

Fine motor skill (or dexterity) is the coordination of small muscles, in movements—usually involving the synchronisation of hands and fingers—with the eyes. The complex levels of manual dexterity that humans exhibit can be attributed to and demonstrated in tasks controlled by the nervous system. Fine motor skills aid in the growth of intelligence and develop continuously throughout the stages of human development.

Rapid use field tourniquet

ActiveUS8652164B1Prevents and minimizesPrevents and minimizes frictionDiagnosticsTourniquetsFine motor skillTourniquet time
The tourniquet is a lightweight, compact, and highly efficient device that can be used to assist in the control of life threatening extremity hemorrhage. The tourniquet utilizes a ratchet mechanism to obtain a mechanical advantage when tightening the tourniquet. A ratchet assembly is located a distance away from a strap end of the tourniquet and overlays a contiguous portion of the strap, allowing the tourniquet to be tightened while minimizing pinch, and further includes an elongated ratchet lever for ease of use, requiring minimal, if any, fine motor skills. The design also includes an indicator region for assistance in use of the device and a sealed and tapered strap-end with indicator for efficient use.
Owner:ASTON KEVIN

Gripping apparatus and method of use

A grasping device for grasping structures such as, for example, containers and bottles. The device facilitates the dexterous handling of these structures that otherwise would often require significant strength, gross and fine motor skill to manage, and especially to dispense the contents of in a controlled manner. The device may also facilitate one-handed operation, and may leave the second hand free to perform other tasks, such as, for example, securing a target container.
Owner:OSULLIVAN CHRIS

Systems and methods for assessing disorders affecting fine motor skills using handwriting recognition

A detection and tracking method that enables an objective determination of changes in handwriting with the passage of time and progress of medical conditions which affect fine motor skills. Specifically, a detection and tracking method which precisely describes a handwriting sample as a plurality of features which become indicators of a medical disorder affecting fine motor skills. The indicators are obtained and characterized using analytical and statistical techniques resulting in the development of diagnostic tools for detection and management of that disorder.
Owner:GANNON TECH GROUP

System and Method for Improving Fine Motor Skills

InactiveUS20090305208A1Improving fine motor skillTeaching apparatusFine motor skillEngineering
A system for improving fine motor skills includes a stylus. An electronic tablet detects a position of the stylus (or finger) when the stylus is near a surface of the electronic tablet. A process defines and draws tolerance band on the electronic tablet. The tolerance band may be defined by a visual marker. The process may define a starting position and an end position within the tolerance band. The system includes an auto challenge module that determines if the user is ready to advance to a more difficult lesson. The system also includes an auditory association module that plays a sound associated with the shape. The system includes a foreign language module that teaches the user how to correctly write a foreign language. Finally, there is an analysis module that provides both instantaneous feedback and show the progress of the user over time.
Owner:FALCONWORKS

The collection of medical data

ActiveUS20160007904A1Fine-tune treatmentImprove data securityPerson identificationMedical automated diagnosisFine motor skillImpaired fine motor skills
A system and method for assessing a patient's balancing ability in order to facilitate ascertaining the patient's current medical status. The system includes a balance plate for measuring the center of gravity dynamic weight distribution in combination with a sensor for measuring the patient's fine motor skills.
Owner:ISOTECH

Learning/Play Quilt for development of toddlers' fine motor skills (dexterity): zipping, tying, buttoning, lacing, snapping, hooking, use of Velcro, buckling, and identification of numbers, letters, words and containing pockets for storing small toys in addition to being used as a blanket

The Learning / Play Quilt or Denim / Learning Play Quilt is a compilation of components of children's clothing sewn together to facilitate development or practice of fine motor skills (dexterity) such as zipping, buttoning, lacing, tying, snapping, hooking, use of Velcro, and buckling. The quilt format provides an extensive selection of fine motor skills not found in other formats such as books, vests, dolls and mats, and, at the same time, provides utilitarian uses as a cover for the child in a car seat or stroller. It also features pockets for storage of small toys and treasures. The components of children's clothing also expose children to numbers, letters and words while the embroidery thereon creates a product that is attractive and, therefore, promotes the child's interest in learning. The recommended lap quilt size predisposes its use to places where supervision is more readily available then if used on a bed. This is not only a safety feature but one in which more peer and adult interaction can occur.
Owner:MCELHOE JANICE SWEET

Pacifier toy

InactiveUS7285127B2Reinforcing the infant's grasping and fine motor skillsNeed can be providedMusical toysTopsFine motor skillGear wheel
A pacifier rattle toy, with duel, gripped handles. There are gears at the end of the handles that are placed in the rattle. There are corresponding flappers to the said gears in the rattle to make a clicking noise. A feature of this pacifier toy would be a pacifier that has the capability of being locked down, and also taken off. This is useful for cleaning. Another function of this unique feature would be; if the parent chooses, for teething, the pacifier could be filled with water, and frozen. By having a pacifier on a handle you are giving the child the choice of when he / she would like to use a pacifier. This freedom encourages self-confidence. This new pacifier toy encourages fine motor skills and three of the five senses. This pacifier toy is to also include a stand by which the pacifiers may stably sit in the freezer while they are freezing.
Owner:JEWETT AMY

Pacifier toy

A pacifier rattle toy, with duel, gripped handles. There are gears at the end of the handles that are placed in the rattle. There are corresponding flappers to the said gears in the rattle to make a clicking noise. A feature of this pacifier toy would be a pacifier that has the capability of being locked down, and also taken off. This is useful for cleaning. Another function of this unique feature would be; if the parent chooses, for teething, the pacifier could be filled with water, and frozen. By having a pacifier on a handle you are giving the child the choice of when he / she would like to use a pacifier. This freedom encourages self-confidence. This new pacifier toy encourages fine motor skills and three of the five senses. This pacifier toy is to also include a stand by which the pacifiers may stably sit in the freezer while they are freezing.
Owner:JEWETT AMY

Educational restaurant and travel game system

An educational restaurant and travel game system and method of use include a plurality of educational games each having a plurality of game pieces disposed in a game container. The game container is adapted to house the plurality of educational games and has a size and shape so that the game container is adapted for portability. A game book setting forth rules for each of the educational games, age ranges, number of players, list of items needed, a stated educational objective, and an educational goal is included within the container. Reading, math, fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, memory enhancement and retention, and social skills games are included within the compact travel container. Playing the games of the educational restaurant and travel game system fosters an educational environment, while at the same time offers entertainment and quality family interaction. The game system finds use during travel and during moments of idle time for children, such as doctor's office and restaurant visits. Its entertaining and educational features further commend it for use in a home or school environment.
Owner:LUCY LUCILLE A

Grasping glove and method of finger restraining therapy

A grasping glove for fine motor skills therapy of a hand of a user. The grasping glove includes a main covering having a palm side and a back side. The grasping glove includes a little finger covering extending from said main covering. The grasping glove includes a ring finger covering extending from said main covering. The grasping glove includes a palm side to finger covering attachment between said little finger and said palm side of said main covering. The grasping glove includes a palm side to finger covering attachment between said ring finger and said palm side of said main covering. A method of treating deficiencies in finger fine motor skills of hand of a person by restraining a little finger of the hand toward a palm side of the hand and restraining a ring finger of the hand toward the palm side of the hand.
Owner:HESS DARLA J

Systems and methods for assessing disorders affecting fine motor skills using handwriting recognition

A detection and tracking method that enables an objective determination of changes in handwriting with the passage of time and progress of medical conditions which affect fine motor skills. Specifically, a detection and tracking method which precisely describes a handwriting sample as a plurality of features which become indicators of a medical disorder affecting fine motor skills. The indicators are obtained and characterized using analytical and statistical techniques resulting in the development of diagnostic tools for detection and management of that disorder.
Owner:GANNON TECH GROUP

Data input device and sound generating device

InactiveUS20120056810A1Reducing and removing force actingHigh elastic modulusInput/output for user-computer interactionElectrophonic musical instrumentsFine motor skillImpaired fine motor skills
Disclosed is a data input device for providing a plurality of input signals responsive to user actions, comprising a resilient body and one or more sensors within the resilient body, which typically has a shape defining one or more modes of deformation, operable to provide the input signals responsive to deformation of the resilient body, by the actions of a user by virtue of the forces transmitted through the resilient body to the one or more sensors. By providing a deformable resilient body, typically defining one or more modes of deformation, only a subset of the plurality of input signals respond significantly to the deformation (typically to degree of deformation), a user lacking fine motor skills is able to better control a plurality of input signals.
Owner:THE UNIV COURT OF THE UNIV OF EDINBURGH

Magnetically erasable writable educational flash card and method for making the same

Disclosed herein are a magnetically erasable writable educational flash card and method for making the same. The method uses a flash card comprising magnetic display panel, a magnetic die of predetermined pattern such as text character of a language, Arabic numeral, symbol or graphical picture of a learning subject, and a magnetic eraser. To make an educational flash card, a controlled repeated small amplitude sliding movement is applied to the flash card's magnetic display panel in contact with the face of the magnetic die resulting visual display of a mirrored silhouette of the magnetic die's predetermined pattern being created on the magnetic display panel. Two or more such cards comprise an educational flash card set for young children. The advantages of such flash card set include: more effective and enjoyable learning through participation, ergonomically fitful for fine motor skills development, better structured and creative learning, and changeable displaying indicia.
Owner:WEN SHENGMIN

Tummy pal doll ensemble and storage system

InactiveUS20060240736A1Promotes pretend playImprove imaginationDollsFine motor skillImpaired fine motor skills
A doll ensemble and storage system for enhancing one's imagination and developing fine motor skills is provided. The system comprises a doll having a head, a stomach, a pair of arms, a hand attached to each of the arms, a pair of legs, and a foot attached to each of the legs. The doll is shaped such that the stomach of the doll is proportionately larger than the rest of the components of the doll. At least one accessory associated with the doll is provided. A storage member in the form of a ball is provided for storing at least the doll and the at least one accessory. The doll ensemble and storage system of the invention is one of a series of dolls that may be collected by a child or a doll collector which all revolve around a central theme.
Owner:LEWIS ANGELA DAVIS

Apparatus for teaching personal life skills

ActiveUS9583022B2Teaching apparatusFine motor skillImpaired fine motor skills
An apparatus for teaching fine motor skills to a special needs student. The apparatus has a plurality of different personal life-skills training tools that more accurately replicate the skill encountered in real life. When the apparatus is arranged in its primary orientation and rests against the student's body, the life-skills training tools replicate the orientation of the objects relative to the orientation encountered by the student in real life. The apparatus includes a configurable platform having a plurality of walls. A plurality of hinges pivotally connect each wall with at least one other wall. The walls of the platform can be oriented and arranged in at least a first configuration forming a housing enclosing the training tools, and a second configuration wherein all of the walls are coplanar. The walls can also be oriented and arranged in at least a third configuration wherein none of the walls are coplanar.
Owner:BROWN JOSHUA

Method for making illustrated card

ActiveUS20090178761A1Improve overall senseImprove their sense of chromatologyOther printing matterCovering/liningsFine motor skillCardboard
A method for making an illustrated card has providing a cardboard with at least one printed layer and ornamentation; positioning one ornamentation on one of the adhesive portions; pressing the ornamentation toward the adhesive portion; and repeating positioning one ornamentation on one of the adhesive portions and pressing the ornamentation toward the adhesive portion. The illustrated card allows users especially children to make the illustrated card by themselves and children can be trained to arrange the ornamentation with different colors for improving chromatological and fine-motor skills.
Owner:CHEN TENG KUEI

Apparatus, in particular for balance training, having at least one movable platform

An apparatus for balance training and / or fine motor skills training, having at least one movable platform which can be moved in an oscillating manner in at least two dimensions, having at least one counterforce unit which is provided to oppose a force for producing a deflection of the movable platform with a resistance. The apparatus has at least one force transmission interruption unit which interrupts a force flow between the movable platform and the counterforce unit in at least one operating state.
Owner:AIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE

Interactive Attachment For Childrens Bottle

InactiveUS20130216991A1Improve developmentEasy to learnFlexible coversWrappersFine motor skillImpaired fine motor skills
The present invention relates to a bottle attachment having a generally tubular sleeve that removably attaches to the exterior of a conventional children's bottle. A plurality of fasteners are affixed to the exterior of the sleeve. Children may manipulate the fasteners to promote the development of learning and fine motor skills and hand-to-eye coordination. A plurality of images may be disposed below flaps affixed to the exterior of the sleeve. Children may selectively lift the flaps to reveal the images, thereby promoting learning. The selection and arrangement of the fasteners and images provide distinctive ornamentation to allow a bottle to be readily identifiable when several bottles may be present in the same location.
Owner:SINNAMOND SANDI

Assembly Kit for Three Dimensional Works

ActiveUS20140265117A1Improve creativityImprove spatial perceptionIndoor gamesToysFine motor skillSpatial perception
Kits designed to stimulate creativity, to provide exercise for fine motor skills, and to improve spatial perception. The kits may be useful as a stimulating “toy” for children to develop creativity, spatial perception and motor skills, as a therapeutic kit for the elderly or those requiring rehabilitation of fine motor skills; as a diversion to relieve stress, to create unique works for the home or office, to display photos and memorabilia, and for a host of other purposes, limited by the imagination. The kits include at least shaped components, fasteners, and a platform onto which a three-dimensional work is mounted.
Owner:STAT VENTURES

Hand-writing auxiliary training device

InactiveCN109248412ASolve the problems that increase the psychological pressure of patientsSolve the problem of psychological stressGymnastic exercisingFine motor skillSkill sets
The invention relates to the field of medical instruments, in particular to a hand-writing auxiliary training device, and aims to solve the problems existing in treatment for children suffering from adeficiency of fine motor skills and elderly people unable to write due to stroke sequelae. With the hand-writing auxiliary training device, on the one hand, a patient can carry out rehabilitation training independently without professional treatment and auxiliary treatment, and thus the problem that professional treatment increases the psychological pressure of the patient is solved, and on the other hand, the hand-writing auxiliary training device is designed based on a force feedback device, thus the cost is low, the problems of high cost of occupational therapists and high cost of auxiliary training equipment in the existing market are solved, and the economic burden of long-term rehabilitation treatment for ordinary income families is effectively mitigated.
Owner:SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIV

Assessment tool and graded activity for fine-gross motor skills, visual and cognitive processing

A timed assessment and graded activity, allows professional staff, occupational therapist, school psychologist, physician (neurologist and pediatrician), and the like, to assess their patients in various areas. The assessment and graded activity can be used for motor skills, including fine-gross motor coordination and hand speed. The assessment and graded activity can also be used for assessing vision, including color, eye-hand coordination, crossing midline, left or right side neglect, and eye movements, crossing midline and left-right side neglect. Furthermore, the assessment and graded activity can be used for determining cognitive skills, including processing, concentration, attention deficit, problem solving, and ability to follow instructions. The 21-piece challenge as an assessment and graded activity designed to use a set of wooden dowels with its respective board. The 21 pieces of wood dowels contains five pieces of a first color, four pieces of three other colors, and two pieces of two other colors.
Owner:SPITAL DAVID E
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