System, method and apparatus for applying air pressure on a portion of the body of an individual
AssigneeGravus, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
InventorsSean Whalen, Silas Boyd-Wickizer
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Abstract
A system is provided by applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual in a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual. A pressure sensor is coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure inside the chamber. A negative feedback control system, calibrates, adjusts and maintains the pressure inside the chamber.
Claims39
A system for applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual comprising:
- a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual;
- a pressure sensor coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure inside the chamber;
- a negative feedback control system for calibrating, adjusting, and maintaining the pressure inside the chamber with respect to the individual.
A method for applying pressure to a portion of the body of an individual comprising:
- providing a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual;
- producing a pressure inside the chamber;
- measuring the pressure inside the chamber with a pressure sensor coupled to the chamber;
- calibrating the chamber with respect to the individual;
- comparing the pressure inside the chamber with a selected pressure setpoint;
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- providing a negative feedback control system to adjust, and maintain the pressure inside the chamber based on the comparison.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual along a vertical axis of an aperture of a chamber, the method including:
- producing a pressure inside the chamber;
- measuring the pressure inside the chamber with a pressure sensor coupled to the chamber;
- calibrating the chamber with respect to the individual;
- comparing the pressure inside the chamber with a selected pressure;
- and
- adjusting and maintaining the pressure inside the chamber based on the comparison using a negative feedback control system.
A method for calibrating a pressurized chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for mating with a portion of a body of an individual, the method comprising:
- measuring the weight of the individual at one or more predefined pressure points inside the chamber;
- and
- interpolating a relationship between the measured weights of the individual and the pre-defined pressure points inside the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.