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7195565 Golf club fitting system  
An improved golf club fitting system for fitting a set of golf clubs to a player includes the steps of measuring a player's hand grip strength and selecting a representative golf club having a dead...
7152471 Method and apparatus for assessing hand strength  
An apparatus for assessing a person's hand strength including means for engaging the hand. The apparatus including means for determining the strength of the hand based on a twisting action with the...
7074198 Methods for treatment and prevention of disorders resulting from hypertension of neck and shoulder muscles  
Methods for treatment and prevention of disorders resulting from hypertension of neck and shoulder muscles, in particular hypertension of the scalenius muscles, comprise administering a training...
RE38877 Method and device for training the tactile perception of a marksman, in particular a sport marksman  
For training the tactile perception of a marksman, in particular of a sport marksman, during the firing of a shot in which the marksman exercising a pressure on a trigger of a real or simulation...
6925874 Apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning a glove  
The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning of a glove. The apparatus contains a glove mount for holding a glove to be tested in an open donnable position...
6893406 Mastication monitoring device  
A mastication monitoring device 1 is provided with a probe 2 which is attached to a cheek in order to detect the concentration of reduced hemoglobin in the masticatory muscles. A photodetector ...
6685786 Wire connecting method, a wire joint detecting method, a wire connecting apparatus and a wire joint detecting apparatus  
An apparatus and method are provided to improve a cutting reliability, to facilitate automation of the connection of wires and to allow for a reliable detection of wire joints. Ends of wires (a,...
6662651 Portable exercise device  
A portable exercise device ( 20 ) having a force measuring system ( 28 ) and a length adjuster ( 30 ). The exercise device includes a pulley/securing device assembly ( 22 ) and a cord ( 24 ) having...
6651497 Pitching training tool with indicator  
The present invention provides a pitching training tool, comprising a rod-shaped body portion, which has a hollow, cylindrical shaft portion that is lighter than a regulation ball, and a gripping...
6590499 Monitor alarm for detecting vehicle driver's sleepiness  
An arrangement for monitoring and detecting a sleeping driver incorporating a load cell connected to electronic scales for establishing a base line force value when a driver grasps the steering...
6190335 Orofacial myographic measurement probe  
An orofacial measurement probe for measuring muscle forces within the oral cavity. The probe includes a bite member sized for insertion into the oral cavity and a pressure-sensitive transducer...
6032530 Biofeedback system for sensing body motion and flexure  
A method and apparatus for monitoring key components of body movement and flexure during kinetic activities, and providing intuitive, audible, real time biofeedback to the user. The system uses one...
6026684 Active donor hand gripper for use in a blood collection apparatus  
An active hand gripper for use in a blood drawing apparatus provides a tactile signal to a blood donor reminding the donor to periodically squeeze the hand gripper, thereby increasing donor venous...
6016103 Sleep-detecting driving gloves  
These gloves are capable of preventing motor vehicle operators from falling asleep at the wheel, a dangerous condition that happens to frequently. With strategically placed pressure sensors in the...
5954673 Method and apparatus for oral motor therapy using a visual display  
A method for determining muscle strength of elements of the musculature used in speech and swallowing. In particular, a tool is equipped with at least one pressure sensor. A person inserts the tool...
5877418 Solar powered tube rotator  
An apparatus for demonstrating the conversion of solar energy to mechanical energy, the apparatus comprising: a solar energy device which collects and converts solar energy to electrical energy;...
5728027 Biofeedback system for training abdominal muscles  
A biofeedback system for training the abdominal muscles uses a belt or waistband with a buckle which includes switches, at least one switch modifying a music tape source which is, for example,...
5723785 Hand muscle tension measuring apparatus  
A new Hand Muscle Tension Measuring Apparatus for providing a therapeutic hand exercise aid and for obtaining an objective reading of finger muscle tension during rehabilitation. The inventive...
5681993 Method and apparatus for measuring grip force  
A plurality of force sensors (20) are provided each having parameters and an output with the force sensors (20) disposed at specific predetermined pressure points between the human hand and an...
RE35598 Strength analyzer and method of using same  
An otherwise conventional Jamar dynamometer is provided with a force transducer. The analog output of the force transducer is sampled at regular intervals and converted to a sequence of digital...
5467656 Measurement system for hand tools  
A measurement system for measuring hand tools includes a number of instrumented tools and a data collector. The data collector has a processor which can operate in a task analysis mode in which...
5377541 Golf club grip training assembly  
A grip training assembly for use with a golf club includes a sensor for detecting grip pressure, a covering extending over the sensor and an indicator for indicating when the grip pressure is...
5372365 Methods and apparatus for sports training  
A method and apparatus for training a user to move in a desired movement pattern, especially for training a golfer to swing a golf club. One or more sensors are placed adjacent the user, for...
5316479 Firearm training system and method  
A firearm training system is disclosed, which allows the measurement and display as a function of time of the hand grip force pattern applied to the grip of a firearm by a weapon hand of a shooter....
5299457 Precision grip meter  
A precision grip meter includes a frame; a base on the frame sized and shaped to engage the palm of the hand; a plurality of plungers on the frame opposite the base and located for being depressed...
5221088 Sports training system and method  
A sports training aid has a pair of foot sensors, insertable in a pair of shoes, which generate measurement signals indicative of weight applied to each of the foot sensors. The training aid...
5184628 Grip sincerity assessment system and method  
The sincerity or genuineness of grip exerted by a subject in orthopaedic testing is assessed by deriving a signal representing grip force over a period of about ten seconds, and comparing the rate...
5174154 Isometric force measuring device  
An isometric force-measuring device is comprised of first and second opposed force-bearing surfaces. An incompressible, nonfluid material is positioned between the first and second surfaces. The...
5170663 Grip sensor  
A dynamic grip sensor is formed from a unitary block having upper and lower covers. The sensor, being of a size so that it can be gripped by a human hand, comprises two sets of parallel flexure...
5163443 System for testing hand, wrist, and forearm strength  
A system for measuring the forces which are applied by a limb of a living being, particularly the hand, wrist, and forearm of a human being, employs a plurality of cable members for conducting the...
5158095 Machine and method for testing exerted effort without patient malingering effects  
An apparatus and method for insuring that the evaluation of forces generated from an injured human limb or hand are accurately determined without malingering factors. The apparatus includes a...
5157970 Grasp analysis method  
A grasp analysis apparatus and method by which the power of grasp exerted by the human hand can be measured, and by which a determination can be made related to the maximum effort of grasp that is...
5125270 Load sensor for a human hand  
A human hand load sensor is a strain gauge based force measurement instrument that has two platforms or handles that can be moved together with parts of the human hand, for example, a thumb and...
4949729 Grip rate measurement  
An apparatus for the objective and quantitative measure of hand function comprising an inflatable bladder 1 in fluid communication with a pressure transducer 3 the output of which is connected to a...
4884445 Grip strength analyzer apparatus and method of using same  
An otherwise conventional Jamar dynamometer is provided with a force transducer. The analog output of the force transducer is sampled at regular intervals and converted to a sequence of digital...
4882677 Isometric strength testing method and equipment for disability evaluation  
New disability testing and evaluation software combined with an isometric strength testing machine provides a very complete and standardized means of determining disability in comparison with the...
4824103 Muscle Testing and exercising apparatus  
Different attachments that are connectable to a force transducer in easily interchangeable manner via standardized quick-disconnect coupling arrangements facilitate multiple use and applicability...
4774966 Carpal tunnel syndrome screening device  
A carpal tunnel syndrome screening device for measuring the strength of or combined force vector generated by the intrinsic hand muscles innervated by the median nerve after is passes through the...
4757711 Oscilloscopic hand-dynamographic transducer  
A dynamometer comprising a first member, a second member which is movable relative to the first member along a predetermined path, a piston and cylinder arrangement for resisting movement of the...
4538459 Drink can measuring and can crushing device  
This invention is a strength measuring device utilizing changes in air pressure. The bellows portion of the device is a standard soft drink or beer can. The purposes of the present invention are...
4530496 Device for exercise and/or therapy  
A device and system for the purpose of exercise and/or physical therapy through use of a primary vessel of pliable plastic material that forms a hollow main body portion at least partially filled...
4231255 Rate measuring device for joint and/or muscular performance  
A device for measuring the rate at which pressure in a bladder is increased by the action of a joint and/or muscle is disclosed. The device permits the time elapsed between predetermined pressure...
4114449 Squeeze type exerciser device with force measuring gauge  
An exerciser device comprises an elastic compression body which is configured to accommodate a wide variety of exercises for different muscle groups and enclosed within the body is a flexible...
D247553 Hand dynamometer  
4048985 Exercise device  
The present invention relates to an exercise device. The device has a multiplicity of uses. It may be used to test or to strengthen muscles. It may be used to enable the user to develop or improve...
3897058 Athletic testing device  
An athletic testing device for use by athletes in a game where an athletic club is utilized for playing the game and where a controlled force application on the club handle by the user's hand or...
3848468 HAND GRIP TESTING DEVICE FOR BODY WEIGHING SCALES  
The hand grip testing device for use with body weighing scales having a platform, a base, and a dial, in which a generally U-shaped frame has a first horizontal member for slipping beneath the body...
3752144 MUSCULAR EVALUATION METHOD AND TESTING APPARATUS  
An adjustable apparatus and method for positioning a force sensor adjacent various portions of the patient's body and for measuring and recording forces exerted by the voluntary muscles of the...
3690308 HAND ERGOGRAPH WITH MARKING STYLUS  
A device for measuring muscle fatigue. A squeezable air bulb is connected via an air hose to a carriage having an air piston operatively connected to a marking stylus. The stylus marks across the...
3672219 ADJUSTABLE HYDRAULIC/ELECTRIC HAND GRIP DYNAMOMETER  
A hand-grip dynamometer having a main support element mounting front and back grip members in spaced relation on opposite sides thereof, and incorporating a hydraulic system interconnected with the...
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