ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,480, issued on Feb. 17.
"Magnetic braking and speed control system for walker" was invented by David DiCicco (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for an improved walker are provided. The inventive walker allows for greater control over the speed of the walker. More specifically, wheels having specific characteristics may be used to control the speed of rotation of the wheels. For instance, the wheel may include an inner wheel assembly including a coil or coils, and an outer wheel assembly including a magnet or magnets. A magnetic field may be created using current through the coils, which in turn ...