US Patent Issued to TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY on Oct. 27 for "Shoulder movement warning device" (Texas, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,173, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (Denton, Texas).

"Shoulder movement warning device" was invented by Brandon Rhett Rigby (Denton, Texas), Hunter Alvis (Denton, Texas), Mikaela Rood (Madison, Wis.) and Lucia Creeden (Burleson, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoulder movement warning device is disclosed. The shoulder movement warning device is attached or integrated into a garment worn by a subject or user. The device includes flex sensors and inertial movement unit (IMU) sensors placed at various positions proximate the shoulders and arms of the subject when the garment is worn. The flex sensors...