US Patent Issued to Univerzita Karlova on Sept. 15 for "Method of measurement of knee strength characteristics in particular in isokinetic movement and device for carrying out this method" (Czech Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,870, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Univerzita Karlova (Prague).

"Method of measurement of knee strength characteristics in particular in isokinetic movement and device for carrying out this method" was invented by Frantisek Zahalka (Prague), Tomas Maly (Prague) and Pavel Vodicka (Prague).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method of measurement of knee strength characteristics is carried out in a manner that measured person in upright position leans against dynamometers with bearing surfaces (3) and movable arm (2) and starts transition to the sitting position, thus acting on the movable arm (2), which through connected sensor (21) ...