Step counting device and method

Roy D Crowninshield; Andrew J Branch

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Step counting device and method

Roy D Crowninshield and Andrew J Branch

United States Patent and Trademark Office

11/27/1979

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Abstract

The number of steps taken while walking are counted by straining a fatigue life gauge to change its electrical resistance each time the device is stepped on by a subject. The change in resistance of the fatigue life gauge is measured to ascertain the approximate number of steps taken.

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Title: Subtitle: Step counting device and method
Creators: Roy D Crowninshield (Inventor)
Andrew J Branch (Inventor)
Contributors: University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, IA, US) (Assignee)
Resource Type: Patent
Publisher: United States Patent and Trademark Office; United States
Patent: US Patent 4,175,446; United States Patent and Trademark Office (United States, Alexandria) - USPTO; Published; 05/900,216; 04/26/1978
Number of pages: 4 pages
Language: English
Date published: 11/27/1979
Academic Unit: UI Research Foundation
Record Identifier: 9983762067902771

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