Walking stick and walking assistance device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9986797
APP PUB NO 20170055650A1
SERIAL NO

15206424

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A walking stick includes a main part that is stick-like, a sensor that detects at least one of an acceleration of the main part and an angular velocity of the main part, a light emitter that emits light on a ground, a balance evaluator that evaluates a user's walking balance stability based on at least one of the detected acceleration and the detected angular velocity, and an emitting controller that controls a light emitting direction of the light based on a result of the evaluation and an inclination angle of the main part.

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  • PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nakada, Toru Kyoto, JP 31 324
Sato, Yoshikuni Fukui, JP 92 699

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