Antonie van den Bogert, Ph.D., Grad Chris Schroeck Named on US Patent

On February 7, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued , titled Rotation Monitoring System and Method, that names Dr. Antonie , a professor and the Parker Hannifin Endowed Chair in the Department of , and as inventors.

The patent, nearly five years in the making, was directed to a system attached to a limb that can identify ranges of motion associated with injuries or poor performance. The sleeve helps coaches, athletes, and strength trainers who want to improve performance and reduce injury by taking an in-the-field performance baseline for comparison via a mobile app.

Schroeck originally pitched the idea at , a student entrepreneurship program at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± driven by the Monte Ahuja College of Business' . 

Schroeck and his team ReCap won the competition with the project -- originally leggings -- which then evolved into the arm sleeve that gained the patent. Dr. van den Bogert was instrumental in encouraging Schroeck to participate in the event with the idea; those close to the project say that the duo have been very much "tied at the hip" throughout the process.

See more of Dr. van den Bogert's work . ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± faculty and staff can contact Jack Kraszewski for assistance with a  to begin the process of protecting your invention or intellectual property. Students interested in should visit their website. 

With a "takes a village attitude," multidisciplinary efforts on-campus and off continue to change the world!