Method of passively loading an endoskeletal animal's body
a technology of endoskeleton and body, which is applied in the field of passive loading of endoskeleton body, can solve the problems of net loss of body mass, pressure on the body, and frailness of the endoskeleton of the person,
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- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Publication Date
- 2006-12-14
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional application of Non-Provisional Application 10 / 816,286 filed Apr. 01, 2004, which claims the benefit of Provisional Application 60 / 459,713 filed Apr. 02, 2003, both of which are herein incorporated in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention provides a method for temporarily increasing the mass of an animal's body. The invention is useful both as a means of correcting an animal's existing body condition as well as preventing an adverse change to its body condition. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The weight or mass of a person or animal is a function of its size, and is directly proportional to its volume. One cubic centimeter of water has a mass of one gram (under standard conditions). Animals, including humans, are predominantly water, so, with the combined mass from body fat, muscle tissue, and skeletal structure, humans are equal in mass to about one gram per cubic centime...
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[0045]“Appendage” refers to an arm or leg of an endoskeletal animal.
[0046]“Joint” refers to an articulation between two or more bones of an appendage of an endoskeletal animal.
[0047]“Midjoint” refers to a point between two joints of an appendage of a normal animal.
[0048]“Weight” means an object weighing more than 1 gram per cubic centimeter or a composite object comprising a plurality of single objects weighing more than 1 gram per cubic centimeter attached to a substrate material.
[0049]10 Weight (generic) [0050]20 Planar Sub-Weight [0051]22 Substrate [0052]24 Composite Weight [0053]25 Breathable Encapsulation Material [0054]26 Cylindrical Sub-Weight [0055]28 Substrate [0056]30 Breathable Encapsulation Material [0057]29 Composite Weight [0058]32 Spherical Sub-Weight [0059]34 Substrate [0060]36 Breathable Encapsulation Material [0061]37 Composite Weight [0062]38 Long Sleeved Upper Body Garment [0063]40 Pocket [0064]41 Closure Flap [0065]42 Long Legged T...