Lora DiCarlo Develops Eight Patents for Hands-Free Sex Tech in Partnership with Tier One Research University
First of its kind partnership with Oregon State University Product Development Lab led by Dr. John Parmigiani
BEND, Ore., Jan. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lora DiCarlo, the disruptive new pleasure tech startup revolutionizing sexual health, proudly announced today it has received full intellectual property rights to eight patent-pending designs in support of its hands-free, pleasure product for vaginas. The patents cover features including micro-robotics, soft robotics, mechanical engineering for biomimetic functions, and advanced material science.
Lora DiCarlo's first product, Osé, uses micro-robotic technology to mimic all of the sensations of a human mouth, tongue, and fingers, for an experience that feels just like a real partner. The product even adjusts to each body's unique physiology for a personal fit that hits all the right spots, because there are better uses for your hands.
Five of the patents were developed in partnership with Oregon State University, a tier one research university and the #4 Robotics Lab in the United States. An additional 3 patents were developed exclusively by Lora DiCarlo.
"I spent over three years gathering physiological research based on anatomical data from thousands of women, as well as analysis of female orgasms," said Lora DiCarlo founder and CEO, Lora Haddock. "I realized that a successful blended orgasm product would require use of new technology that had only recently become available, and that's when I turned to the OSU's College of Engineering to help with our first 5 patent technologies."
During its partnership with Lora DiCarlo, Dr. John Parmigiani, Research Associate Professor in mechanical engineering at OSU, established the Product Development Lab after seeing the potential value of the sex tech company's 3D printing and rapid prototyping processes. The two organizations continue to work closely together to improve development of new consumer technology.
"The human body doesn't have precise technical specifications. It is highly variable and extremely difficult to measure specific technical specifications," said Dr. John Parmigiani. "Between Lora's research and our ability to build advanced prototypes, this has been a perfect marriage of knowledge and know-how."
Lora DiCarlo is the first company to partner with a tier one research university development lab like OSU's to create a first-of-its-kind product like Osé.
About Lora DiCarlo
Lora DiCarlo is a woman-run startup that is determined to change the face of sex tech. Proudly sex-positive and gender-inclusive, our goal is to create products and educational resources that promote female and LGBTQI sexual empowerment. They have partnered with Oregon State University's College of Engineering to develop a range of products to close the orgasm gap and make blended orgasms a right rather than a reach. The team will offer a sneak peek at their first product in Las Vegas at CES Showstoppers in January. For more information on Lora DiCarlo visit: www.loradicarlo.com
About the OSU Prototype Development Lab (pdl.oregonstate.edu)
The Prototype Development Lab is located at Oregon State University. From the very beginning, the focus has been on interacting with industry and entrepreneurs to provide outstanding experiential learning for students, solve real-world problems, and deliver results having practical bottom-line value to sponsors. Under the overall direction of Professor John Parmigiani and Professor Rob Stone, the PDL works with OSU students and faculty to design, build, and test mechanical and electromechanical devices and products for startups, established companies, and university researchers. The PDL uses cutting-edge robotics, additive manufacturing techniques, and digital- manufacturing equipment and software to efficiently design and build the prototypes needed to move from a market worthy idea to an actual physical embodiment to attract investors, obtain patents, create a product, and move to market. The focus of the lab is accessing OSU technical expertise to apply engineering principles to create prototype devices for sponsors.
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