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Is a fall detection device patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a fall detection device have been patented many times, but "a fall detection device" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows

330 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “fall detectalert” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
Among the 225 best keyword matches we examined, 125 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2005.
Most frequent assignees in those matches: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV (9), SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (6), KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (5), SIGNIFY HOLDING BV (4).
Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): G08B (139), A61B (101), G01P (49), G16H (30).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a fall detection device

Electronic plumbing system including fall detection and alerts US-12579877-B2 2026 · Fortune Brands Water Innovations LLC
The present invention provides an electronic plumbing system including fall detection and alerts. The system comprises a body, a user input/output module, and a processor. The body is operable to be mounted on a surface. The user …
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Joint sensor-cloud-based fall detection based on large vision-language model with minimal false alarms and missed detections US-2026204100-A1 2026 · ALTUMVIEW SYSTEMS INC
In one aspect, a process of detecting personal falls is disclosed. This process may begin at a local vision sensor, which captures a video of a monitored space including a monitored person. A first fall detection model on the visi…
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Fall Detection and Alert Apparatus US-2026237280-A1 2026 · EDMONDSON OLIVER
A fall detection and alert apparatus that comprises an elongated lanyard strap made from high-tensile webbing material having a first end attachable to an anchor point and a second end connectable to a full-body safety harness is …
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Wearable sensors for fall detection and prevention US-12727821-B2 2026 · MATRIXCARE INC
Apparatuses and associated techniques for fall detection and prevention via wearable devices are provided. In one aspect, a wearable device is provided including one or more pressure sensors arranged on a bottom portion of the wea…
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Privacy-preserving high-sensitivity fall detection using joint vision sensor and cloud computing US-2025252737-A1 2025 · ALTUMVIEW SYSTEMS INC
In one aspect, a fall detection system first receives, at a local vision sensor, a video image including at least a person. Further at the local sensor, the system detects the person in the video image, extracts a privacy-preservi…
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On-sensor combination of decision tree and finite state machine for fall detection US-2025241558-A1 2025 · ST MICROELECTRONICS INT NV
A method of detecting falls of human beings includes loading a decision tree on a sensor including an accelerometer, wherein the decision tree is trained based on automatic feature and filter selection and a size constraint for fi…
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Fall detection sensor US-11972916-B2 2024 · NIPPON ALEPH
A compact fall detection sensor includes a case. A magnet is housed in the case. A reed switch with a pair of reeds are integrally positioned around the central axis of the case at the bottom of the case. In an upright state, the …
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Systems and methods for conductor sensor conductor fall detection US-2023349964-A1 2023 · ACLARA TECH LLC
A sensing device for detecting a broken conductor. The sensing device comprises a first sensor for sensing a parameter of a conductor, a communication interface including a transceiver, and an electronic processor. The electronic …
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Fall detection alert/alarm device and method US-11024153-B2 2021 · HONEYWELL INT INC
A fall detection/fall indicator device that automatically senses when a user of fall protection equipment, such as a fall harness, has experienced an arrested fall, the fall harness having an electrical circuit that is a closed ci…
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Fall detection sensor for rammer US-10393519-B2 2019 · MIKASA SANGYO KK
A fall detection sensor for a rammer includes an acceleration sensor, a low-pass filter, an integrator, a first comparator, a second comparator, and control means. The second comparator compares wave patterns of input signals with…
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System for automatic fall detection for elderly people US-9058736-B2 2015 · UNIV RAMOT
Apparatus for detection of human falls comprises: an acceleration detector, for detecting vibration events, typically placed on a floor, a microphone, located in association with the acceleration detector for detection of correspo…
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Elderly fall detection US-2010286567-A1 2010 · WOLFE ANDREW
Health-sensing and health-action devices and systems are generally described. The health-sensing device may include one or more of a sensor, a filter, and a transmitter. The sensor may be configured to sense when a user is likely …
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Microelectromechanical inertial sensor, in particular for free-fall detection applications US-7793544-B2 2010 · ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL
An inertial sensor provided with a detection structure sensitive to a first, a second and a third component of acceleration along respective directions of detection, and generating respective electrical quantities as a function of…
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Multi-sensory fall detection system WO-2008129452-A1 2008 · KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
The present invention relates to a fall detection system for automatically detecting a fall accident of a user. The detection system comprises: at least two sensors to be worn by a user, each capable of acquiring motion data of th…
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What this means for your idea

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.