Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Trunk supporting exoskeleton and method of use
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Application No.: US16360969Application Date: 2019-03-21
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Publication No.: US11471314B2Publication Date: 2022-10-18
- Inventor: Theerapat Yangyuenthanasan , Wayne Tung , Homayoon Kazerooni
- Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
- Applicant Address: US CA Oakland
- Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
- Current Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Oakland
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: A61H3/00
- IPC: A61H3/00 ; A61F5/02 ; A61H1/02 ; A61F5/01

Abstract:
A trunk supporting exoskeleton comprises: a supporting trunk; thigh links configured to move in unison with a wearer's thighs; and first and second torque generators located on both left and right halves of the wearer substantially close to the wearer's hip. The torque generators couple the supporting trunk to the thigh links, and generate torque between the thigh links and the supporting trunk. When the wearer bends forward such that a predetermined portion of the supporting trunk passes beyond a predetermined angle from vertical, a torque generator(s) imposes a resisting torque between the supporting trunk and the thigh link(s), causing the supporting trunk to impose a force against the wearer's trunk, and the thigh link(s) to impose a force onto the wearer's thigh. When the predetermined portion does not pass beyond the predetermined angle, the torque generators impose no resisting torques between said supporting trunk and respective thigh links.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190216630A1 TRUNK SUPPORTING EXOSKELETON AND METHOD OF USE Public/Granted day:2019-07-18
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