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Patent No.:

US 11918535 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 13, 2020

Wearable exoskeleton

Applicant:

Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan Decastro, Arlington, MA (US);

Soon Ho Kong, Arlington, MA (US);

Nikos Arechiga Gonzalez, San Mateo, CA (US);

Frank Permenter, Cambridge, MA (US);

Dennis Park, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);

Attorney:

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jerrah Edwards

Assistant Examiner:

Aren Patel

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0103 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0173 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1659 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5007 (2013.01); A61H 2230/625 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for a powered, robotic exoskeleton, or exosuit, for a user's limbs and body are provided. The exosuit may be equipped with airbag devices mounted at various locations on the suit. The exosuit may include on-board computing equipment that can sense, compute control commands in real-time, and actuate limbs and airbags to restore stability (fall prevention) and minimize injuries due to falls, should they happen (fall protection).

Find Patent Forward Citations

Decastro, Jonathan. (2024). Wearable exoskeleton (U.S. Patent No. 11918535). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11918535

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