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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Applicant:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Rama Venkatasubramanian, Cary, NC (US);
Luke E. Osborn, Baltimore, MD (US);
Robert S. Armiger, Catonsville, MD (US);
Meiyong Himmtann, Sykesville, MD (US);
Jonathan M. Pierce, North Eldersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/13 (2023.01); F25B 21/02 (2006.01); H10N 10/852 (2023.01); H10N 19/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/13 (2023.02); F25B 21/02 (2013.01); H10N 10/852 (2023.02); H10N 19/00 (2023.02); H10N 19/101 (2023.02);
Abstract
A thermotactile stimulation prosthesis includes a prosthesis extremity having a prosthesis interface configured for attachment to a human limb, and a thermoelectric actuator array coupled to the prosthesis interface and configured to establish a noninvasive thermoneural human-machine interface capable of providing sensations of temperature to the human limb.