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Patent No.:

US 12555414 B1

Date of Patent:

Feb. 17, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2022

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation controlled by computer vision

Applicant:

Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);

Inventor:

Samuel Colachis, Columbus, OH (US);

Assignee:

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Columbus, OH (US);

Attorney:

Lippes Mathias LLP

Primary Examiner:

Wei Wen Yang

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06K 9/00 (2022.01); A61F 2/48 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06V 10/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06V 40/28 (2022.01); A61F 2/482 (2021.08); G06F 3/015 (2013.01); G06V 10/255 (2022.01); G06V 20/46 (2022.01);

Abstract

An assistance method for assisting a person in grasping or otherwise manipulating an object includes receiving video of a hand of the person and of an object. An intent to grasp the object is identified based on proximity of the hand to the object in the video or as measured by a proximity sensor, or using gaze tracking, or based on measured neural activity of the person. The object and the hand in the video are analyzed to determine an object grasping action for grasping or otherwise manipulating the object. An actuator is controlled to cause the hand to perform the determined hand action for grasping or otherwise manipulating the object.

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