Patents by Inventor Stephanie J. Walker

Stephanie J. Walker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wearable assistive jamming apparatus and related methods
    Patent number: 10905617
    Abstract: Wearable assistive jamming apparatus and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a frame to be worn about a body part of a user and a jamming actuator carried by the frame. The example apparatus includes an electrode to deliver electricity from an electrical source communicatively coupled to the electrode to a muscle of the user. In the example apparatus, the jamming actuator is to transition from a flexible state to a substantially rigid state in coordination with the delivery of the electricity to the electrode to support the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy Parra, Stephanie J. Walker, James Hallam
  • WEARABLE ASSISTIVE JAMMING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180296424
    Abstract: Wearable assistive jamming apparatus and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a frame to be worn about a body part of a user and a jamming actuator carried by the frame. The example apparatus includes an electrode to deliver electricity from an electrical source communicatively coupled to the electrode to a muscle of the user. In the example apparatus, the jamming actuator is to transition from a flexible state to a substantially rigid state in coordination with the delivery of the electricity to the electrode to support the body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremy Parra, Stephanie J. Walker, James Hallam