Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Withrow
Thomas J. Withrow 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).
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Patent number: 10799154Abstract: A clinical assessment tool coupled to a walking aid for enhancing a therapist's observation-based gait assessment with use of additional objective and quantitative data such as acceleration, angular velocity, and applied forces. The assessment tool facilitates appropriate assistive gait device prescription, provides patients and therapists feedback during gait training, and reduces wrist and shoulder injuries with walking aid usage. The assessment tool is configured to detect timing and speed of walking aid, placement, angular acceleration of the walking aid, and amounts of weight borne on the walking aid.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Nilanjan Sarkar, Thomas J. Withrow, Joshua W. Wade, Robert Boyles, Alec Myszka, Esube T. Bekele, Marco Beccani
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Patent number: 10639169Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis including a powered knee joint with a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint, a powered ankle joint coupled to the knee joint including an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint, a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, a plurality of sensors for measuring a real-time input, and controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input. In the powered leg prosthesis, at least one of the knee motor unit or the ankle motor unit includes at least one drive stage, where the drive stage includes a rotary element for generating torque and at least one looped element affixed around the rotary element and configured for transmitting the torque to another rotary element coupled to a joint to be actuated.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
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Publication number: 20160262661Abstract: A clinical assessment tool coupled to a walking aid for enhancing a therapist's observation-based gait assessment with use of additional objective and quantitative data such as acceleration, angular velocity, and applied forces. The assessment tool facilitates appropriate assistive gait device prescription, provides patients and therapists feedback during gait training, and reduces wrist and shoulder injuries with walking aid usage. The assessment tool is configured to detect timing and speed of walking aid, placement, angular acceleration of the walking aid, and amounts of weight borne on the walking aid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Nilanjan Sarkar, Thomas J. Withrow, Joshua W. Wade, Robert Boyles, Alec Myszka, Esube T. Bekele, Marco Beccani
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Publication number: 20160242936Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis including a powered knee joint with a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint, a powered ankle joint coupled to the knee joint including an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint, a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, a plurality of sensors for measuring a real-time input, and controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input. In the powered leg prosthesis, at least one of the knee motor unit or the ankle motor unit includes at least one drive stage, where the drive stage includes a rotary element for generating torque and at least one looped element affixed around the rotary element and configured for transmitting the torque to another rotary element coupled to a joint to be actuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
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Patent number: 9289315Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason E. Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
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Patent number: 9180025Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis including a powered knee joint with a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint, a powered ankle joint coupled to the knee joint including an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint, a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, a plurality of sensors for measuring a real-time input, and controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input. In the powered leg prosthesis, at least one of the knee motor unit or the ankle motor unit includes at least one drive stage, where the drive stage includes a rotary element for generating torque and at least one looped element affixed around the rotary element and configured for transmitting the torque to another rotary element coupled to a joint to be actuated.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
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Patent number: 8986396Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
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Patent number: 8886331Abstract: A method and apparatus of percutaneous cochlear implantation (PCI).Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Robert F. Labadie, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Jason E. Mitchell, Gregoire S. Blachon, Jenna Toennies, Robert J. Webster, III, Thomas J. Withrow
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Publication number: 20140195007Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYInventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason E. Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
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Publication number: 20140114438Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
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Patent number: 8652218Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
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Publication number: 20120330439Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis including a powered knee joint with a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint, a powered ankle joint coupled to the knee joint including an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint, a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, a plurality of sensors for measuring a real-time input, and controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input. In the powered leg prosthesis, at least one of the knee motor unit or the ankle motor unit includes at least one drive stage, where the drive stage includes a rotary element for generating torque and at least one looped element affixed around the rotary element and configured for transmitting the torque to another rotary element coupled to a joint to be actuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
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Publication number: 20110319913Abstract: A method and apparatus of percutaneous cochlear implantation (PCI).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYInventors: Robert F. Labadie, J. M. Fitzpatrick, Jason E. Mitchell, Gregoire S. Blachon, Jenna Toennies, Robert J. Webster, III, Thomas J. Withrow
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Publication number: 20110224803Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle, joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
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Publication number: 20090265018Abstract: A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow