Patents Assigned to Bioservo Technologies AB
  • Patent number: 8029414
    Abstract: A finger glove for use in gripping movements with one or more fingers of a human hand enclosed in the glove. The glove includes glove fingers and a palm. At least one glove finger is adapted to include on each side an artificial tendon that extends along an inside of the glove. A yoke is fitted in a tip of the at least one glove finger and intended to surround a tip of an enclosed finger. At each side of the glove finger artificial tendons are connected to the yoke. A system including the finger glove having a force detecting sensor is situated on the inside of the at least one glove finger and is adapted to detect a force between a finger enclosed in the glove finger and a contact surface applied to the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Bioservo Technologies AB
    Inventors: Johan Ingvast, Hans Von Holst, Jan Wikander
  • Publication number: 20100041521
    Abstract: A finger glove for use in gripping movements with one or more fingers of a human hand enclosed in the glove. The glove includes glove fingers and a palm. At least one glove finger is adapted to include on each side an artificial tendon that extends along an inside of the glove. A yoke is fitted in a tip of the at least one glove finger and intended to surround a tip of an enclosed finger. At each side of the glove finger artificial tendons are connected to the yoke. A system including the finger glove having a force detecting sensor is situated on the inside of the at least one glove finger and is adapted to detect a force between a finger enclosed in the glove finger and a contact surface applied to the finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Bioservo Technologies AB
    Inventors: Johan Ingvast, Hans Von Holst, Jan Wikander