Patents Assigned to LEVITATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • Patent number: 11613001
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for supporting one or both legs of a user using a harness configured to be worn on a body of a user; and a leg support coupled to the harness configured to support a leg of the user, the leg support configured to accommodate movement of the leg while following the movement without substantially interfering with the movement of the user's arm. One or more compensation elements may be coupled to the leg support to apply an offset force to at least partially offset a gravitational force acting on the leg as the user moves and the leg support follows the movement of the user's leg, the one or more compensation elements providing a force profile that varies the offset force based on an orientation of the leg support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LEVITATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark C. Doyle
  • Patent number: 9737374
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for supporting an arm of a user using a harness configured to be worn on a body of a user; and an arm support coupled to the harness configured to support an arm of the user, the arm support configured to accommodate movement of the arm while following the movement without substantially interfering with the movement of the user's arm. One or more compensation elements may be coupled to the arm support to apply an offset force to at least partially offset a gravitational force acting on the arm as the user moves and the arm support follows the movement of the user's arm, the one or more compensation elements providing a force profile that varies the offset force based on an orientation of the arm support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: LEVITATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark C. Doyle
  • Patent number: 9427865
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for supporting an arm of a user while using a tool that include a harness configured to be worn on a body of a user; an arm support pivotally coupled to the harness for supporting a user's arm; and a tool mount on a free end of the arm support for receiving a tool such that the tool is manipulatable by a hand of user's arm supported by the arm support. One or more compensation elements may be coupled to the arm support and/or the tool mount for at least partially offsetting a gravitational force acting on the user's arm and/or the tool received on the tool mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: LEVITATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark C. Doyle
  • Patent number: 9205017
    Abstract: A system is provided for supporting an arm of a user that includes a harness configured to be worn by the user, and an arm support coupled to the harness and including an arm rest to support an arm of the user. The arm support is configured to accommodate and follow movement of the arm without substantially interfering in such movement. The arm support may at least partially offset a gravitational force acting on the arm as the user moves and the arm support follows the movement of the user's arm. For example, the arm support may transfer at least a portion of the weight of the user's arm to the torso or other region of the user's body and/or may apply an opposing force to at least partially offset the gravitational force acting on the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: LEVITATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark C. Doyle
  • Publication number: 20140158839
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for supporting an arm of a user using a harness configured to be worn on a body of a user; and an arm support coupled to the harness configured to support an arm of the user, the arm support configured to accommodate movement of the arm while following the movement without substantially interfering with the movement of the user's arm. One or more compensation elements may be coupled to the arm support to apply an offset force to at least partially offset a gravitational force acting on the arm as the user moves and the arm support follows the movement of the user's arm, the one or more compensation elements providing a force profile that varies the offset force based on an orientation of the arm support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: LEVITATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark C. Doyle