Patents by Inventor Francis Malcolm John Nickols

Francis Malcolm John Nickols 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).

  • Apparatus and an assembly for emulating an impulse force exerted by a skeletal muscle
    Patent number: 9653962
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide, an apparatus for emulating an impulse force exerted by a skeletal muscle, the apparatus including a mass and an actuator, the actuator being adapted to exert a unidirectional force, a unidirectional torque, a unidirectional moment or a unidirectional couple, on the mass, the apparatus being configured in use to selectively couple together the mass and the actuator so that the unidirectional force, a unidirectional torque, a unidirectional moment or a unidirectional couple exerted on the mass by the actuator emulates the impulse force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Francis Malcolm John Nickols
  • APPARATUS AND AN ASSEMBLY FOR EMULATING AN IMPULSE FORCE EXERTED BY A SKELETAL MUSCLE
    Publication number: 20140042845
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide, an apparatus for emulating an impulse force exerted by a skeletal muscle, the apparatus including a mass and an actuator, the actuator being adapted to exert a unidirectional force, a unidirectional torque, a unidirectional moment or a unidirectional couple, on the mass, the apparatus being configured in use to selectively couple together the mass and the actuator so that the unidirectional force, a unidirectional torque, a unidirectional moment or a unidirectional couple exerted on the mass by the actuator emulates the impulse force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Francis Malcolm John Nickols