Patents by Inventor Frank Charles Sup, IV

Frank Charles Sup, IV 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).

  • Publication number: 20220388176
    Abstract: An operation system and an operation method that may improve operability are provided. The operation system includes a circuitry configured to determine a predicted value of an operator motion after a predetermined prediction latency from a current time based on a bio-signal using a prescribed machine learning model, the bio-signal captured from the operator and a controller configured to control a motion of a robot based on the predicted value. The operation method includes a step of determining a predicted value of an operator motion after a predetermined latency from the current time based on a bio-signal using a prescribed machine learning model, the bio-signal captured from the operator, and a step of controlling a motion of a robot on the predicted value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Takahide Yoshiike, Christopher Garry, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Soumitra P. Sitole, Mark A. Price
  • Publication number: 20210298390
    Abstract: The present disclosure can include a protective mask made of a monolithic piece of material. The mask can have a shield portion with a top portion and a bottom portion, the shield portion configured to protect from contaminants, a strap portion extending from the shield portion, the strap portion configured to be secured around a circumference, and a fold line extending laterally across the shield portion, the fold line near the top of the shield portion, wherein the monolithic piece is configured to be folded along the fold line to provide a curvature. A method of making a mask can include shaping a monolithic piece of material into a mask shape having a shield portion for protection, a strap portion for securing the shield portion, and a folding line on the shield portion for creating a curvature along a top portion of the shield portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Frank Charles Sup, IV, Meghan Elizabeth Huber, David Junichi Follette
  • Patent number: 10639169
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
  • Patent number: 10226363
    Abstract: A prosthetic socket fitment system for fitting a prosthesis to a patient can include at least one transceiver assembly in contact with an external frame coupled to a patient, and a processing module in electrical communication with the at least one transceiver assembly. The at least one transceiver assembly can be aligned to the bone of the patient and configured to generate a signal directed to the bone of the patient and receive a reflected signal from the bone of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: University of Massachusetts, FTL Labs Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Charles Sup, IV, Andrew Kennedy LaPre, Michael White
  • Publication number: 20160367386
    Abstract: A prosthetic socket fitment system for fitting a prosthesis to a patient can include at least one transceiver assembly in contact with an external frame coupled to a patient, and a processing module in electrical communication with the at least one transceiver assembly. The at least one transceiver assembly can be aligned to the bone of the patient and configured to generate a signal directed to the bone of the patient and receive a reflected signal from the bone of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Frank Charles Sup IV, Andrew Kennedy LaPre, Michael White
  • Publication number: 20160242936
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
  • Patent number: 9289315
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason E. Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
  • Patent number: 9180025
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
  • Patent number: 8986396
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
  • Publication number: 20140195007
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason E. Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
  • Publication number: 20140114438
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
  • Patent number: 8652218
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
  • Publication number: 20120330439
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
  • Publication number: 20110224803
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow
  • Publication number: 20090265018
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Frank Charles Sup, IV, Jason Mitchell, Thomas J. Withrow