Patents by Inventor Gavin W. Gigstad

Gavin W. Gigstad 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).

  • Patent number: 11980584
    Abstract: The present invention features a wearable device for assisting in the movement of lower limbs. The wearable device may comprise an anchor component configured to encircle a torso of a user and be supported by the shoulders through a harness/suspender that provides both postural support and proprioceptive input. The wearable device may have one or more tubing components attached to at least a portion of the anchor component, and one or more elastic cords with at least a portion of the elastic cord are disposed within the tubing component. Each cord may have a first and second attachment component on each end, which may attach to a first shoe and a second shoe of the user. Lowering the cord end by the attachment component may cause the other cord end to rise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GIGSTRIDE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gavin W. Gigstad
  • Patent number: 11938073
    Abstract: A limb assistance device for assisting in the movement of a lower limb of a user. The limb assistance devices can attach to or be integrated with a stability aid (e.g., a walker or parallel bars). The devices may include an adaptor bracket configured to attach to the stability aid, an elastic cord coupled to the adaptor bracket, and an adjustment component attached to the elastic cord. Moving the stability aid (e.g., the walker) may cause the attachment component to pull the shoe of the user along with the stability aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: GIGSTRIDE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gavin W. Gigstad
  • Publication number: 20240065921
    Abstract: A wearable device for assisting in the movement of lower limbs comprising an anchor component configured to encircle the torso of a user and be supported by the shoulders through a harness/suspender that provides both postural support and proprioceptive input is described herein. The wearable device may have one or more elastic cords disposed on the anchor component and a means for aligning the one or more elastic cords. Each cord may have a first and second attachment component on each end, which may attach to a first shoe and a second shoe of the user. Lowering the cord end by the attachment component may cause the other cord end to rise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Gavin W. Gigstad
  • Publication number: 20230414438
    Abstract: A limb assistance device for assisting in the movement of a lower limb of a user. The limb assistance devices can attach to or be integrated with a stability aid (e.g., a walker or parallel bars). The devices may comprise an adaptor bracket configured to attach to the stability aid, an elastic cord coupled to the adaptor bracket, and an adjustment component attached to the elastic cord. Moving the stability aid (e.g., the walker) may cause the attachment component to pull the shoe of the user along with the stability aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Gavin W. Gigstad
  • Publication number: 20230320919
    Abstract: The present invention features a wearable device for assisting in the movement of lower limbs. The wearable device may comprise an anchor component configured to encircle a torso of a user and be supported by the shoulders through a harness/suspender that provides both postural support and proprioceptive input. The wearable device may have one or more tubing components attached to at least a portion of the anchor component, and one or more elastic cords with at least a portion of the elastic cord are disposed within the tubing component. Each cord may have a first and second attachment component on each end, which may attach to a first shoe and a second shoe of the user. Lowering the cord end by the attachment component may cause the other cord end to rise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventor: Gavin W. Gigstad
  • Publication number: 20230320920
    Abstract: A limb assistance device for assisting in the movement of a lower limb of a user. The limb assistance devices can attach to or be integrated with a stability aid (e.g., a walker or parallel bars). The devices may comprise an adaptor bracket configured to attach to the stability aid, an elastic cord coupled to the adaptor bracket, and an adjustment component attached to the elastic cord. Moving the stability aid (e.g., the walker) may cause the attachment component to pull the shoe of the user along with the stability aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventor: Gavin W. Gigstad