Patents by Inventor HSIANG-CHIEN HSIEH

HSIANG-CHIEN HSIEH 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).

  • Shoulder joint rehabilitation assistive device
    Patent number: 10512581
    Abstract: A shoulder joint rehabilitation assistive device has an exoskeleton base, an actuating mechanism, a spherical mechanism, and an upper limb connecting mechanism. The actuating mechanism is mounted on the exoskeleton base and has a yaw spring actuating assembly and a pitch spring actuating assembly. The spherical mechanism is connected with the actuating mechanism and has a linking rod, a spherical yaw linking assembly, and a spherical pitch linking assembly. The linking rod is pivotally connected with the exoskeleton base. The spherical yaw linking assembly has two ends respectively provided with a first yaw actuating portion and a second yaw actuating portion. The spherical pitch linking assembly has two ends respectively provided with a first pitch actuating portion and a second pitch actuating portion. The upper limb connecting mechanism is connected with the linking rod and the second yaw actuating portion of the spherical yaw linking assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Chao-Chieh Lan, Hsiang-Chien Hsieh, Li Chien, Dian-Fu Chen
  • SHOULDER JOINT REHABILITATION ASSISTIVE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170189257
    Abstract: A shoulder joint rehabilitation assistive device has an exoskeleton base, an actuating mechanism, a spherical mechanism, and an upper limb connecting mechanism. The actuating mechanism is mounted on the exoskeleton base and has a yaw spring actuating assembly and a pitch spring actuating assembly. The spherical mechanism is connected with the actuating mechanism and has a linking rod, a spherical yaw linking assembly, and a spherical pitch linking assembly. The linking rod is pivotally connected with the exoskeleton base. The spherical yaw linking assembly has two ends respectively provided with a first yaw actuating portion and a second yaw actuating portion. The spherical pitch linking assembly has two ends respectively provided with a first pitch actuating portion and a second pitch actuating portion. The upper limb connecting mechanism is connected with the linking rod and the second yaw actuating portion of the spherical yaw linking assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: CHAO-CHIEH LAN, HSIANG-CHIEN HSIEH, LI CHIEN, DIAN-FU CHEN