Patents by Inventor Hugues VAN DEN DRIESCHE

Hugues VAN DEN DRIESCHE 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).

  • Adjustable crutch with automated deployment
    Patent number: 9364384
    Abstract: A variable-length crutch 1 has a main body 2, a foot 5 extensible and retractable with respect to the main body 2, and an actuator, which actuator involves a motor 6, a rotary output shaft 9, an irreversible worm transmission converting rotation of the motor shaft 9 into linear movement of the foot 5 with respect to the main body 2, a sensor 10 for extending the foot 5 with respect to the main body 2, and a programmable module 8 connected to the motor 6 to control extension and/or retraction of the crutch to a preprogrammed length and to stop the motor 6 when the length is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: KINOVITA
    Inventor: Hugues Van Den Driesche
  • ADJUSTABLE CRUTCH WITH AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20140251397
    Abstract: The invention concerns a variable-length crutch 1 comprising a main body 2, a foot 5 extensible and retractable with respect to said main body 2, and an actuator comprising a motor 6 with a rotary output shaft 9 and a worm transmission in order to convert a rotation of said motor shaft 9 into a linear movement of said foot 5 with respect to the main body 2. The worm transmission is irreversible. The actuator also comprises a programmable module 8 controlling the motor 6 and a sensor 10 for extending the foot 5 with respect to the main body 2. The module 8 is connected to said motor 6 in order to control the extension and/or retraction of the crutch to a preprogrammed length and to stop the motor 6 when said length is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: KINOVITA
    Inventor: Hugues VAN DEN DRIESCHE
  • ADJUSTABLE CRUTCH WITH AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20130199586
    Abstract: The invention concerns a variable-length crutch 1 comprising a main body 2, a foot 5 extensible and retractable with respect to said main body 2, and an actuator comprising a motor 6 with a rotary output shaft 9 and a worm transmission in order to convert a rotation of said motor shaft 9 into a linear movement of said foot 5 with respect to the main body 2. The worm transmission is irreversible. The actuator also comprises a programmable module 8 controlling the motor 6 and a sensor 10 for extending the foot 5 with respect to the main body 2. The module 8 is connected to said motor 6 in order to control the extension and/or retraction of the crutch to a preprogrammed length and to stop the motor 6 when said length is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Kinovita
    Inventor: Hugues VAN DEN DRIESCHE