Patents by Inventor J. Michael McCarthy

J. Michael McCarthy 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).

  • Torque-compensating assistive wrist braces
    Patent number: 11331209
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a torque-compensating assistive wrist brace includes a hand member adapted to be provided on a user's hand, a forearm member adapted to be provided on the user's forearm, and an assistive linkage that connects the hand and forearm members together, the assistive linkage being configured to apply a balancing torque to a wrist of the user that counteracts intrinsic stiffness within the wrist and assists the user in rotating the wrist in both the flexion and extension directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Mark Plecnik, Derek Bissell, David Reinkensmeyer, J. Michael McCarthy
  • TORQUE-COMPENSATING ASSISTIVE WRIST BRACES
    Publication number: 20200046537
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a torque-compensating assistive wrist brace includes a hand member adapted to be provided on a user's hand, a forearm member adapted to be provided on the user's forearm, and an assistive linkage that connects the hand and forearm members together, the assistive linkage being configured to apply a balancing torque to a wrist of the user that counteracts intrinsic stiffness within the wrist and assists the user in rotating the wrist in both the flexion and extension directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Plecnik, Derek Bissell, David Reinkensmeyer, J. Michael McCarthy
  • Torque-compensating assistive wrist braces
    Patent number: 10456286
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a torque-compensating assistive wrist brace includes a hand member adapted to be provided on a user's hand, a forearm member adapted to be provided on the user's forearm, and an assistive linkage that connects the hand and forearm members together and that applies a balancing torque to a wrist of the user that counteracts intrinsic stiffness within the wrist and assists the user in rotating the wrist in both the flexion and extension directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Mark M. Plecnik, Derek Bissell, David Reinkensmeyer, J. Michael McCarthy
  • TORQUE-COMPENSATING ASSISTIVE WRIST BRACES
    Publication number: 20170079825
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a torque-compensating assistive wrist brace includes a hand member adapted to be provided on a user's hand, a forearm member adapted to be provided on the user's forearm, and an assistive linkage that connects the hand and forearm members together and that applies a balancing torque to a wrist of the user that counteracts intrinsic stiffness within the wrist and assists the user in rotating the wrist in both the flexion and extension directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Mark M. Plecnik, Derek Bissell, David Reinkensmeyer, J. Michael McCarthy