Patents by Inventor Joel Nelson Gilmer

Joel Nelson Gilmer 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).

  • PORTABLE ACTIVE FLUID POWERED ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS
    Publication number: 20110112447
    Abstract: A portable active pneumatically-powered ankle foot orthosis. A lower leg mount and a foot bed are pivotally coupled at or proximate to an ankle position. A pneumatically powered rotary actuator is configured to receive power from a wearable fluid power source and provide controlled force and resistance to aid or inhibit relative rotation of the foot bed and the lower leg mount. Embedded sensors provide feedback from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Elizabeth T. Hsiao-Wecksler, Joel Nelson Gilmer, Geza Kogler, Eric Loth, K. Alex Shorter, Jason Evan Thomas