Patents by Inventor John Kuwata

John Kuwata 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).

  • Human interface device for exoskeleton apparatus
    Patent number: 10864102
    Abstract: A human interface device is configured to be coupled to a trunk of a person and comprises a frame, a fabric coupled to said frame configurable to be under tensile forces, and a belt configured to be coupled to two side edges of said frame wherein when said belt is worn by said person, an area of said fabric will be pushed against the person's lower back conforming to the shape of the lower back of said person. In operation when said human interface device is worn by said person, the weight of any load coupled to or supported by said frame will be partially supported by the friction force between the area of said fabric which is pushed against the person's lower back, and the person's lower back allowing said person to carry said load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: U.S. Bionics Inc.
    Inventors: James Hatch, Logan Van Engelhoven, John Kuwata, Minerva Pillai, Homayoon Kazerooni
  • HUMAN INTERFACE DEVICE FOR EXOSKELETON APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200188159
    Abstract: A human interface device is configured to be coupled to a trunk of a person and comprises a frame, a fabric coupled to said frame configurable to be under tensile forces, and a belt configured to be coupled to two side edges of said frame wherein when said belt is worn by said person, an area of said fabric will be pushed against the person's lower back conforming to the shape of the lower back of said person. In operation when said human interface device is worn by said person, the weight of any load coupled to or supported by said frame will be partially supported by the friction force between the area of said fabric which is pushed against the person's lower back, and the person's lower back allowing said person to carry said load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: James Hatch, Logan Van Engelhoven, John Kuwata, Minerva Pillai, Homayoon Kazerooni