Patents by Inventor Judith Lefkowitz

Judith Lefkowitz 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).

  • Upper extremity assistance device
    Patent number: 11207202
    Abstract: An orthotic device includes an upper arm section for receiving an upper portion of an arm of a subject, a forearm section for receiving a forearm section of the arm, and at least one elbow joint rotatably coupling the upper arm section and the forearm section. In the orthotic device, the forearm section includes a release control operatively coupled to the at least one elbow joint, where the release control is configured to transition the at least one elbow joint from a restricted motion state to a free motion state when the release control is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Benjamin Gasser, Judith Lefkowitz
  • Upper Extremity Assistance Device
    Publication number: 20200197208
    Abstract: An orthotic device includes an upper arm section for receiving an upper portion of an arm of a subject, a forearm section for receiving a forearm section of the arm, and at least one elbow joint rotatably coupling the upper arm section and the forearm section. In the orthotic device, the forearm section includes a release control operatively coupled to the at least one elbow joint, where the release control is configured to transition the at least one elbow joint from a restricted motion state to a free motion state when the release control is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Benjamin Gasser, Judith Lefkowitz
  • Upper extremity assistance device
    Patent number: 10610399
    Abstract: An orthotic device includes an upper arm section for receiving an upper portion of an arm of a subject, a forearm section for receiving a forearm section of the arm, and at least one elbow joint rotatably coupling the upper arm section and the forearm section. In the orthotic device, the forearm section includes a release control operatively coupled to the at least one elbow joint, where the release control is configured to transition the at least one elbow joint from a restricted motion state to a free motion state when the release control is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Vanderbuilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Benjamin Gasser, Judith Lefkowitz
  • UPPER EXTREMITY ASSISTANCE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160051388
    Abstract: An orthotic device includes an upper arm section for receiving an upper portion of an arm of a subject, a forearm section for receiving a forearm section of the arm, and at least one elbow joint rotatably coupling the upper arm section and the forearm section. In the orthotic device, the forearm section includes a release control operatively coupled to the at least one elbow joint, where the release control is configured to transition the at least one elbow joint from a restricted motion state to a free motion state when the release control is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Benjamin Gasser, Judith Lefkowitz