Patents by Inventor Kenneth G. Holt

Kenneth G. Holt 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).

  • ASSISTIVE FLEXIBLE SUITS, FLEXIBLE SUIT SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND CONTROL THEREOF TO ASSIST HUMAN MOBILITY
    Publication number: 20220362094
    Abstract: In at least some aspects, the present concepts include a method for configuring an assistive flexible suit including the acts of outfitting a person with an assistive flexible suit, monitoring an output of at least one sensor of the assistive flexible suit as the person moves in a first controlled movement environment, identifying at least one predefined gait event using the output of the at least one sensor, adjusting an actuation profile of the at least one actuator and continuing to perform the acts of monitoring, identifying and adjusting until an actuation profile of the at least one actuator generates a beneficial moment about the at least one joint to promote an improvement in gait. The at least one controller is then set to implement the actuation profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicants: Trustees of Boston University, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Stefano Marco Maria De Rossi, Kathleen E. O'Donnell, Jaehyun Bae, Alan Thomas Asbeck, Kenneth G. Holt, Conor J. Walsh
  • Assistive flexible suits, flexible suit systems, and methods for making and control thereof to assist human mobility
    Patent number: 11324655
    Abstract: In at least some aspects, the present concepts include a method for configuring an assistive flexible suit including the acts of outfitting a person with an assistive flexible suit, monitoring an output of at least one sensor of the assistive flexible suit as the person moves in a first controlled movement environment, identifying at least one predefined gait event using the output of the at least one sensor, adjusting an actuation profile of the at least one actuator and continuing to perform the acts of monitoring, identifying and adjusting until an actuation profile of the at least one actuator generates a beneficial moment about the at least one joint to promote an improvement in gait. The at least one controller is then set to implement the actuation profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Trustees of Boston University, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Stefano Marco Maria De Rossi, Kathleen Elizabeth O'Donnell, Jaehyun Bae, Alan Thomas Asbeck, Kenneth G. Holt, Conor J. Walsh
  • Method and apparatus to assist foot motion about the pronation axis
    Patent number: 10219581
    Abstract: An apparatus that assists foot movement includes a normally twisted plate configured to interact with the foot. The foot has a pronation axis, and the normally twisted plate is biased and configured to twist about a plate axis that substantially approximates the pronation axis in response to a load received from the foot during foot pronation. As the foot pronates, the plate twists to apply a non-linear force substantially about the plate axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston University
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Holt
  • Assistive Flexible Suits, Flexible Suit Systems, and Methods for Making and Control Thereof to Assist Human Mobility
    Publication number: 20170202724
    Abstract: In at least some aspects, the present concepts include a method for configuring an assistive flexible suit including the acts of outfitting a person with an assistive flexible suit, monitoring an output of at least one sensor of the assistive flexible suit as the person moves in a first controlled movement environment, identifying at least one predefined gait event using the output of the at least one sensor, adjusting an actuation profile of the at least one actuator and continuing to perform the acts of monitoring, identifying and adjusting until an actuation profile of the at least one actuator generates a beneficial moment about the at least one joint to promote an improvement in gait. The at least one controller is then set to implement the actuation profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Stefano Marco Maria De Rossi, Kathleen Elizabeth O'Donnell, Jaehyun Bae, Alan Thomas Asbeck, Kenneth G. Holt, Conor James Walsh
  • Method and Apparatus to Assist Foot Motion About the Pronation Axis
    Publication number: 20170181495
    Abstract: An apparatus that assists foot movement includes a normally twisted plate configured to interact with the foot. The foot has a pronation axis, and the normally twisted plate is biased and configured to twist about a plate axis that substantially approximates the pronation axis in response to a load received from the foot during foot pronation. As the foot pronates, the plate twists to apply a non-linear force substantially about the plate axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Holt