Patents by Inventor Mengjia Zhu

Mengjia Zhu 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).

  • SOFT ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220030985
    Abstract: A selectively actuated textile includes one or more pieces of fabric having one or more circumferentially constrained channels and one or more hollow elastic tubes located within the circumferentially constrained channels and configured to receive a working fluid. Selectively providing or removing working fluid from the hollow elastic tubes provides for selective actuation of the textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yon VISELL, Elliot HAWKES, Do Thanh NHO, Mengjia ZHU
  • Devices for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
    Patent number: 11185432
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes soft-robotic wearable devices to treat and/or relieve Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, for example during typing assist applications. Soft actuators within the device adjust the angle of the wearer's wrist angle dynamically to achieve a neutral angle, alleviating the pressure on the median nerve and relieving Carpal Tunnel Syndrome strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Mengjia Zhu, Wade Adams, Panagiotis Polygerinos
  • DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
    Publication number: 20180289522
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes soft-robotic wearable devices to treat and/or relieve Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, for example during typing assist applications. Soft actuators within the device adjust the angle of the wearer's wrist angle dynamically to achieve a neutral angle, alleviating the pressure on the median nerve and relieving Carpal Tunnel Syndrome strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Mengjia Zhu, Wade Adams, Panagiotis Polygerinos