Patents by Inventor Michael Ciavarella

Michael Ciavarella 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).

  • Orthotic device for assisting limb movement
    Patent number: 9585770
    Abstract: An orthotic device is disclosed. The orthotic device may be adapted to be attached to a limb to enable the limb to replicate normal motion so that the user regains substantially normal operation of the limb. The orthotic device may have a frame system formed of a lightweight supportive material and configured to receive the user's limb, and an electronically actuated muscle operatively connected to the frame system for expanding and contracting at predetermined levels to mimic movement of the limb, when functioning normally. The orthotic device may also have a controller operatively connected to the muscle for transmitting signals corresponding to the predetermined levels to the muscle, and a sensor controlled by the user for actuating the muscle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventors: George Robert Simmons, III, Michael T. McDonnell, Jr., Bryn Garrity, Michael Huber, Michael Ciavarella
  • ORTHOTIC DEVICE FOR ASSISTING LIMB MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20150005896
    Abstract: An orthotic device is disclosed. The orthotic device may be adapted to be attached to a limb to enable the limb to replicate normal motion so that the user regains substantially normal operation of the limb. The orthotic device may have a frame system formed of a lightweight supportive material and configured to receive the user's limb, and an electronically actuated muscle operatively connected to the frame system for expanding and contracting at predetermined levels to mimic movement of the limb, when functioning normally. The orthotic device may also have a controller operatively connected to the muscle for transmitting signals corresponding to the predetermined levels to the muscle, and a sensor controlled by the user for actuating the muscle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ellen M. and Michael T. McDonnell Jr. Family Foundation
    Inventors: George Robert Simmons, III, Michael T. McDonnell, JR., Bryn Garrity, Michael Huber, Michael Ciavarella