Patents by Inventor Michael Y. Shepertycky

Michael Y. Shepertycky 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).

  • Biomechanical electrical power generation apparatus
    Patent number: 9407125
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating electrical power from a user comprises a motion capture apparatus that captures at least a portion of motion of a pair of limbs of the user; a motion integrator mechanically coupled to the motion capture apparatus such that captured motion of the pair of limbs is transferred to the motion integrator, and the motion integrator produces an output motion; an adaptive controller, and an electrical generator mechanically coupled to the output motion of the motion integrator; wherein the electrical generator generates electrical power from the output motion of the motion integrator. The apparatus may be adapted to be carried on the user's back. In one embodiment the apparatus is incorporated into a backpack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Queen's University at Kingston
    Inventors: Michael Y. Shepertycky, Qingguo Li, Yan-Fei Liu
  • Biomechanical Electrical Power Generation Apparatus
    Publication number: 20150001853
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating electrical power from a user comprises a motion capture apparatus that captures at least a portion of motion of a pair of limbs of the user; a motion integrator mechanically coupled to the motion capture apparatus such that captured motion of the pair of limbs is transferred to the motion integrator, and the motion integrator produces an output motion; an adaptive controller, and an electrical generator mechanically coupled to the output motion of the motion integrator; wherein the electrical generator generates electrical power from the output motion of the motion integrator. The apparatus may be adapted to be carried on the user's back. In one embodiment the apparatus is incorporated into a backpack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Y. Shepertycky, Qingguo Li, Yan-Fei Liu