Patents by Inventor Monica Ha

Monica Ha 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).

  • Publication number: 20210370494
    Abstract: An exoskeleton system comprising a leg actuator unit that is configured to be coupled to a leg of a user. The leg actuator unit includes: an upper arm and a lower arm that are rotatably coupled via a rotatable joint, the rotatable joint configured to be positioned at a knee of the user with the upper arm coupled about an upper-leg portion of the user above the knee and with the lower arm coupled about a lower-leg portion of the user below the knee. The upper arm is configured to be coupled to the upper-leg portion above the knee via a first set of couplers that includes a first upper-leg coupler, the lower arm is configured to be coupled to the lower-leg portion below the knee via a second set of couplers that includes one or more lower-leg couplers associated with a lower-leg brace, and an actuator extends between the upper arm and lower arm, the actuator configurable to move the upper arm and lower arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Garrett Hurley, Ashley Swartz, Phil Long, Ronald Lam, Monica Ha, Callum Lamb, Collin Smith, Linus Park, Kevin Conrad Kemper, Timothy Alan Swift
  • Patent number: 10179056
    Abstract: An intra-frame positioning sling may be disposed internally within a prosthetic socket frame. The sling may include one or more proximal suspension portions adapted to suspend from a proximal aspect of the frame and a tensioning system. The sling may include a first longitudinal side with one or more proximal suspension portions and an opposite longitudinal side that includes the residual limb interfacing or force application portion of the sling. When the tensioning system is tensioned, the sling is pulled toward the first longitudinal side of the prosthetic socket frame. A set of two positioning slings may be rigged in a transfemoral prosthetic socket frame; one sling applies force on a medial side of a hosted residual limb, and the other sling applies force on the lateral side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: LIM Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett Ray Hurley, Juan Jacobo Cespedes, Jesse Robert Williams, Preston Fung, Monica Ha
  • Patent number: 10172728
    Abstract: A transtibial prosthetic socket frame may include a distal base assembly having a base plate, a carriage configured to support a socket suspension arrangement, and a distal prosthetic component connector. The distal base assembly supports a set of struts that includes two anterior struts and a single posterior strut. The set of struts and distal base assembly collectively define a prosthetic socket cavity having a central longitudinal axis and a residual limb hosting volume. The distal prosthetic component connector has a connecting adapter that is rotatable with respect to the prosthetic socket, and moveable with respect to the base plate between being aligned with the prosthetic socket's central longitudinal axis and a position offset therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: LIM Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett Ray Hurley, Juan Jacobo Cespedes, Jesse Robert Williams, Preston Fung, Monica Ha
  • Publication number: 20170143520
    Abstract: A transtibial prosthetic socket frame may include a distal base assembly having a base plate, a carriage configured to support a socket suspension arrangement, and a distal prosthetic component connector. The distal base assembly supports a set of struts that includes two anterior struts and a single posterior strut. The set of struts and distal base assembly collectively define a prosthetic socket cavity having a central longitudinal axis and a residual limb hosting volume. The distal prosthetic component connector has a connecting adapter that is rotatable with respect to the prosthetic socket, and moveable with respect to the base plate between being aligned with the prosthetic socket's central longitudinal axis and a position offset therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Garrett Ray Hurley, Juan Jacobo Cespedes, Jesse Robert Williams, Preston Fung, Monica Ha
  • Publication number: 20170143518
    Abstract: An intra-frame positioning sling may be disposed internally within a prosthetic socket frame. The sling may include one or more proximal suspension portions adapted to suspend from a proximal aspect of the frame and a tensioning system. The sling may include a first longitudinal side with one or more proximal suspension portions and an opposite longitudinal side that includes the residual limb interfacing or force application portion of the sling. When the tensioning system is tensioned, the sling is pulled toward the first longitudinal side of the prosthetic socket frame. A set of two positioning slings may be rigged in a transfemoral prosthetic socket frame; one sling applies force on a medial side of a hosted residual limb, and the other sling applies force on the lateral side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Garrett Ray Hurley, Juan Jacobo Cespedes, Jesse Robert Williams, Preston Fung, Monica Ha
  • Publication number: 20130025016
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a fingertip cover for preventing direct contact between a user's fingertip and a surface. The cover may be removably secured to a fingertip. In an example embodiment, the cover comprises a flexible substrate sized and configured to be placed on and conform to an area of the user's fingertip. At least a portion of the substrate may be conductive to allow transmission of an electric charge from the fingertip to the surface, such as a touch-screen. The cover allows operation of the touch-screen by the user, while preventing direct contact between the fingertip cover and touch-screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: PRINTSGUARD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sylvain Y. Koffi, Monica Ha