Patents by Inventor Nathan Willard

Nathan Willard 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).

  • Virtual ankle and balance trainer system
    Patent number: 8206267
    Abstract: A rehabilitation system that combines robotics and interactive gaming to facilitate performance of task-specific, repetitive exercise to enable individuals undergoing rehabilitation to improve the performance of coordinated movements of the ankle, and to practice balance activities, is disclosed. More specifically, the rehabilitation system includes at least one two degree-of-freedom robotic, haptic interface for a mammalian foot and interactive gaming hardware that is coupled to a controller, to provide a virtual reality-like environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Maureen K. Holden, Constantinos Mavroidis, Ye Ding, Joseph Malack, Rebecca Bularzik, Nathan Willard, Timothy Deso, Maciej Pietrusinski, Brian Weinberg
  • VIRTUAL ANKLE AND BALANCE TRAINER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110256983
    Abstract: A rehabilitation system that combines robotics and interactive gaming to facilitate performance of task-specific, repetitive exercise to enable individuals undergoing rehabilitation to improve the performance of coordinated movements of the ankle, and to practice balance activities, is disclosed. More specifically, the rehabilitation system includes at least one two degree-of-freedom robotic, haptic interface for a mammalian foot and interactive gaming hardware that is coupled to a controller, to provide a virtual reality-like environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Joseph Malack, Rebecca Bularzik, Nathan Willard, Timothy Deso, Constantinos Mavroidis, Maureen K. Holden, Maciej Pietrusinski, Ye Ding, Brian Weinberg