Patents by Inventor Nicola Vitiello
Nicola Vitiello 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).
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Patent number: 11975449Abstract: An exoskeleton includes a frame; and an actuation system. The actuation system includes a transmission device; a passive joint mechanism connecting the frame to the transmission device, the passive joint mechanism having a four-bar linkage; and a drive system couples the passive joint mechanism to the transmission device, and is arranged to drive the transmission device.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: IUVO S.R.LInventors: Matteo Moisè, Marco Muscolo, Francesco Giovacchini, Nicola Vitiello
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Publication number: 20240115454Abstract: A wearable robot, system and method are provided for correcting gait impairments, such as knee hyperextension, in a user. The wearable robot is an assistive lower-limb exoskeleton having a frame and an actuation system to generate an assistive force with timing, duration, and amplitude based on a gait impairment mitigation strategy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Roberto CONTI, Simona CREA, Francesco GIOVACCHINI, Chiara LIVOLSI, Andrea PARRI, Nicola VITIELLO, Franco MOLTENI, Eleonora GUANZIROLI
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Publication number: 20240108530Abstract: A rotational joint of intra-extra rotation for assistance of the movement of intra-extra rotation of a shoulder of a user. The rotational joint features a first circular guide arranged to rotate about a first rotation axis and a second circular guide arranged to rotate about a second rotation axis that is parallel to the first rotation axis. A support element is arranged to support the first and the second circular guides. The first and the second circular guide are pivotally connected by a conical wheel having a third rotation axis perpendicular to the first rotation axes and said conical wheel being pivotally constrained to the support element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Andrea BALDONI, Matteo MOISE, Simona CREA, Emilio TRIGILI, Mario CORTESE, Nicola VITIELLO, Francesco GIOVACCHINI
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Patent number: 11898614Abstract: The object of the present invention is a new configuration of torsional spring with a flat structure, capable of ensuring response linearity, modelling ease and accuracy, versatile use while safeguarding the possibility of the inner passage of wiring or of any accessory components along the transmission/torsion axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNAInventors: Andrea Baldoni, Matteo Fantozzi, Nicola Vitiello
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Publication number: 20240017397Abstract: A system for assisting an operator in exerting efforts comprises a garment that can be worn by the operator, which is to engage, when worn, the mutually mobile parts of a joint of the operator. The system defines at least one axis of rotation that is to assume a position corresponding to the joint of the operator. A device is carried by the garment and designed to operate so as to compensate the resistive moments that act on the joint during the effort exerted by the operator. A compensation device is provided equipped with a rotational assembly, which has a neutral position and is able to determine a pre-set plot of the assisting torque that is a function of the angle of rotation of the joint. The compensation device may include a tension regulation device to regulate a moment obtained about the joint of the operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Matteo MOISE, Luca MORELLI, Francesco GIOVACCHINI, Nicola VITIELLO, Giuseppe COLOMBINA
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Patent number: 11872176Abstract: A rotational joint of intra-extra rotation for assistance of the movement of intra-extra rotation of a shoulder of a user. The rotational joint features a first circular guide arranged to rotate about a first rotation axis and a second circular guide arranged to rotate about a second rotation axis that is parallel to the first rotation axis. A support element is arranged to support the first and the second circular guides. The first and the second circular guide are pivotally connected by a conical wheel having a third rotation axis perpendicular to the first rotation axes and said conical wheel being pivotally constrained to the support element.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNAInventors: Andrea Baldoni, Matteo Moisé, Simona Crea, Emilio Trigili, Mario Cortese, Nicola Vitiello, Francesco Giovacchini
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Patent number: 11801596Abstract: A system for assisting an operator in exerting efforts comprises a garment that can be worn by the operator, which is to engage, when worn, the mutually mobile parts of a joint of the operator. The system defines at least one axis of rotation that is to assume a position corresponding to the joint of the operator. A device is carried by the garment and designed to operate so as to compensate the resistive moments that act on the joint during the effort exerted by the operator. A compensation device is provided equipped with a rotational assembly, which has a neutral position and is able to determine a pre-set plot of the assisting torque that is a function of the angle of rotation of the joint. The compensation device may include a tension regulation device to regulate a moment obtained about the joint of the operator.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: IUVO S.R.LInventors: Matteo Moisè, Luca Morelli, Francesco Giovacchini, Nicola Vitiello, Giuseppe Colombina
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Publication number: 20230330835Abstract: A wearable robot and method for controlling the wearable robot having at least one leg unit involves: (a) obtaining at least one input signal from at least one encoder tracking a hip joint angle versus time with the at least one encoder attached to the wearable robot and corresponding to the at least one leg unit; (b) windowing the at least one input signal within a window size based on time versus the hip joint angle; (c) decomposing the at least one input signal with a Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT); (d) identifying at least one gait event in a gait cycle by using the DWT; (e) computing temporal gait parameters based on the at least one gait event; (f) generating an assistive force in the at least one leg unit in response to the temporal gait parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Chiara LIVOLSI, Simona CREA, Roberto CONTI, Francesco GIOVACCHINI, Nicola VITIELLO
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Patent number: 11725707Abstract: A transmissive joint has an elastic response for transmitting a torsional load capable of ensuring the transmission in the absence of coaxiality between two actuating and actuated devices, and allowing the internal passage of cabling or possible accessory components along the axis of transmission/torsion.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNAInventors: Nicola Vitiello, Francesco Giovacchini, Andrea Baldoni, Marco Cempini
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Patent number: 11540969Abstract: Exoskeleton kinematic chain arranged to pivotally connect a first element to a second element, said first element comprising two pivot points A1 and B1 located at a distance A1B1, said second element comprising two pivot points A2 and B2 located at a distance A2B2. The exoskeleton kinematic chain comprises a first external link pivotally connected to the first element at the pivot point A1 and a first end link pivotally connected to the first external link at a pivot point D1, said pivot point D1 being located at a distance A1D1 by the pivot point A1. The exoskeleton kinematic chain comprises then a second external link pivotally connected to the second element at the pivot point A2, and a second end link pivotally connected to the second external link at a pivot point D2, said pivot point D2 being located at a distance A2D2 by the pivot point A2.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignees: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA, AZIENDA OSPEDALIERO-UNIVERSITARIA PISANAInventors: Marco Cempini, Nicola Vitiello, Francesco Giovacchini, Matteo Moise, Mario Cortese
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Publication number: 20220381300Abstract: A transmissive joint has an elastic response for transmitting a torsional load capable of ensuring the transmission in the absence of coaxiality between two actuating and actuated devices, and allowing the internal passage of cabling or possible accessory components along the axis of transmission/torsion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Nicola VITIELLO, Francesco GIOVACCHINI, Andrea BALDONI, Marco CEMPINI
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Patent number: 11433552Abstract: The present invention is in the sector of wearable robotic devices, and in particular it concerns a method for the adaptive control of a wearable robot. In particular, the invention discloses a method for the adaptive control of the discrete or open-ended movements of a wearable robot such as a prosthesis or an orthesis.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNAInventors: Nicola Vitiello, Francesco Lanotte, Simona Crea
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Patent number: 11433533Abstract: A kinematic chain comprises a first pulley, arranged to rotate about a rotation axis x, and a second pulley arranged to rotate about a rotation axis y. The kinematic chain comprises then at least one connecting element comprising at least one passage having at least one rotating element, said or each connecting element also comprising at least one interface arranged to connect the connecting element to an adjacent connecting element or to a pulley, generating a rotational constraint about a rotation axis z. The kinematic chain also comprises a transmission element arranged to develop along a determined path for transmitting a rotational motion between the first pulley and the second pulley. The transmission element is adapted to be, in use, fixedly in contact with said or each rotating element by a constraint of rolling friction, in order to allow a modelling the determined path according to a predetermined geometry.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA, IUVO S.R.L.Inventors: Andrea Baldoni, Francesco Giovacchini, Nicola Vitiello
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Patent number: 11432988Abstract: A monolateral actuation system of a hip articulation is configured to be connected to an orthosis. The monolateral actuation system comprises a motor device arranged to provide assistive torque at a motor axis; a transmission device is connected to the motor axis and arranged for transferring the assistive torque onto an output axis corresponding to an axis of flexion-extension of the hip articulation and parallel to the motor axis. The transmission device includes a cable and first and second pulleys connected to one another by the cable. The first and second pulleys are arranged to extend relative to one another variably. A fixed frame is provided for connecting to the orthosis onto which the motor device and the transmission device are mounted.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNAInventors: Nicola Vitiello, Francesco Giovacchini, Marco Cempini, Matteo Fantozzi, Matteo Moise, Marco Muscolo, Mario Cortese
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Patent number: 11413208Abstract: A kinematical chain (100) for assisting a spherical motion of an anatomical joint (200) of a finger of the hand (210) of a user, said anatomical joint (200) having centre of rotation P and being arranged for allowing a relative motion of a finger of the hand (210) with respect to a portion of hand (220) of the user, said finger of the hand (210) defining a longitudinal direction ?. The kinematical chain (100) comprises a first rotational joint (110) engaged to the finger of the hand (210) and to a first connection link (115), said first rotational joint (110) arranged to provide a relative rotation ? between the first connection link (115) and the finger of the hand (210) about a rotation axis x coincident with the longitudinal direction ?.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNAInventors: Andrea Baldoni, Matteo Fantozzi, Simona Crea, Francesco Giovacchini, Nicola Vitiello, Marco Cempini, Dario Marconi, Mario Cortese
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Patent number: 11408478Abstract: A transmissive joint has an elastic response for transmitting a torsional load capable of ensuring the transmission in the absence of coaxiality between two actuating and actuated devices, and allowing the internal passage of cabling or possible accessory components along the axis of transmission/torsion.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNAInventors: Nicola Vitiello, Francesco Giovacchini, Andrea Baldoni, Marco Cempini
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Publication number: 20220161415Abstract: A system for assisting an operator in exerting efforts comprises a frame having one or more degrees of freedom and supporting a compensation device arranged to provide assistive forces to a joint of the operator. The compensation device comprises a regulation device comprising a motor arranged to adjust a degree of tension in an elastic mechanism. The regulation device receives instructions from a control system based on information obtained from an encoder or the operator's preferences recorded at a control panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Francesco GIOVACCHINI, Matteo MOISE, Giulio PROFACE, Luca MORELLI, Nicola VITIELLO
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Publication number: 20220023131Abstract: The present concerns a wearable underactuated active robot with a couple of robotic joint adapted to correspond with to a couple of body joints in line on a limb of an user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNAInventors: Andrea BALDONI, Simona CREA, Nicola VITIELLO
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Publication number: 20220008226Abstract: A robotic device (100) for the movement of a user, said robotic device (100) comprising an interface frame (105) arranged to connect the robotic device (100) to a lower limbs or to a prosthesis of lower limbs, said interface frame (105) being integral to an axis x, a lower portion (110) integral to an axis y, a resilient element (140) having a first end (141) connected to the interface frame (105) and a second end (142) connected to the lower portion (110), said resilient element (140) being arranged to deform as a function of an angular variation ? between the axis x and the axis y, a switching device (120) comprising a first element (121), connected to the interface frame (105), and a second element (122), connected to the lower portion (110), said first and second element (121,122) arranged to carry out a relative movement s as a function of the angular variation ? between the axis x and the axis y.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNAInventors: Andrea BALDONI, Matteo FANTOZZI, Simona CREA, Nicola VITIELLO
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Publication number: 20220003292Abstract: The object of the present invention is a new configuration of torsional spring with a flat structure, capable of ensuring response linearity, modelling ease and accuracy, versatile use while safeguarding the possibility of the inner passage of wiring or of any accessory components along the transmission/torsion axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNAInventors: Andrea BALDONI, Matteo FANTOZZI, Nicola VITIELLO