Patents by Inventor Niels WOUTERS

Niels WOUTERS 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).

  • Apparatus for generating motion around a remote centre of motion
    Patent number: 10322514
    Abstract: Apparatus (10) for generating motion around a remote center of motion (RCM), comprising a distal link (L12) arranged to revolve about the remote center of motion and to translate through the remote center of motion, a proximal link (L10) arranged to revolve about a proximal center of motion (LCM), coupled to a base link (L1), through a rotational joint (150) and a sliding joint (181), a first mechanism comprising a first link (L9) pivotally coupled to the proximal link (L10) and to the distal link (L12) and operable to transfer motion of the proximal link relative to the proximal center of motion to a motion of the distal link relative to the remote center of motion by maintaining a parallelogram (PAR1), and a second mechanism operable to move the first link with two degrees of freedom in a plane parallel to the plane of motion of the proximal link, characterized in that the second mechanism comprises one link or a serial connection of links (L4, L8, L3, L7, L2, L6) connecting the base link to the first link,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Emmanuel Vander Poorten, Andy Gijbels, Niels Wouters
  • AN APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MOTION AROUND A REMOTE CENTRE OF MOTION
    Publication number: 20150351857
    Abstract: Apparatus (10) for generating motion around a remote center of motion (RCM), comprising a distal link (L12, LR) arranged to revolve about the remote center of motion and to translate through the remote center of motion, a proximal link (L10, LI) arranged to revolve about a proximal center of motion (LCM), coupled to a base link, through a rotational joint (150) and a sliding joint (181), a first mechanism comprising a first link (L9, BE) pivotally coupled to the proximal link (L10) and to the distal link (L12) and operable to transfer motion of the proximal link relative to the proximal center of motion to a motion of the distal link relative to the remote center of motion by maintaining a parallelogram (PAR1), and a second mechanism operable to move the first link with two degrees of freedom in a plane parallel to the plane of motion of the proximal link, characterised in that the second mechanism comprises one link or a serial connection of links (L4, L8, L3, L7, L2, L6) connecting the base link to the firs
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Emmanuel VANDER POORTEN, Andy GIJBELS, Niels WOUTERS