Patents by Inventor Patrick Franks

Patrick Franks 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).

  • Patent number: 12575997
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to personalize an exosuit controller for a wearer. By one or more computing devices, an input is received from the wearer, where the input corresponds to a degree of assistance set by the wearer. A set of non-dominated solutions of a multi-objective optimization model corresponding to the exosuit controller is accessed, where the set of non-dominated solutions represents a pareto front of the multi-objective optimization model. One or more parameters of the exosuit controller are modified based on the degree of assistance set by the wearer, wherein the one or more parameters are modified by selecting a non-dominated solution of the set of non-dominated solutions representing the pareto front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Skip Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn Zealand, Andrew Metzger, Patrick Franks, Erik Lamers
  • Publication number: 20250375874
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to personalize an exosuit controller for a wearer. By one or more computing devices, an input is received from the wearer, where the input corresponds to a degree of assistance set by the wearer. A set of non-dominated solutions of a multi-objective optimization model corresponding to the exosuit controller is accessed, where the set of non-dominated solutions represents a pareto front of the multi-objective optimization model. One or more parameters of the exosuit controller are modified based on the degree of assistance set by the wearer, wherein the one or more parameters are modified by selecting a non-dominated solution of the set of non-dominated solutions representing the pareto front.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Applicant: Skip Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn Zealand, Andrew Metzger, Patrick Franks, Erik Lamers
  • Publication number: 20250375339
    Abstract: An axial flux electric motor includes a yokeless stator with a circular array of teeth, each wound with coils of electric wire generating a magnetic field parallel to the motor's rotation axis upon energization. The motor comprises first and second rotors, each having multiple permanent magnets. The first rotor is positioned above the stator with a first air gap, and the second rotor is below the stator with a second air gap. Each rotor has an adjacent circular steel back-iron plate providing a magnetic flux return path for the stator's magnetic field, covering the permanent magnets. A motor assembly structurally integrates the yokeless stator, both rotors, and back-irons, configured either with connections on both sides to a cycloid transmission or comprising thermally conductive epoxy. The axial length of this compact motor assembly may be less than 20 mm, enabling use in lightweight, space-constrained applications such as exosuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Applicant: Skip Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn Zealand, Andrew Metzger, Patrick Franks, Erik Lamers