Patents by Inventor Peter G. Adamcyzk

Peter G. Adamcyzk 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).

  • Methods, apparatuses and systems for amputee gait capacity assessment
    Patent number: 10537283
    Abstract: The present invention includes two embodiments of a tethered ankle-foot prosthesis, one with a single toe to provide plantarflexion and with two independently-actuated toes that are coordinated to provide plantarflexion and inversion-eversion torques. An end-effector was designed which is worn by a subject, and which was integrated with existing off-board motor and control hardware, to facilitate high bandwidth torque control. The platform is suitable for haptic rendering of virtual devices in experiments with humans, which may reveal strategies for improving balance or allow controlled comparisons of conventional prosthesis features. A similar morphology is also effective for autonomous devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Joshua M. Caputo, Steven H. Collins, Peter G. Adamcyzk, Myunghee Kim, Tianjian Chen, Tianyao Chen
  • Methods, apparatuses and systems for amputee gait capacity assessment
    Patent number: 10350092
    Abstract: The present invention includes a tethered ankle-foot prosthesis emulator having two independently-actuated forefoot digits that are coordinated to provide plantarflexion and inversion-eversion torques, and an independently-actuated heel. An end-effector was designed which is worn by a subject, and which was integrated with off-board motor and control hardware, to facilitate high bandwidth torque control. The platform is suitable for haptic rendering of virtual devices in experiments with humans, which may reveal strategies for improving balance or allow controlled comparisons of conventional prosthesis features. A similar morphology is also effective for autonomous devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Joshua M. Caputo, Steven H. Collins, Peter G. Adamcyzk, Myunghee Kim, Tianjian Chen, Tianyao Chen, Vincent Chiu