Patents by Inventor Rachel W. Jackson

Rachel W. Jackson 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).

  • EXOSKELETON DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210369537
    Abstract: This document describes an exoskeleton device that includes a cable, a lever that is connected to the cable, a frame comprising a strut that redirects the cable toward the lever, wherein the frame is coupled to the lever by a rotational joint; and a motor that is connected to the cable and configured to cause the cable to provide a torque about the rotational joint, wherein the cable is configured to provide the torque by exerting a first force on the lever and a second force on the frame, and wherein the cable is further configured to provide the torque in a first rotational direction and is prevented from applying the torque in an opposite rotational direction to the first rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kirby Ann Witte, Rachel W. Jackson, Steven H. Collins
  • EXOSKELETON DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180125738
    Abstract: This document describes an exoskeleton device that includes a cable, a lever that is connected to the cable, a frame comprising a strut that redirects the cable toward the lever, wherein the frame is coupled to the lever by a rotational joint; and a motor that is connected to the cable and configured to cause the cable to provide a torque about the rotational joint, wherein the cable is configured to provide the torque by exerting a first force on the lever and a second force on the frame, and wherein the cable is further configured to provide the torque in a first rotational direction and is prevented from applying the torque in an opposite rotational direction to the first rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Kirby Ann Witte, Rachel W. Jackson, Steven H. Collins