Patents by Inventor Samuele CAPPA

Samuele CAPPA 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).

  • Actuator for exoskeleton
    Patent number: 10788109
    Abstract: An actuation device (1) comprising a threaded shaft (2) connected at one end to driving means adapted to allow the threaded shaft (2) to rotate about its longitudinal axis (a). A movable element (3) is provided with a cylindrical cavity (30) adapted to receive the threaded shaft (2), and configured so that a rotation of the threaded shaft (2) corresponds to a translation the movable element (3) along the longitudinal axis (a). The device (1) has two guiding rods (4,4?) coupled to the movable element (3) and adapted to constrain the translation of the latter along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (a). Element (3) comprises a first (31) and a second (32) element constrained to each other, wherein the first element (31) is coupled to the threaded shaft (2) and the second element (32) is coupled to the two guiding rods (4,4?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECHNOLOGIA, ISTITUTO NAZIONALE PER L'ASSICURAZIONE CONTRO GLI INFORTUNI SUL LAVORO
    Inventors: Matteo Laffranchi, Stefano D'Angella, Samuele Cappa, Paolo Uboldi, Jody Saglia, Carlo Sanfilippo, Emanuele Gruppioni
  • ACTUATOR FOR EXOSKELETON
    Publication number: 20190203815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an actuation device (1) comprising a threaded shaft (2) connected at one end to driving means adapted to allow the threaded shaft (2) to rotate about its longitudinal axis (?). The device further comprises a movable element (3) provided with a cylindrical cavity (30) adapted to receive the threaded shaft (2), and configured in such a way that a rotation of the threaded shaft (2) corresponds to a translation the movable element (3) along the longitudinal axis (?). The device (1) further comprises two guiding rods (4,4?) coupled to the movable element (3) and adapted to constrain the translation of the latter along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (?). The movable element (3) comprises a first (31) and a second (32) element constrained to each other, wherein the first element (31) is coupled to the threaded shaft (2) and the second element (32) is coupled to the two guiding rods (4,4?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Matteo LAFFRANCHI, Stefano D'ANGELLA, Samuele CAPPA, Paolo UBOLDI, Jody SAGLIA, Carlo FILIPPO, Emanuele GRUPPIONI