Patents by Inventor Seisuke YAMAZAKI

Seisuke YAMAZAKI 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).

  • Publication number: 20220362091
    Abstract: A walking training system includes a leg orthosis fitted to a leg of a user, a pulling member coupled to the leg orthosis, a first drive mechanism configured to apply pull force to the pulling member, according to walking motion of the user, a holding device that holds the pulling member at a holding level, at a point between a coupling point of the leg orthosis and the first drive mechanism, and a second drive mechanism configured to change the holding level of the pulling member held by the holding device, according to the walking motion of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seisuke YAMAZAKI, Takashi TOMOTO, Yoshimasa ITO
  • Patent number: 10881576
    Abstract: A walking assistant harness attached to a leg of a trainee so as to assist walking of the trainee includes: a thigh frame placed along a front side or a rear side of a thigh of the trainee; and a thigh fixation belt connected to the thigh frame at a connection portion, so as to fix the thigh of the trainee to the thigh frame, and the connection portion includes a connecting position adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a connecting position with the thigh fixation belt in a right-left direction of the trainee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Seisuke Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20180200136
    Abstract: A walking assistant harness attached to a leg of a trainee so as to assist walking of the trainee includes: a thigh frame placed along a front side or a rear side of a thigh of the trainee; and a thigh fixation belt connected to the thigh frame at a connection portion, so as to fix the thigh of the trainee to the thigh frame, and the connection portion includes a connecting position adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a connecting position with the thigh fixation belt in a right-left direction of the trainee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Seisuke Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9782659
    Abstract: A walking training system according to the present invention includes a belt conveyor on which a trainee walks, a frame, a sensor, and a control device. The frame, positioned on both sides of the belt conveyor, allows an assistant to place each of the feet thereon. The sensor measures the presence state of a foot on the frame. The control device determines whether there are three or more feet on the frame based on the measurement result of the sensor and, if it is determined that there are three or more feet, performs abnormal-time control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Seisuke Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20160158622
    Abstract: A walking training system according to the present invention includes a belt conveyor on which a trainee walks, a frame, a sensor, and a control device. The frame, positioned on both sides of the belt conveyor, allows an assistant to place each of the feet thereon. The sensor measures the presence state of a foot on the frame. The control device determines whether there are three or more feet on the frame based on the measurement result of the sensor and, if it is determined that there are three or more feet, performs abnormal-time control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Seisuke YAMAZAKI