Patents by Inventor Shih-En Liu

Shih-En Liu 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 apparatus for limb rehabilitation
    Patent number: 10966893
    Abstract: An exoskeleton apparatus includes a base unit, a support unit, and upper and lower arm units. The support unit is rotatable about a vertical first axis relative to the base unit. The upper arm unit includes a linking axle, a main arm that has a connecting end rotatable about a horizontal second axis, and a linkage mechanism for rotating the linking axle relative to the main arm about a horizontal third axis. The lower arm unit is rotatable relative to the upper arm unit, and includes a lower arm set co-rotatably coupled to the linking axle, a hand-receiving seat rotatably connected to the lower arm set, and a lower arm receiving seat connected to the hand-receiving seat, and a drive member for rotating the hand-receiving seat about a horizontal fourth axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-En Liu, Fu-Han Hsieh
  • Exoskeleton Apparatus for Limb Rehabilitation
    Publication number: 20190290527
    Abstract: An exoskeleton apparatus includes a base unit, a support unit, and upper and lower arm units. The support unit is rotatable about a vertical first axis relative to the base unit. The upper arm unit includes a linking axle, a main arm that has a connecting end rotatable about a horizontal second axis, and a linkage mechanism for rotating the linking axle relative to the main arm about a horizontal third axis. The lower arm unit is rotatable relative to the upper arm unit, and includes a lower arm set co-rotatably coupled to the linking axle, a hand-receiving seat rotatably connected to the lower arm set, and a lower arm receiving seat connected to the hand-receiving seat, and a drive member for rotating the hand-receiving seat about a horizontal fourth axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Shih-En Liu, Fu-Han HSIEH