Patents by Inventor Syuji Hagihara

Syuji Hagihara 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).

  • Patent number: 6258128
    Abstract: An artificial leg capable of functioning as an “intelligent artificial leg” is and having a knee joint bearing member and stopper to which only a small moment is applied on the lower leg frame when the leg is standing or the knee is bent, and the lower leg frame has a uniform thickness and is lightweight yet with no loss of strength, and further the protuberances of the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the the lower leg frame are small and, the empty space within the the lower leg frame has been widened. A rotating stopper 5 for standing, a rotating stopper 6 for bending the knee and a knee joint bearing member 4 are formed integrally within the the artificial leg and a knee joint bearing member 4 is embedded within said lower leg frame 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho
    Inventors: Makoto Saito, Syuji Hagihara, Hiroki Nakayama