Patents by Inventor Takastugi Iwasa

Takastugi Iwasa 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).

  • Walking assistance device and walking assistance attachment for the device
    Patent number: 6378540
    Abstract: A walking assistance device for assisting ambulatory movement of a user afflicted with Parkinson's disease is disclosed. The device includes a body member, a shaft member fixedly disposed in a lower end portion of the body member so as to extend generally in a first horizontal direction, a longitudinal projection member disposed rotatably about the shaft member so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the shaft member, and a mass member integrally formed with and disposed so as to oppose to the longitudinal projection member in a diametric direction of the shaft member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Inventor: Takastugi Iwasa
  • Walking assistance device and walking assistance attachment for the device
    Publication number: 20010001959
    Abstract: A walking assistance device for assisting ambulatory movement of a user afflicted with Parkinson's disease is disclosed. The device includes a body member, a shaft member fixedly disposed in a lower end portion of the body member so as to extend generally in a first horizontal direction, a longitudinal projection member disposed rotatably about the shaft member so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the shaft member, and a mass member integrally formed with and disposed so as to oppose to the longitudinal projection member in a diametric direction of the shaft member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: May 31, 2001
    Applicant: Takatsugi IWASA; Kazuyoshi MAEDA
    Inventor: Takastugi Iwasa