Patents by Inventor Takeo Karato

Takeo Karato 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 AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20100270771
    Abstract: Walking auxiliary equipment 10 includes a walking unit 12 and a bogie 14. The walking unit 12 has a lumber frame 16 put onto the lumber region of a user, a below-knee frame 34 put onto the leg of a user, an above-knee frame 26 for coupling the lumber frame 16 to the below-knee frame 34, through a first joint K1 and a second joint K2, and an assistance force imparting device 102. The assistance force imparting device 102 includes a first actuator 104 for generating assistance force to flex the first joint K1, a second actuator 106 for generating assistance force to flex the second joint K2, a third actuator 108 for generating assistance force to extend the second joint K2, and a fourth actuator 110 for generating assistance force to extend the first joint K1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ADMINSTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takeo Karato, Kazutaka Irie, Kazuaki Hiramatsu, Yutaka Sato