Patents by Inventor Toshiki Nashimoto

Toshiki Nashimoto 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).

  • Stance-controlled articulated ankle-foot orthosis
    Patent number: 9433255
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for an articulated ankle-foot orthosis with a selectively retractable stop are presented. The orthosis includes at least one of a foot mold, a shank mold, a forefoot sensor, a heel sensor, a stop, and a connecting mechanism. The stop is positioned between the foot mold and the shank mold, and the stop is selectively retractable between a closed position and a generally opposing open position that allows plantar flexion of the foot mold during the stance phase of a typical human gait cycle. The connecting mechanism is configured to move the stop from the closed position to the open position in response to a signal from the heel sensor indicating a heel-strike event. The connecting mechanism is also configured to move the stop from the open position back to the closed position in response to a signal from the forefoot sensor indicating a toe-off event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Daniel Fanchiang, Mark Daniel Geil, Toshiki Nashimoto
  • STANCE-CONTROLLED ARTICULATED ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS
    Publication number: 20140109443
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for an articulated ankle-foot orthosis with a selectively retractable stop are presented. The orthosis includes at least one of a foot mold, a shank mold, a forefoot sensor, a heel sensor, a stop, and a connecting mechanism. The stop is positioned between the foot mold and the shank mold, and the stop is selectively retractable between a closed position and a generally opposing open position that allows plantar flexion of the foot mold during the stance phase of a typical human gait cycle. The connecting mechanism is configured to move the stop from the closed position to the open position in response to a signal from the heel sensor indicating a heel-strike event. The connecting mechanism is also configured to move the stop from the open position back to the closed position in response to a signal from the forefoot sensor indicating a toe-off event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Daniel Fanchiang, Mark Daniel Geil, Toshiki Nashimoto