Patents by Inventor Toshinobu Okaji

Toshinobu Okaji 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).

  • Motion assisting device, control method therefor, and rehabilitation method
    Patent number: 9314394
    Abstract: A motion assisting device or the like, wherein the asymmetry degree of the motion patterns of human limbs is evaluated according to the variation patterns of the values of a pair of posture variables which vary with the postures in the respective same locations of the limbs. Furthermore, the evaluation result of the degree of the asymmetry can be utilized as the foundation of the motion control of the actuator of the motion assisting device. As a result, the motion of the human limbs can be assisted by the motion assisting device in such a manner that the balance of the motion patterns of the limbs is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Hirata, Kiyoshi Oikawa, Masami Saito, Toshinobu Okaji, Yuki Araki
  • MOTION ASSISTING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND REHABILITATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20120215140
    Abstract: A motion assisting device or the like, wherein the asymmetry degree of the motion patterns of human limbs is evaluated according to the variation patterns of the values of a pair of posture variables which vary with the postures in the respective same locations of the limbs. Furthermore, the evaluation result of the degree of the asymmetry can be utilized as the foundation of the motion control of the actuator of the motion assisting device. As a result, the motion of the human limbs can be assisted by the motion assisting device in such a manner that the balance of the motion patterns of the limbs is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Hirata, Kiyoshi Oikawa, Masami Saito, Toshinobu Okaji, Yuki Araki