Patents by Inventor Toyoteru Manabe

Toyoteru Manabe 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).

  • Orthotic apparatus for paraplegic patient
    Patent number: 6045521
    Abstract: An orthotic apparatus for a paraplegic patient includes a pair of leg support members inclined toward each other at a predetermined inclination angle and a joint device coupled to an upper portion of each leg support member. The joint device allows rocking motion of the leg support members within a prescribed range such that the center of movement of the rocking motion approximates a virtual thigh joint rotation center point of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaishi Tatematsu Seisakucho
    Inventors: Eiichi Saitoh, Toyoteru Manabe, Masayasu Hayashi