Patents by Inventor Tun-Ya YU

Tun-Ya YU 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).

  • Patent number: 8723676
    Abstract: A rehabilitation-assisting apparatus is provided in this disclosure. The rehabilitation-assisting apparatus includes at least one step-information sensing unit, an alert-signal generating unit and a processing unit. The step-information sensing unit can be worn on a user's lower limb. The step-information sensing unit senses and generates step information of the user. The processing unit builds connections with the step-information sensing unit and the alert-signal generating unit. The processing unit determines if the user is walking appropriately according to the step information of the user. The processing unit drives the alert-signal generating unit to generate an alert signal when the user is not walking appropriately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: National Central University
    Inventors: Mu-Chun Su, Jhih-Jie Jhang, Tun-Ya Yu, Yi-Zeng Hsieh, Shih-Chieh Lin
  • Publication number: 20130015969
    Abstract: A rehabilitation-assisting apparatus is provided in this disclosure. The rehabilitation-assisting apparatus includes at least one step-information sensing unit, an alert-signal generating unit and a processing unit. The step-information sensing unit can be worn on a user's lower limb. The step-information sensing unit senses and generates step information of the user. The processing unit builds connections with the step-information sensing unit and the alert-signal generating unit. The processing unit determines if the user is walking appropriately according to the step information of the user. The processing unit drives the alert-signal generating unit to generate an alert signal when the user is not walking appropriately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mu-Chun SU, Jhih-Jie JHANG, Tun-Ya YU, Yi-Zeng HSIEH, Shih-Chieh LIN