Patents by Inventor Vito MONACO

Vito MONACO 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: 11497628
    Abstract: Provided is a wearable assisted-walking device including one lower attachment body to the foot defining a lower anchoring point at the heel of the foot of a leg of the user; an upper attachment body to an upper part of the leg proximal from the knee defining an upper ventral anchoring point and an upper dorsal anchoring point arranged on the opposite side of the coronal plane of the user; and an intermediate attachment body defining a first intermediate anchoring point, a second intermediate anchoring point and a third intermediate anchoring point, each anchoring point movable respect and connected by cables to the leg; the intermediate attachment body being adapted to store the energy by a relative motion between the anchoring points and then use it for assist walking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANTANNA, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVIERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
    Inventors: Ettore Etenzi, Alena Marie Grabowski, Vito Monaco, Silvestro Micera
  • Publication number: 20200179217
    Abstract: The present invention refers to the field of wearable robotic devices, and in particular it concerns a wearable robotic device adapted to be connected with the lower limbs of a user subject, to detect a potentially dangerous balance loss, probably causing a fall, and consequently activate appropriate strategies to sustain the same user and recover the balance, avoiding the fall to the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA
    Inventors: Federica APRIGLIANO, Dario MARTELLI, Silvestro MICERA, Vito MONACO, Andrea PARRI, Peppino TROPEA, Nicola VITIELLO
  • Publication number: 20200170809
    Abstract: Provided is a wearable assisted-walking device including one lower attachment body to the foot defining a lower anchoring point at the heel of the foot of a leg of the user; an upper attachment body to an upper part of the leg proximal from the knee defining an upper ventral anchoring point and an upper dorsal anchoring point arranged on the opposite side of the coronal plane of the user; and an intermediate attachment body defining a first intermediate anchoring point, a second intermediate anchoring point and a third intermediate anchoring point, each anchoring point movable respect and connected by cables to the leg; the intermediate attachment body being adapted to store the energy by a relative motion between the anchoring points and then use it for assist walking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicants: SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT'ANNA, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
    Inventors: Ettore ETENZI, Alena Marie GRABOWSKI, Vito MONACO, Silvestro MICERA