Timothy W Swift

US Patent:

20210275383, Sep 9, 2021

Filed:

May 21, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/327121

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Giancarlo Sigurd Sante Nucci - Seattle WA, US
Kyle Allen Lamson - San Francisco CA, US
Timothy Alan Swift - Albany CA, US
Brenton Piercy - San Francisco CA, US
Peter Sturt Lynn - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

A61H 3/00
A63C 11/16
A61H 1/02
B25J 9/00
A61F 5/01
F16J 3/04

Abstract:

A fluidic exoskeleton system that comprises a fluidic actuator unit configured to be associated with a user wearing the fluidic exoskeleton system, the fluidic actuator unit including: a rotatable joint a first and second plate coupled to the rotatable joint and an inflatable actuator extending between the first and second plate.

US Patent:

20200253807, Aug 13, 2020

Filed:

Apr 2, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/838347

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Giancarlo Sigurd Sante Nucci - Seattle WA, US
Kyle Allen Lamson - San Francisco CA, US
Timothy Alan Swift - Albany CA, US
Brenton Piercy - San Francisco CA, US
Peter Sturt Lynn - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

A61H 3/00
A63C 11/16

Abstract:

A fluidic actuator unit that includes a joint, a first arm coupled to the joint, a second arm coupled to the joint; and an inflatable bellows actuator extending between a first and second plate associated with the joint, the inflatable bellows actuator defining a bellows cavity, the inflatable bellows actuator configured to extend along a length of the bellows actuator when inflated by introducing fluid into the bellows cavity.

US Patent:

20180296425, Oct 18, 2018

Filed:

Apr 13, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/953296

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Giancarlo Sigurd Sante Nucci - Seattle WA, US
Kyle Allen Lamson - San Francisco CA, US
Timothy Alan Swift - Albany CA, US
Brenton Piercy - San Francisco CA, US
Peter Sturt Lynn - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

A61H 3/00
A63C 11/16

Abstract:

A fluidic exoskeleton system. The system can include one or more fluidic actuator units that have: a joint; a first and second arm coupled to the joint; an inflatable bellows actuator extending between a first and second plate associated with the joint, the inflatable bellows actuator defining a bellows cavity, the inflatable bellows actuator configured to extend along a length of the bellows actuator when inflated by introducing fluid into the bellows cavity; and one or more constraint ribs extending from the joint and surrounding portions of the bellows actuator along the length of the bellows actuator.