US Patent Issued to ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL) on July 7 for "Fluid-actuated haptic device and methods for using thereof" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,000, issued on July 7, was assigned to ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL) (Lausanne, Switzerland).

"Fluid-actuated haptic device and methods for using thereof" was invented by Zhenishbek Zhakypov (Lausanne, Switzerland) and Jamie Paik (Lausanne, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A haptic device is disclosed comprising at least one fluidic actuator operatively connectable with pumping means; and a plurality of movable members mechanically connected with said at least one fluidic actuator, wherein said movable members can perform a displacement upon actuation of the fluidic actuator and/or resist the movements of a...