US Patent Issued to University of Utah Research Foundation on July 7 for "Powered exoskeleton with torque-sensitive actuation" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,968, issued on July 7, was assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City).

"Powered exoskeleton with torque-sensitive actuation" was invented by Tommaso Lenzi (Salt Lake City), Lukas R. Gabert (Salt Lake City) and Brendon M. Ortolano (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered exoskeleton device includes an external frame, operable to be secured to a limb of a user. An artificial joint body pivotal about a joint axis is connected to the external frame to transmit force through the external frame to the limb of the user. A transmission transfers force from an input motor to the artificial joint body. T...