US Patent Issued to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY on Nov. 11 for "Passive exoskeleton for sit-to-stand stand-to-sit transfer" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,543, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Passive exoskeleton for sit-to-stand stand-to-sit transfer" was invented by Jake Okun (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Thomas Sugar (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable passive exoskeleton device for sit-to-stand/or stand-to-sit transfer includes a leg exoskeleton frame configured to be worn at a user's leg and a lever arm rotatably coupled to the leg exoskeleton frame so as to provide a handle for the user to move between a sitting position and a standing position (or between a kneeling position a...