US Patent Issued to Dephy on June 24 for "Systems and methods for an active exoskeleton with local battery" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,953, issued on June 24, was assigned to Dephy Inc..

"Systems and methods for an active exoskeleton with local battery" was invented by Luke Mooney (Boxborough, Mass.), Jean-Francois Duval (Boxborough, Mass.), Nicholas Benz (Boxborough, Mass.), Jonathan Cummings (Boxborough, Mass.) and Matthew Mooney (Boxborough, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for a battery-powered active exoskeleton boot includes a shin pad and one or more housings. The one or more housings enclose electronic circuitry and an electric motor. The apparatus includes a battery holder coupled to the shin pad and located below the knee of the user and a...