US Patent Issued to Motion Augmented on Jan. 13 for "Active-passive robotic exoskeleton systems, appendage and joint units, modular motor units, and methods for making the same" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,295, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Motion Augmented LLC (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

"Active-passive robotic exoskeleton systems, appendage and joint units, modular motor units, and methods for making the same" was invented by Cameron Brandon Pinnock (Farmington, Mich.) and Haroun Algahmi (Detroit).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular passive-to-active exoskeleton system utilizes motor unit modules, an electromagnetic-clutch power transmission system, and biometric control. The passive exoskeleton has a stamina-increasing "chairless chair" function and optional use of magnetic ball-and-socket joints and knee torsion springs. To...