US Patent Issued to National Tsing Hua University on May 27 for "Magnetic actuator and rehabilitation device having the same" (Taiwanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,227, issued on May 27, was assigned to National Tsing Hua University.

"Magnetic actuator and rehabilitation device having the same" was invented by Li-Wei Cheng (Hsinchu, Taiwan), Zhi-Yong Chen (Hsinchu, Taiwan) and Jen-Yuan Chang (Hsinchu, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rehabilitation device is adapted for wrist rehabilitation, and includes two magnetic actuators and a movable frame unit. Each of the magnetic actuator includes a motor, a rotating shaft, a rotating member, and two magnetic coupling subunits that are respectively connected to the motor and the rotating shaft. Each of the magnetic coupling subunits includes a ...