ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,354, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to PSYONIC Inc. (Champaign, Ill.).
"System and method for an advanced prosthetic hand" was invented by Aadeel Akhtar (Urbana, Ill.), James Alastar Austin (Champaign, Ill.), Jesse Michael Cornman (Champaign, Ill.), Dhipak Murthy Bala (Urbana, Ill.) and Zipeng Wang (Hebei, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for creation and function of an advanced prosthetic hand includes: a base palm, comprising the primary body of the prosthetic hand; a set of actuating digits, wherein each actuating digit is connected to the palm; a sleeve, connected to the palm, providing an interface; a se...