Patents
Human Adaptable Variable Stiffness Springs
D. Braun, C. W. Mathews, Human Adaptable Variable Stiffness Springs, US Patent Application 18/226,204, 2023. Various examples of systems, methods, and applications of variable stiffness springs are described. In one…
Method and Apparatus for Human Augmentation and Robot Actuation
D. Braun, C. W. Mathews, Method and apparatus for human augmentation and robot actuation, US Patent 17/872,164, 2022. The present disclosure relates to a parallel variable stiffness actuator. The parallel…
Variable Stiffness Mechanisms for low Energy Cost Stiffness Modulation
D. Braun, S. Kim, Variable Stiffness Mechanisms for low Energy Cost Stiffness Modulation, US Patent Application 17/506,164, 2021. Disclosed herein is a variable-stiffness floating spring mechanism. The variable-stiffness floating spring…
Method and Apparatus for Augmented Locomotion
D. Braun, A. Sutrisno, and T. Zhang, Method and Apparatus for Augmented Locomotion, US Patent 17/127,080, 2020. Provided are apparatuses for augmenting human speed, human-driven compliant mechanisms, artificial limbs to…