Patents
Human Adaptable Variable Stiffness Springs
D. Braun, C. W. Mathews, Human Adaptable Variable Stiffness Springs, US Patent Application 18/226,204, 2023. This patent describes variable stiffness spring mechanisms designed for human-centered applications. One design integrates a…
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. This patent discloses a Parallel Variable Stiffness Actuator (PVSA) that combines a…
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. This patent describes a variable-stiffness floating spring mechanism that can change stiffness…
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. This patent discloses apparatuses for augmenting human locomotion using variable stiffness mechanisms that…