US 12,240,107 B2
Exosuit systems and methods
Richard Mahoney, Menlo Park, CA (US); Chris Gadway, San Francisco, CA (US); Mary Elizabeth Hogue, Menlo Park, CA (US); Nicole Ida Kernbaum, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Melinda Cromie Lear, San Jose, CA (US); Hayley Stolee-Smith, Redwood City, CA (US); Mallory L. Tayson-Frederick, Oakland, CA (US); Rayyan Toh, San Francisco, CA (US); Regis Vincent, San Mateo, CA (US); Trent Weber, San Francisco, CA (US); and Katherine Goss Witherspoon, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Seismic Holdings, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by SEISMIC HOLDINGS, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/541,047.
Application 17/541,047 is a continuation of application No. 16/203,081, filed on Nov. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,192,237.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/724,452, filed on Aug. 29, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/644,301, filed on Mar. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/591,739, filed on Nov. 28, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0250234 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/68 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A63B 21/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/0006 (2013.01) [A61F 2/68 (2013.01); A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/1114 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6827 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1616 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1626 (2013.01); A61H 2201/163 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1642 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1659 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5023 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5038 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5069 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5079 (2013.01); A63B 21/4039 (2015.10); A63B 21/4043 (2015.10); A63B 2209/10 (2013.01); B25J 9/104 (2013.01); B25J 9/1633 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39345 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40305 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. A lumbar tensioning system for use with an exosuit worn by a human being having a core region, the lumbar tensioning system comprising:
first and second belt segments;
a buckle coupled to the first and second belt segments;
a pouch system coupled to the first and second belt segments, the pouch system comprising:
a motor;
a slide track;
a slide member coupled to the first belt segment and operative to move back and forth along the slide track; and
a tensioning member coupled to the motor and the slide member, the tensioning member comprising a circumferential loop mounted substantially in line with the slide track;
wherein the lumbar tensioning system is configured to increase pressure applied to the core region when the motor causes the circumferential loop of the tensioning member to pull the first belt segment, via the slide member, towards the second belt segment.