Inventor · Oakland, CA, US

Nathan Harding

30Patents
13h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 23, 1999 → Apr 26, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7883546B2 Power generating leg Human Necessities 92 Active
US7947004B2 Lower extremity exoskeleton Human Necessities 90 Active
US8057410B2 Semi-powered lower extremity exoskeleton Human Necessities 85 Active
USD428006S Multi-axis motion controller General 53 Expired
US8968222B2 Wearable material handling system Performing Operations; Transporting 44 Active
US8801641B2 Exoskeleton and method for controlling a swing leg of the exoskeleton Human Necessities 35 Active
US6323616A Self teaching robotic wafer handling system Physics 32 Expired
US9295604B2 Human machine interface for human exoskeleton Human Necessities 31 Active
US8231688B2 Semi-actuated transfemoral prosthetic knee Human Necessities 29 Active
US8945028B2 Device and method for decreasing energy consumption of a person by use of a lower extremity exoskeleton Human Necessities 24 Active
US8894592B2 Device and method for decreasing oxygen consumption of a person during steady walking by use of a load-carrying exoskeleton Human Necessities 19 Active
US6304051A Self teaching robotic carrier handling system Electricity 19 Expired
US9011354B2 Hip and knee actuation systems for lower limb orthotic devices Human Necessities 18 Active
US9610208B2 Device and method for decreasing energy consumption of a person by use of a lower extremity exoskeleton Human Necessities 7 Active
US7325579B2 Watering can augmented by pump and snorkel device Human Necessities 6 Expired
US6929210B2 Fiber payout follower Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US9504623B2 Exoskeleton load handling system and method of use Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10562178B2 Machine for beauty salon Physics 1 Active
US10327975B2 Reconfigurable exoskeleton Human Necessities 1 Active
US11375799B2 Eyelid covering and stabilization for automatic eyelash extension Physics 1 Active
US7044417B2 High speed transfer takeup Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US10213357B2 Ambulatory exoskeleton and method of relocating exoskeleton Human Necessities 1 Active
US11787071B2 Detachable end effectors for cosmetics robotics Physics 0 Active
US10576008B2 Methods of enhancing the rehabilitation or training of an exoskeleton wearer Human Necessities 0 Active
US10524972B2 Machine to human interfaces for communication from a lower extremity orthotic Human Necessities 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.