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Articulating chair

US12161592B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims

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Assignee

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · US

Inventors

Tamara Reid Bush · Pinckney, US
Justin Scott · Pasco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Dec 10, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 25, 2044

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G2203/34
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An articulating chair and a method of using same, include at least one actuator, a programmable controller, and movable upper back, lower back and seat bottom sections. In another aspect, an articulating wheelchair and a method of using same, include a seat bottom section, a lower frame to which the seat bottom section is coupled, floor-contacting wheels rotatably coupled to the lower frame, an upper back section, a lower back section, a back frame to which the upper back section and the lower back section are movably coupled, electromagnetic actuators coupled to the back sections, a battery mounted to at least one of the frames, and a programmable controller connected to the actuators and the battery.

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