# Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus has 2 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [Exoskeleton Shoulder Joint That Adapts to Your Arm's Movement](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10814473/mechanism-for-alleviating-the-effects-of-joint-misalignment-between-users-and-we) — granted 2020
  This patent describes a shoulder exoskeleton that uses a special slip mechanism to prevent the robot's joints from getting out of sync with a user's natural arm movements, making it more comfortable and effective.
- [How a Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Your Shoulder Move](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10800031/spherical-parallel-manipulator-architecture-for-shoulder-robotic-exoskeleton) — granted 2020
  This patent describes a robotic shoulder exoskeleton using multiple straight-moving actuators arranged in a "spherical parallel manipulator" to assist or rehabilitate arm movements while preventing joint misalignment.

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