PATENTS

Intellectual Property & Patents

Rehabwhel Inc.

Executive Overview: Protecting Hard Tech Innovation

Founded in 2024, Rehabwhel Inc. is a pioneering U.S.-based medical device and hard tech startup dedicated to engineering advanced, accessible physiotherapy solutions for individuals with neurological and mobility impairments. In the hard tech and medical device sector, a robust and defensible intellectual property (IP) portfolio is the ultimate strategic asset. We maintain a rigorous, multi-jurisdictional patent strategy to safeguard our proprietary engineering designs, mechanical mechanisms, and core physiological simulation technologies from inception to global commercialization.

Core International Patent Portfolio

Rehabwhel Inc. holds foundational utility and structural patents across major global markets, establishing an unshakeable barrier to entry in the assistive technology landscape. Our core patent holdings include:

  • United States Patent: U.S. Patent #10,603,541 (Protecting core mechanical simulation frameworks, structural wheelchair integration, and functional execution for lower-limb physiotherapy)

  • International Patent (China): China Patent CN213724664U (Securing advanced structural assemblies, mechanical efficiency, and manufacturing blueprints within key international markets)

Flagship Innovation: The LegMaker™ System

Our entire patent architecture centers around our breakthrough flagship product, the LegMaker™ system. Designed to bridge the gap between clinical therapy and daily independence, LegMaker™ is a patented simulator and exercise device that empowers users to perform targeted lower-limb rehabilitation directly from their wheelchair.

  • Uncompromising Accessibility: Eliminates physical friction points by bringing professional-grade physiotherapy mechanics directly to the user's environment.

  • Ergonomic & Neurological Precision: Engineered with specialized resistance vectors and physiological support tailored specifically for individuals recovering from spinal, neurological, or mobility-limiting conditions.

  • Defensible Market Advantage: Backed by enforceable international utility patents, ensuring absolute proprietary ownership over this category of wheelchair-integrated fitness technology.

IP Governance, Enforcement & Scaling

As Rehabwhel Inc. accelerates its manufacturing and R&D footprint—scaling operations out of San Francisco and through our partnership with the Humanmade Hardware Accelerator—we enforce absolute institutional control over our intellectual property:

  • Comprehensive Agreements: Mandatory Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and strict IP-assignment frameworks for every team member, external contractor, manufacturing vendor, and fabrication partner.

  • Secure Engineering Infrastructure: Cloud-hosted, encrypted version control systems with granular access controls to protect our CAD assemblies, firmware, and R&D documentation.

  • Continuous Portfolio Expansion: An active, ongoing R&D pipeline dedicated to filing subsequent utility and design patents to secure our next-generation hardware iterations.