Mechanical grip assistance for demanding hand-use environments

Gripping Gloves is developing wearable grip-assist technology for occupational injury prevention in repetitive, forceful hand-use settings, with future medical applications under evaluation. The non-motorized, user-powered architecture is intended to support a simpler, more cost-conscious design than many powered glove systems.

Protected by U.S. Patents 11,622,587 and 12,557,862, with additional patent-pending work underway.

About

Gripping Gloves is focused on developing wearable mechanical assistance for tasks that require sustained or repetitive gripping over extended periods. The company's near-term priority is occupational preventive use, where reducing fatigue and ergonomic strain may provide practical value in real-world work environments. The goal is a practical grip-assist device that can be more accessible to workers and employers from both a usability and cost standpoint. Over time, the platform may expand into selected medical applications through future design enhancements.

Development Focus

Occupational Prevention

Targeting work environments involving repetitive, forceful, or long-duration gripping tasks — including meat processing, automotive assembly, and other hand-intensive industrial settings.

Ergonomic Support

Designed to help reduce fatigue and ergonomic strain during sustained hand use, with the goal of supporting worker health and productivity over time.

Future Medical Direction

Medical applications remain under evaluation as a longer-term development direction. Current efforts are focused on establishing occupational use cases first.

Intellectual Property

Gripping Gloves is building on protected U.S. intellectual property, with additional patent-pending work underway.

  • U.S. Patents 11,622,587 and 12,557,862

    relate to self-tensioning and releasable gripping gloves.

Contact

We welcome inquiries from investors, strategic partners, pilot customers, and media.

Harley Luplow

Petoskey, Michigan

[email protected]

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