Patents by Inventor Bradford L. Smith

Bradford L. Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Woven wire structures
    Patent number: 5197254
    Abstract: A woven wire structural unit comprising multi-wire bundles. The bundles are connected at respective ends, and thereafter rigidly fixed. A variety of configurations may be formed, including but not limited to linear arrays, planar arrays, columnar or cylindrical configurations, spherical and hemispherical configurations, cubic configurations, and other polyhedronal configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Sally Mayer
    Inventor: Bradford L. Smith
  • Robotic apparatus
    Patent number: 5114300
    Abstract: A robotic structure having a low mass, capable of providing seven degrees of freedom, and movable in a hemispherical workspace. The robotic structure includes several platforms connected by actuatable longitudinal members and movable joints made of intersecting or interwoven wire members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Wovenwire Corporation
    Inventors: Mohsen Shahinpoor, Bradford L. Smith
  • Woven wire apparatus
    Patent number: 4927674
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to several different woven wire joint structures, each comprising a plurality of intersecting wire elements. The intersecting elements preferably comprise an odd number of wires and are capped or joined at the ends. Retainers are used control the movability of the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Wovenwire Corporation
    Inventor: Bradford L. Smith