Patents by Inventor Eric L. Faulring

Eric L. Faulring 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).

  • One motor finger mechanism
    Patent number: 10052216
    Abstract: A mechanical finger comprises a plurality of phalanges coupled to a single actuator using a kinematic linkage and a differential linkage arranged in parallel. The mechanical finger is capable of exhibiting consistent predictable motion when moving in free space or when contacting an object at the fingertip, and of curling in order to conform to an object when the contact is at other locations on the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Moyer, Eric L. Faulring, Julio J. Santos-Munne
  • ONE MOTOR FINGER MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20160135967
    Abstract: A mechanical finger comprises a plurality of phalanges coupled to a single actuator using a kinematic linkage and a differential linkage arranged in parallel. The mechanical finger is capable of exhibiting consistent predictable motion when moving in free space or when contacting an object at the fingertip, and of curling in order to conform to an object when the contact is at other locations on the finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Moyer, Eric L. Faulring, Julio J. Santos-Munne
  • One motor finger mechanism
    Patent number: 9211200
    Abstract: A mechanical finger comprises a plurality of phalanges coupled to a single actuator using a kinematic linkage and a differential linkage arranged in parallel. The mechanical finger is capable of exhibiting consistent predictable motion when moving in free space or when contacting an object at the fingertip, and of curling in order to conform to an object when the contact is at other locations on the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Moyer, Eric L. Faulring, Julio J. Santos-Munne
  • ONE MOTOR FINGER MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20130338796
    Abstract: A mechanical finger comprises a plurality of phalanges coupled to a single actuator using a kinematic linkage and a differential linkage arranged in parallel. The mechanical finger is capable of exhibiting consistent predictable motion when moving in free space or when contacting an object at the fingertip, and of curling in order to conform to an object when the contact is at other locations on the finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: HDT ROBOTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Moyer, Eric L. Faulring, Julio J. Santos-Munne
  • One motor finger mechanism
    Patent number: 8470051
    Abstract: A mechanical finger comprises a plurality of phalanges coupled to a single actuator using a kinematic linkage and a differential linkage arranged in parallel. The mechanical finger is capable of exhibiting consistent predictable motion when moving in free space or when contacting an object at the fingertip, and of curling in order to conform to an object when the contact is at other locations on the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: HDT Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Moyer, Eric L. Faulring, Julio J. Santos-Munne
  • Continuously variable transmission with multiple outputs
    Patent number: 8251863
    Abstract: A transmission or actuator offering multiple rotational outputs proportionate in speed to that of a common rotational input, each output according to its own ratio. The ratios are continuously variable between positive and negative values, including zero, and may be varied by electromechanical actuators under computer control. The transmission relates the output speeds one to another under computer control, and thus makes possible the establishment of virtual surfaces and other haptic effects in a multidimensional workspace to which the transmission outputs are kinematically linked. An example of such a workspace is that of a robotic or prosthetic hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: HDT Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric L. Faulring, Thomas Moyer, Julio Santos-Munne, Alexander Makhlin, J. Edward Colgate, Michael Peshkin
  • ONE MOTOR FINGER MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20110144770
    Abstract: A mechanical finger comprises a plurality of phalanges coupled to a single actuator using a kinematic linkage and a differential linkage arranged in parallel. The mechanical finger is capable of exhibiting consistent predictable motion when moving in free space or when contacting an object at the fingertip, and of curling in order to conform to an object when the contact is at other locations on the finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Kinea Design, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Moyer, Eric L. Faulring, Julio J. Santos-Munné