Patents by Inventor Joseph D. Greer

Joseph D. Greer 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).

  • Robotic mobility and construction by growth
    Patent number: 10954789
    Abstract: A robot for navigating an environment through growth is provided. The growing robot has a thin-walled, hollow, pressurized, compliant body that elongates the body by everting from its tip new wall material that is stored inside the body. The robot controls the shape of the body by actively controlling the relative lengths of the wall material along opposing sides of the body allowing steering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Elliot W. Hawkes, Allison M. Okamura, Joseph D. Greer, Laura H. Blumenschein
  • Robotic Mobility and Construction by Growth
    Publication number: 20190217908
    Abstract: A robot for navigating an environment through growth is provided. The growing robot has a thin-walled, hollow, pressurized, compliant body that elongates the body by everting from its tip new wall material that is stored inside the body. The robot controls the shape of the body by actively controlling the relative lengths of the wall material along opposing sides of the body allowing steering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Elliot W. Hawkes, Allison M. Okamura, Joseph D. Greer, Laura H. Blumenschein