Patents by Inventor Matthew S. Moses

Matthew S. Moses 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).

  • Adjustable stiffness morphable manipulator
    Patent number: 10259129
    Abstract: Compliant manipulators are provided, in which the manipulators include a plurality of slideably interlocked filaments each having a proximate end and a distal end. The interlocked filaments can be formed from a flexible material. The compliant manipulators can also include at least one filament-actuating device operatively connected to the respective distal ends of the plurality of slideably interlocked filaments. The at least one filament-actuating device can be manipulated directly or remotely to push and/or pull the respective filaments to impart a desired movement to the manipulator. The stiffness or flexibility of the manipulators can also be controlled to provide varying degrees of stiffness during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Mehran Armand, Matthew S. Moses, Michael D. Kutzer, Jason E. Tiffany
  • Vehicle for navigating within an enclosed space
    Patent number: 9927060
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a head section having a selectively actuated first plurality of claws, a tail section having a selectively actuated second plurality of claws, and a linear actuator operably coupling the head section to the tail section. The linear actuator is configured to be selectively extended and retracted. The vehicle is configured to move forward within an enclosed space by extending the linear actuator, while the first plurality of claws is not actuated and the second plurality of claws is actuated, then retracting the linear actuator, while the first plurality of claws is actuated and the second plurality of claws is not actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Matthew S. Moses, Christopher Y. Brown, Charbel G. Rizk, Jason E. Tiffany, Michael D. Kutzer, David H. Scheidt
  • VEHICLE FOR NAVIGATING WITHIN AN ENCLOSED SPACE
    Publication number: 20160310223
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a head section having a selectively actuated first plurality of claws, a tail section having a selectively actuated second plurality of claws, and a linear actuator operably coupling the head section to the tail section. The linear actuator is configured to be selectively extended and retracted. The vehicle is configured to move forward within an enclosed space by extending the linear actuator, while the first plurality of claws is not actuated and the second plurality of claws is actuated, then retracting the linear actuator, while the first plurality of claws is actuated and the second plurality of claws is not actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew S. Moses, Christopher Y. Brown, Charbel G. Rizk, Jason E. Tiffany, Michael D. Kutzer, David H. Scheidt
  • Adjustable Stiffness Morphable Manipulator
    Publication number: 20150321343
    Abstract: Compliant manipulators are provided, in which the manipulators include a plurality of slideably interlocked filaments each having a proximate end and a distal end. The interlocked filaments can be formed from a flexible material. The compliant manipulators can also include at least one filament-actuating device operatively connected to the respective distal ends of the plurality of slideably interlocked filaments. The at least one filament-actuating device can be manipulated directly or remotely to push and/or pull the respective filaments to impart a desired movement to the manipulator. The stiffness or flexibility of the manipulators can also be controlled to provide varying degrees of stiffness during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Mehran Armand, Matthew S. Moses, Michael D. Kutzer, Jason E. Tiffany