Patents by Inventor Pierre Marc Larochelle

Pierre Marc Larochelle 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 Walking Apparatus
    Publication number: 20120312606
    Abstract: A bipod robotic walking apparatus consisting of two feet on the coupler link of a spherical four-bar linkage, for movement in a forward or rearward direction by repeated motions of the four-bar linkage. Three four-bar linkages may be connected in tandem to form a hexapod with three points of contact with the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Pierre Marc Larochelle, Oliver Zimmerman, Jennifer Mori, Cassandra Lee Scully, Christina M. Lucas, Jacob Sleight, Garrett Powell Lee
  • Fan structure having a spherical four-bar mechanism
    Patent number: 6213715
    Abstract: A fan structure includes a fan head having a plurality of blades mounted for rotation. A mechanism is coupled to the fan head and is constructed and arranged to move the fan head along a surface of a sphere in a three dimensional pattern. At least one motor is constructed and arranged to cause rotation of the blades and movement of the mechanism. The mechanism thus provides both back-and-forth and up-and-down motion of the fan head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Florida Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Pierre Marc Larochelle, Stacy Lyn Dees, John Simon Ketchel