Patents by Inventor Stephen Favis

Stephen Favis 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).

  • Publication number: 20230113483
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle platform, which may be unmanned, includes an engine rotatable along multiple axes to provide various modes of flight and movement. The platform may be scaled for different purposes. The purposes may range from defense, to reconnaissance, and to civilian or commercial applications. Other applications may also benefit from the embodiments disclosed. Embodiments may include a gimbal hub to control the orientation of the engine along different axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Stephen Favis
  • Publication number: 20220242234
    Abstract: An augmented reality head up display system in a vehicle with autonomous driving information uses information from Autonomous Driving cameras and sensors may be shown on the display in real-time. Auxiliary information including vehicle speed, distance to objects, roadway lanes, maps and map directions/routes, and potential vehicle collisions, and recommend vehicle positioning may be displayed. Some embodiments simulate future vehicle environments and courses to determine an optimal vehicle position and automatic movement if necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Stephen Favis
  • Publication number: 20220032449
    Abstract: A biomimetics based robot is disclosed. The robot may include filament driven and fluid pumped elastomer based artificial muscles coordinated for slow twitch/fast twitch contraction and movement of the robot by one or more microcontrollers. A process may provide physics based simulation for movement of a robot in a virtual setting. Embodiments include artificial skin and sensor systems in the artificial muscles and artificial skin whose feedback is used to control the muscles and movement of the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Stephen Favis
  • Patent number: 11148281
    Abstract: A biomimetics based robot and process for simulation is disclosed. The robot may include filament driven and fluid pumped elastomer based artificial muscles coordinated for slow twitch/fast twitch contraction and movement of the robot by one or more microcontrollers. A process may provide physics based simulation for movement of a robot in a virtual setting. Successfully tested movement data may be stored and embedded into a robot at build and/or before a new movement in programmed into the robot. Some embodiments include an artificial skin system supporting the artificial muscles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Favis
  • Publication number: 20200039063
    Abstract: A biomimetics based robot and process for simulation is disclosed. The robot may include filament driven and fluid pumped elastomer based artificial muscles coordinated for slow twitch/fast twitch contraction and movement of the robot by one or more microcontrollers. A process may provide physics based simulation for movement of a robot in a virtual setting. Successfully tested movement data may be stored and embedded into a robot at build and/or before a new movement in programmed into the robot. Some embodiments include an artificial skin system supporting the artificial muscles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Stephen Favis
  • Patent number: 10399225
    Abstract: A biomimetics based robot and process for simulation is disclosed. The robot may include filament driven and fluid pumped elastomer based artificial muscles coordinated for slow twitch/fast twitch contraction and movement of the robot by one or more microcontrollers. A process may provide physics based simulation for movement of a robot in a virtual setting. Successfully tested movement data may be stored and embedded into a robot at build and/or before a new movement in programmed into the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventor: Stephen Favis
  • Publication number: 20190143527
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to generate and exhibit multiple interactive personalities (MIP) in a robot capable of switching back and forth between the MIP (e.g., synthesized digital voice representing a robot personality, digitally recorded human voice representing a human personality) during a continuing interaction with a user, a group of users, or other robots depending upon the situation. The MIP of the robot are exhibited by the robot speaking in more than one voice type, accent, and emotion accompanied with a suitable facial expression. Corresponding animated multiple interactive personality (AMIP) chat-bot and chatter-bot software is also provided which uses a web/mobile interface to train the MIP using crowd-sourcing methods for a group of users and customization for an individual user. Trained MIPs are downloadable into the MIP robot, AMIP chat-bot and/or AMIP chatter-bot for uses including entertainment, social companionship, education and training, and customer service applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Favis, Deepak Srivastava
  • Publication number: 20180281193
    Abstract: A biomimetics based robot and process for simulation is disclosed. The robot may include filament driven and fluid pumped elastomer based artificial muscles coordinated for slow twitch/fast twitch contraction and movement of the robot by one or more microcontrollers. A process may provide physics based simulation for movement of a robot in a virtual setting. Successfully tested movement data may be stored and embedded into a robot at build and/or before a new movement in programmed into the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Stephen Favis
  • Patent number: 9962831
    Abstract: A biomimetics based robot and process for simulation is disclosed. The robot may include filament driven and fluid pumped elastomer based artificial muscles coordinated for slow twitch/fast twitch contraction and movement of the robot by one or more microcontrollers. A process may provide physics based simulation for movement of a robot in a virtual setting. Successfully tested movement data may be stored and embedded into a robot at build and/or before a new movement in programmed into the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Stephen Favis
  • Publication number: 20170008166
    Abstract: A biomimetics based robot and process for simulation is disclosed. The robot may include filament driven and fluid pumped elastomer based artificial muscles coordinated for slow twitch/fast twitch contraction and movement of the robot by one or more microcontrollers. A process may provide physics based simulation for movement of a robot in a virtual setting. Successfully tested movement data may be stored and embedded into a robot at build and/or before a new movement in programmed into the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Stephen Favis