Patents by Inventor Alan E. Gross

Alan E. Gross 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).

  • Patent number: 4831531
    Abstract: A system for remotely controlled performance of unmanned extravehicular activity in outer space, such as satellite maintenance and repair. The system comprises an orbitable space vehicle having a worksite accessible from the exterior of the vehicle and remotely controlled means associated with the space vehicle worksite for securing at the worksite the equipment in space upon which extravehicular activity is to be performed. At least one servo actuated manipulator slave subsystem is located adjacent to the worksite for performing work there. That slave subsystem is operatively interconnected to a remote manipulator master subsystem. A bilateral force reflective position control subsystem provides the hand of the operator of the master subsystem in a natural way with a sense of feel which is proportional to the loads applied by the operator through the slave subsystem and to loads imposed by the remote environment through the slave subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: Sargent Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Adams, Alan E. Gross, Demetrius G. Jelatis, Carleton E. Jennrich, Rudolph O. Marohl
  • Patent number: D246391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1977
    Inventors: Robert A. Lefkow, Alan E. Gross