Patents by Inventor Alex J. Kossett
Alex J. Kossett 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).
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Publication number: 20240109208Abstract: A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Casey R. Carlson, Andrew Drenner, Alex J. Kossett, Ian T. Burt
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Publication number: 20230264368Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes a pair of torque limiting mechanisms, each torque limiting mechanism being operatively coupled between a motor and a drive wheel. Each torque limiting mechanism comprises a drive flange portion, a driven flange portion and a plurality of rollers. A spring element provides a ring force that biases the rollers toward the driven flange portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventor: Alex J. Kossett
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Publication number: 20230256669Abstract: Methods and systems for additive manufacturing are disclosed, the methods and systems comprising reducing the amount of support material used, by one or more methods, including inclusion of part material voxels and air voxels within the support regions, using a lattice of part material within support regions, printing one or more skin layers and boundary layers to support the part geometry and surface, and printing support layers in a drafted manner to reduce support material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Zeiter Farah, J. Samuel Batchelder, Manish Boorugu, Brian Mullen, Alex J. Kossett
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Patent number: 11691302Abstract: A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: ReconRobotics, Inc.Inventors: Casey R. Carlson, Andrew Drenner, Alex J. Kossett, Ian T. Burt
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Patent number: 11673464Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. A rear portion having a deep recess securing the pair of motors with brackets, and batteries with brackets. The forward part having a shallow recess with a printed circuit board secured therein having control circuitry. The wheels are less than six inches in diameter and the robot weighs less than five pounds.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: ReconRobotics, Inc.Inventors: Matthew M. Sellner, Alex J. Kossett, Jade Moreau, Andrew Drenner, Steve Gigi
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Patent number: 11504859Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes a pair of torque limiting mechanisms, each torque limiting mechanism being operatively coupled between a motor and a drive wheel. Each torque limiting mechanism comprises a drive flange portion, a driven flange portion and a plurality of rollers. A spring element provides a ring force that biases the rollers toward the driven flange portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: ReconRobotics, Inc.Inventor: Alex J. Kossett
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Publication number: 20220362951Abstract: A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Casey R. Carlson, Andrew Drenner, Alex J. Kossett, Ian T. Burt
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Publication number: 20220348064Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot with a pair of motorized wheels mounted on each end of an elongate body and a rearwardly extending tail. The body comprising a chassis with an accessory mounting interface on top side and rearward side. A backpack accessory providing active sensing or environmental effects has an inverted L-shape when viewed from an end and attaches to the rearward side of the elongate body and extends over the topside of the body. The stabilizing tail for the two wheeled robot attaches to a rearward surface of the backpack accessory. The robot and backpack accessory have impact protection means when the robot is thrown. The backpack accessory may be within a zone of protection defined by the maximum deflection of the wheels or may have elastomeric bumpers when the accessory backpack projects out of the zone of protection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Alex J. Kossett, Andrew Drenner, Luke William Bromback, Collin LaFave
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Patent number: 11479102Abstract: A two wheeled robot with a pair of motorized wheels mounted on each end of a body and a rearwardly extending tail. The body comprising a chassis with sides and exterior side surfaces and providing an accessory mounting interface. The interface having a matrixical arrangement of threaded holes and one or more landings, the landings having an outwardly facing planar landing surface with hole openings at the landing surface. An accessory with a robot mounting interface cooperates with the chassis at the accessory mounting interface such that prior to fastening the accessory has a single degree of freedom of movement. Screws extend through portions of the accessory into select ones of the threaded holes of the matrixical arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: ReconRobotics, Inc.Inventors: Alex J. Kossett, Andrew Drenner, Luke William Bromback
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Patent number: 11312031Abstract: A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: ReconRobotics, Inc.Inventors: Casey R. Carlson, Andrew Drenner, Alex J. Kossett, Ian T. Burt
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Publication number: 20210362355Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes an enable/disable arrangement comprising a pair of magnets generating a magnetic field and a magnetic field sensor positioned in proximity to the pair of magnets. The sensor is activated upon the occurrence of a specific modification of the magnetic field. The throwable robot may include a key member formed of a material to modify the magnetic field to enable the robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Alex J. Kossett, Andrew Drenner
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Publication number: 20210170851Abstract: A two wheeled robot with a pair of motorized wheels mounted on each end of a body and a rearwardly extending tail. The body comprising a chassis with sides and exterior side surfaces and providing an accessory mounting interface. The interface having a matrixical arrangement of threaded holes and one or more landings, the landings having an outwardly facing planar landing surface with hole openings at the landing surface. An accessory with a robot mounting interface cooperates with the chassis at the accessory mounting interface such that prior to fastening the accessory has a single degree of freedom of movement. Screws extend through portions of the accessory into select ones of the threaded holes of the matrixical arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Alex J. Kossett, Andrew Drenner, Luke William Bromback
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Patent number: 10987818Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes an enable/disable arrangement comprising a pair of magnets generating a magnetic field and a magnetic field sensor positioned in proximity to the pair of magnets. The sensor is activated upon the occurrence of a specific modification of the magnetic field. The throwable robot may include a key member formed of a material to modify the magnetic field to enable the robot.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: ReconRobotics, Inc.Inventors: Alex J. Kossett, Andrew Drenner
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Publication number: 20210078188Abstract: A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Casey R. Carlson, Andrew Drenner, Alex J. Kossett, Ian T. Burt
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Publication number: 20210070160Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. A rear portion having a deep recess securing the pair of motors with brackets, and batteries with brackets. The forward part having a shallow recess with a printed circuit board secured therein having control circuitry. The wheels are less than six inches in diameter and the robot weighs less than five pounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Matthew M. Sellner, Alex J. Kossett, Jade Moreau, Andrew Drenner, Steve Gigl
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Patent number: 10828973Abstract: A two wheeled robot with a pair of motorized wheels mounted on each end of a body and a rearwardly extending tail. The body comprising a chassis with sides and exterior side surfaces and providing an accessory mounting interface. The interface having a matrixical arrangement of threaded holes and one or more landings, the landings having an outwardly facing planar landing surface with hole openings at the landing surface. An accessory with a robot mounting interface cooperates with the chassis at the accessory mounting interface such that prior to fastening the accessory has a single degree of freedom of movement. Screws extend through portions of the accessory into select ones of the threaded holes of the matrixical arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: ReconRobtics, Inc.Inventors: Alex J. Kossett, Andrew Drenner, Luke William Bromback
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Publication number: 20200282569Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes a pair of torque limiting mechanisms, each torque limiting mechanism being operatively coupled between a motor and a drive wheel. Each torque limiting mechanism comprises a drive flange portion, a driven flange portion and a plurality of rollers. A spring element provides a ring force that biases the rollers toward the driven flange portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventor: Alex J. Kossett
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Publication number: 20200254863Abstract: A two wheeled robot with a pair of motorized wheels mounted on each end of a body and a rearwardly extending tail. The body comprising a chassis with sides and exterior side surfaces and providing an accessory mounting interface. The interface having a matrixical arrangement of threaded holes and one or more landings, the landings having an outwardly facing planar landing surface with hole openings at the landing surface. An accessory with a robot mounting interface cooperates with the chassis at the accessory mounting interface such that prior to fastening the accessory has a single degree of freedom of movement. Screws extend through portions of the accessory into select ones of the threaded holes of the matrixical arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Alex J. Kossett, Andrew Drenner, Luke William Bromback
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Patent number: 10688671Abstract: A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: ReconRobotics, Inc.Inventors: Casey R. Carlson, Andrew Drenner, Alex J. Kossett, Ian T. Burt
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Patent number: 10683045Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. A rear portion having a deep recess securing the pair of motors with brackets, and batteries with brackets. The forward part having a shallow recess with a printed circuit board secured therein having control circuitry. The wheels are less than six inches in diameter and the robot weighs less than five pounds.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: ReconRobotics, Inc.Inventors: Matthew M. Sellner, Alex J. Kossett, Jade Moreau, Andrew Drenner, Steve Gigl