Patents by Inventor Alexander Boxerbaum

Alexander Boxerbaum 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).

  • Apparatus and method for locomotion
    Patent number: 8245799
    Abstract: An apparatus for locomotion includes an elongate body member defining a longitudinal axis and having oppositely disposed first and second body ends separated by a body lumen. A power source is operative to selectively provide motive power to the apparatus by changing a lateral cross-sectional area of the body member in at least one actuation location to produce at least one peristaltic wave propagated through the body member substantially along the longitudinal axis. The peristaltic wave is a substantially smooth wave. The peristaltic wave causes the body member to interact with an ambient environment and provide longitudinally oriented locomotion to the apparatus. A method for locomotion is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Hillel Judah Chiel, Roger D. Quinn, Alexander Boxerbaum
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCOMOTION
    Publication number: 20100287928
    Abstract: An apparatus for locomotion includes an elongate body member defining a longitudinal axis and having oppositely disposed first and second body ends separated by a body lumen. A power source is operative to selectively provide motive power to the apparatus by changing a lateral cross-sectional area of the body member in at least one actuation location to produce at least one peristaltic wave propagated through the body member substantially along the longitudinal axis. The peristaltic wave is a substantially smooth wave. The peristaltic wave causes the body member to interact with an ambient environment and provide longitudinally oriented locomotion to the apparatus. A method for locomotion is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: HILLEL JUDAH CHIEL, Roger D. Quinn, Alexander Boxerbaum