Patents by Inventor Alexander Joshua Wiens

Alexander Joshua Wiens 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).

  • Actuation system for swimming robots
    Patent number: 10717508
    Abstract: Underwater robotic systems are disclosed. In some instances, a robotic system may include a body, a flexible fin, and a rotatable mass associated with the body such that angular acceleration of the rotatable mass causes a reaction torque that rotates the body to deform the flexible fin to create thrust in water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Alexander Joshua Wiens, Anette E. Hosoi
  • ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR SWIMMING ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20190152573
    Abstract: Underwater robotic systems are disclosed. In some instances, a robotic system may include a body, a flexible fin, and a rotatable mass associated with the body such that angular acceleration of the rotatable mass causes a reaction torque that rotates the body to deform the flexible fin to create thrust in water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Alexander Joshua Wiens, Anette E. Hosoi