Patents by Inventor Andrew Kirouac
Andrew Kirouac 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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Patent number: 11331818Abstract: A remotely controlled packable robot includes a chassis, a motive subsystem for maneuvering the chassis, and an open channel under the robot defined by the chassis and the motive subsystem. A rearward arm base member mount is located between the chassis and a rotatable arm shoulder and is pivotable with respect to the chassis to store the arm underneath the robot in the open channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.Inventors: David C. Meeker, Timothy J. Mason, Andrew Kirouac, Christopher Leon, William Abraham Crowley, Ryan Wasserman
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Patent number: 11034015Abstract: A remotely controlled packable robot features a chassis with a top surface and a bottom surface, a pair of main tracks for maneuvering the chassis, and an open channel under the robot defined by the bottom surface of the chassis and the main tracks. A robot arm is foldable from a stored position in the open channel underneath the robot chassis to a deployed position extending upwards from the top surface of the chassis. A camera assembly may be foldable from a stowed position in the open channel underneath the robot chassis next to the robot arm to a deployed position extending upwards from the top surface of the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.Inventors: David C. Meeker, Timothy J. Mason, Andrew Kirouac, Ryan Wasserman
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Publication number: 20200346699Abstract: A method of operating a mobile remotely controlled ground robot in difficult terrain. Rear driven tracked arms of the robot are pivoted rearward and upward to trail main driven tracks of the robot at a fixed angle relative to and above the ground. The main tracks of the robot are driven forward to traverse the ground. An obstacle is traversed by driving the main tracks to traverse the obstacle pivoting the forward end of the robot upwards and at least one of the rear driven tracks are driven and engaging the ground and/or obstacle to advance the robot forward over the obstacle and to prevent the robot from tipping over backwards.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: David C. Meeker, Timothy J. Mason, Andrew Kirouac, Christopher Leon, William Abraham Crowley, Ryan Wasserman, Richard Wiesman
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Publication number: 20200114529Abstract: A remotely controlled packable robot includes a chassis with a top surface and a bottom surface, a motive subsystem for maneuvering the chassis, an open channel under the robot defined by the chassis and the motive subsystem, a camera assembly, and a robot arm including a rotatable shoulder, an upper arm pivotable with respect to the shoulder, a forearm, an elbow between the upper arm and the forearm, a wrist connected to the forearm, and a gripper attached to the wrist. A rearward arm base member mount between the chassis and the rotatable arm shoulder is pivotable with respect to the chassis to store the arm underneath the robot in the open channel. A forward camera assembly base member mount for the camera is pivotable with respect to the chassis to store the camera assembly underneath the robot in the open channel. Another camera mount is for retaining the camera assembly on the shoulder of the robot arm. A novel power distribution subsystem is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: David C. Meeker, Timothy J. Mason, Andrew Kirouac, Christopher Leon, William Abraham Crowley, Ryan Wasserman
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Patent number: 10471589Abstract: A remotely controlled packable robot features a chassis, right and left main tracks for maneuvering the chassis, and right and left tracked rotatable flipper arms for maneuvering the chassis. An integrated drive assembly is provided for each main track and flipper pair and includes a motor in a housing attached to the chassis for rotating the flipper and a stator and rotor disposed about the motor housing for driving the main track and the flipper track.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.Inventors: David C. Meeker, Timothy J. Mason, Andrew Kirouac, Ryan Wasserman
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Publication number: 20190337145Abstract: A remotely controlled packable robot features a chassis with a top surface and a bottom surface, a pair of main tracks for maneuvering the chassis, and an open channel under the robot defined by the bottom surface of the chassis and the main tracks. A robot arm is foldable from a stored position in the open channel underneath the robot chassis to a deployed position extending upwards from the top surface of the chassis. A camera assembly may be foldable from a stowed position in the open channel underneath the robot chassis next to the robot arm to a deployed position extending upwards from the top surface of the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: David C. Meeker, Timothy J. Mason, Andrew Kirouac, Ryan Wasserman
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Patent number: 10414039Abstract: A remotely controlled packable robot features a chassis with a top surface and a bottom surface, a pair of main tracks for maneuvering the chassis, and an open channel under the robot defined by the bottom surface of the chassis and the main tracks. A robot arm is foldable from a stored position in the open channel underneath the robot chassis to a deployed position extending upwards from the top surface of the chassis. A camera assembly may be foldable from a stowed position in the open channel underneath the robot chassis next to the robot arm to a deployed position extending upwards from the top surface of the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.Inventors: David C. Meeker, Timothy J. Mason, Andrew Kirouac, Ryan Wasserman
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Publication number: 20180079073Abstract: A remotely controlled packable robot features a chassis, right and left main tracks for maneuvering the chassis, and right and left tracked rotatable flipper arms for maneuvering the chassis. An integrated drive assembly is provided for each main track and flipper pair and includes a motor in a housing attached to the chassis for rotating the flipper and a stator and rotor disposed about the motor housing for driving the main track and the flipper track.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: David C. Meeker, Timothy J. Mason, Andrew Kirouac, Ryan Wasserman
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Publication number: 20180079070Abstract: A remotely controlled packable robot features a chassis with a top surface and a bottom surface, a pair of main tracks for maneuvering the chassis, and an open channel under the robot defined by the bottom surface of the chassis and the main tracks. A robot arm is foldable from a stored position in the open channel underneath the robot chassis to a deployed position extending upwards from the top surface of the chassis. A camera assembly may be foldable from a stowed position in the open channel underneath the robot chassis next to the robot arm to a deployed position extending upwards from the top surface of the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: David C. Meeker, Timothy J. Mason, Andrew Kirouac, Ryan Wasserman
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Patent number: 9027454Abstract: A ground pressure detonation device includes a housing, a foot coupled to the housing, and an oscillation subsystem associated with the housing configured to oscillate the housing such that the foot impacts the ground with sufficient oscillating force to ensure detonation of one or more pressure sensitive explosive devices in and/or on the ground.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.Inventors: Richard Wiesman, Andrew Kirouac, David Meeker, Joshua Berglund, Marco Jakob Tavernini
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Publication number: 20050197536Abstract: A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet or actuators in a control handle of the endoscope. Fluidics, electrical, navigation, image, display and data entry controls are integrated into the system along with other accessories.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2004Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Michael Banik, Lucien Couvillon, Dennis Boulais, Albert Chin, Francis MacNamara, Frank Anderson, Andrew Kirouac, Eric Saperstein, Richard Clark, David Smith, Richard Wiesman, Neil Mehta, Patsy Coppola, Amna Greaves, Stephen Fantone, Daniel Orband, Michael Saber, Daniel Braunstein, Vincent Turturro, David Weissburg, William Stewart
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Publication number: 20050131279Abstract: A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet or actuators in a control handle of the endoscope. Fluidics, electrical, navigation, image, display and data entry controls are integrated into the system along with other accessories.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2004Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Dennis Boulais, Francis Macnamara, Andrew Kirouac
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Publication number: 20050075538Abstract: An endoscopic imaging system includes a reusable control cabinet having a number of actuators that control the orientation of a lightweight endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope is used with a single patient and is then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet. The endoscope is coated with a hydrophilic coating that reduces its coefficient of friction and because it is lightweight, requires less force to advance it to a desired location within a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2004Publication date: April 7, 2005Inventors: Michael Banik, Dennis Boulais, Lucien Couvillon, Albert Chin, Frank Anderson, Francis Macnamara, Stephen Fantone, Daniel Braunstein, Daniel Orband, Michael Saber, Ian Hunter, Patsy Coppola, Andrew Kirouac, Richard Clark, Richard Wiesman, Timothy Mason, Neil Mehta, Amna Elona Greaves