Patents by Inventor Anette Hosoi

Anette Hosoi 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).

  • Mechanical crawler
    Patent number: 7617891
    Abstract: A self-propelled mechanical crawler adapted to move on a medium. One example of such a crawler includes a foot, a wave generator adapted to drive a periodic wave in the foot, and a wave transfer mechanism coupled between the wave generator and the foot. The wave transfer mechanism may be adapted to translate the periodic wave produced by the wave generator into a corresponding periodic deformation in the foot so as to generate forces in the medium to propel the crawler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignees: Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Brian Chan, Julio Guerrero, Anette Hosoi
  • Mechanical crawler
    Publication number: 20070079997
    Abstract: A self-propelled mechanical crawler adapted to move on a medium. One example of such a crawler includes a foot, a wave generator adapted to drive a periodic wave in the foot, and a wave transfer mechanism coupled between the wave generator and the foot. The wave transfer mechanism may be adapted to translate the periodic wave produced by the wave generator into a corresponding periodic deformation in the foot so as to generate forces in the medium to propel the crawler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Chan, Julio Guerrero, Anette Hosoi