Patents by Inventor Betty Wingyi Seto

Betty Wingyi Seto 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).

  • Patent number: 7210364
    Abstract: The specification discloses a robot for inspection adapted to travel virtually unlimited distances through small-diameter enclosed spaces such as conduits or ducts, preferably using a fluid-driven screw-drive propulsion system. The robot preferably includes a drive module having a plurality of wheels inclined at an angle greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees to the longitudinal axis of the pipe, a driver module having a plurality of wheels aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pipe, and a power module. The driver module is preferably connected to the drive module such that the drive and driver modules are capable of providing the locomotive motion of the robot. The power module preferably provides the power to the drive and driver modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Inventors: Fathi Hassan Ghorbel, James Bruster Dabney, J. Ryan Steger, Cliff Avery Thomas, Demetri Polychronis Spanos, Nathan Christopher Lowry, Betty Wingyi Seto