Patents by Inventor Christopher M. SCHMIDT-WETEKAM

Christopher M. SCHMIDT-WETEKAM 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).

  • Multimodal dynamic robotic systems
    Patent number: 10611019
    Abstract: Robotic systems include a frame or body with two or more wheels rotatably mounted on the frame or body and a motor for independently driving each wheel. A system controller generates a signal for actuating each motor based on information provided by one or more sensors in communication with the system controller for generating feedback signals for providing reactive actuation of the motors for generating one or more functions selected from the group consisting of forward motion, backward motion, hopping, climbing, and balancing. A power source is included for providing power to operate the drive motors, system controller and the one or more sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Thomas R. Bewley, Christopher M. Schmidt-Wetekam
  • MULTIMODAL DYNAMIC ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180071909
    Abstract: Robotic systems include a frame or body with two or more wheels rotatably mounted on the frame or body and a motor for independently driving each wheel. A system controller generates a signal for actuating each motor based on information provided by one or more sensors in communication with the system controller for generating feedback signals for providing reactive actuation of the motors for generating one or more functions selected from the group consisting of forward motion, backward motion, hopping, climbing, and balancing. A power source is included for providing power to operate the drive motors, system controller and the one or more sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas R. BEWLEY, Christopher M. Schmidt-Wetekam
  • Multimodal dynamic robotic systems
    Patent number: 9902058
    Abstract: Robotic systems include a frame or body with two or more wheels rotatably mounted on the frame or body and a motor for driving each wheel. A system controller generates a signal for actuating each motor based on information provided by one or more sensors in communication with the system controller for generating feedback signals for providing reactive actuation of the motors for generating one or more functions selected from the group consisting of forward motion, backward motion, hopping, climbing, and balancing. A power source is included for providing power to operate the drive motors, system controller and the one or more sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Thomas R. Bewley, Christopher M. Schmidt-Wetekam, Nicholas Morozovsky, Matt Grinberg
  • MULTIMODAL DYNAMIC ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180036876
    Abstract: Robotic systems include a frame or body with two or more wheels rotatably mounted on the frame or body and a motor for driving each wheel. A system controller generates a signal for actuating each motor based on information provided by one or more sensors in communication with the system controller for generating feedback signals for providing reactive actuation of the motors for generating one or more functions selected from the group consisting of forward motion, backward motion, hopping, climbing, and balancing. A power source is included for providing power to operate the drive motors, system controller and the one or more sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas R. BEWLEY, Christopher M. SCHMIDT-WETEKAM, Nicholas MOROZOVSKY, Matt GRINBERG