Patents by Inventor Doug Levin

Doug Levin 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).

  • Remotely operated vehicle for environmental research
    Patent number: 12746991
    Abstract: A remotely controlled vehicle includes a vehicle propulsion system having a receiver for receiving speed and direction commands, speed control circuitry coupled to the receiver for converting the speed and direction commands to motor drive signals, a plurality of drive wheel assemblies driven by the motor drive signals, and a first power source coupled to the receiver and speed control circuitry, a sensor and data collection system having one or more environmental sensors, a memory for storing data from the one or more environmental sensors, a microcontroller for controlling the one or more environmental sensors and the memory, a second power source coupled to the one or more environmental sensors, the memory and the microcontroller, and at least one platform on which the vehicle propulsion system and the sensor and data collection system are mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
    Inventors: Geoffrey L. Bland, Ted Miles, Paul Henry, James Moon-Dupree, Kay Rufty, Suzi Taylor, Doug Levin, Jonathan Gaines, David Bydlowski