Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Mangan

Elizabeth Mangan 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).

  • Biologically inspired gripping device
    Publication number: 20060004395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gripping device that consists of four artificial muscle rings arranged in parallel. A grasper is placed in the middle of the rings. Sequential activation of the rings produces a peristaltic motion that moves the grasper back and forth within the rings. By activating the grasper appropriately, it can grab, ingest, and move soft and irregular material from one side of the lumen formed by the rings to the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Hillel Chiel, Randall Beer, Elizabeth Mangan, Roger Quinn, Gregory Sutton