Patents by Inventor Frank A. Pigula

Frank A. Pigula 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).

  • Biomimetic actuation device and system, and methods for controlling a biomimetic actuation device and system
    Patent number: 10058647
    Abstract: A biomimetic actuation device includes a flexible substrate, conformable for disposition about an object, defining an apex and a base, bearing at least one soft actuator configured to change state from a first state to a second state upon introduction of a pressurized fluid to an internal volume of the at least one soft actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Ellen T. Roche, Steven Obiajulu, Conor J. Walsh, David J. Mooney, Frank A. Pigula
  • BIOMIMETIC ACTUATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A BIOMIMETIC ACTUATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160346449
    Abstract: A biomimetic actuation device includes a flexible substrate, conformable for disposition about an object, defining an apex and a base, bearing at least one soft actuator configured to change state from a first state to a second state upon introduction of a pressurized fluid to an internal volume of the at least one soft actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Ellen T. Roche, Steven Obiajulu, Conor J. Walsh, David J. Mooney, Frank A. Pigula