Patents by Inventor Gennaro Notomista

Gennaro Notomista 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).

  • Wire-traversing robot and method of operation
    Patent number: 11866079
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a robot comprising a body, a processor, and a memory. The memory further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the body to engage a first wire to support the robot from the first wire, traverse the first wire, engage a second wire simultaneously while engaging the first wire, the second wire branching from the first wire, then after engaging the second wire, disengage the first wire and traverse the second wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Gennaro Notomista, Magnus B. Egerstedt, Yousef A. Emam
  • Wire-Traversing Robot and Method of Operation
    Publication number: 20220009532
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a robot comprising a body, a processor, and a memory. The memory further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the body to engage a first wire to support the robot from the first wire, traverse the first wire, engage a second wire simultaneously while engaging the first wire, the second wire branching from the first wire, then after engaging the second wire, disengage the first wire and traverse the second wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Gennaro Notomista, Magnus B. Egerstedt, Yousef A. Emam