Patents by Inventor Icarus C. N. Chau

Icarus C. N. Chau 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).

  • Three-degree-of-freedom parallel planar manipulator
    Patent number: 6339969
    Abstract: A pair of five-bar mechanisms having their pivotal axes parallel are each mounted at one end to a base and are interconnected at their other ends by a crankshaft to obtain a manipulator generating three degrees of freedom planar motion of an end-effector. Redundant actuation may be used to generate an unlimited rotation range and an extensible link in the crankshaft may be used to provide adjustable torque capabilities during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Inventors: Septimiu E. Salcudean, Leo J. Stocco, Icarus C. N. Chau