Patents by Inventor James Allen Blank

James Allen Blank 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).

  • Robotic system for retractable teleoperated arm within enclosed shell with capability of operating within a confined space
    Patent number: 6285919
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing a task in a confined space having an access port. The apparatus comprise: a confinement box securable to the access port of the confined space; a shell extending from the confinement box; a teleoperated arm movable between a retracted position, in which the teleoperated arm is disposed within the shell, and a deployed position, in which the teleoperated arm extends through the access port and into the confined space to perform the task; and a control system for commanding the teleoperated arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: U T Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: John David Randolph, Peter Downes Lloyd, Lonnie Joe Love, Dong Soo Kwon, James Allen Blank, Hurley Thomas Davis