Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Joseph Gorges

Jeffrey Joseph Gorges 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).

  • Publication number: 20240053748
    Abstract: An autonomous ground vehicle for agricultural plant and soil management operations. According to some embodiments, autonomous ground vehicle includes: one or more camera units configured to generate images, an energy storage unit, a solar panel unit, a solar panel control mechanism, a first mechanical arm having a first end effector, an electronic memory storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions; one or more processors in electronic communication with the electronic memory storage medium, configured to execute the computer-executable instructions stored in an electronic memory storage medium for implementing a method of for agricultural plant and soil management operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Theodore Wurden, Narayanan Venkat Ramanathan, Puneet Khattar, Nicolas Mathieu Aimon, Jeffrey Joseph Gorges
  • Patent number: 11413210
    Abstract: Improved customizable orthotic/prosthetic braces and a lightweight modular exoskeleton may aid individuals with lower limb motor impairment, including children. These customizable orthotic/prosthetic braces improve the strength and rigidity of such braces without a weight penalty. A structural frame is embedded between an inner shell and outer shell, which comprise materials that are easily moldable to conform to a user's limb. The lightweight modular exoskeleton system provides six (6) joint actuators, which are designed to be modular, that act as the active joints (e.g. hips, knees, and ankles) of the exoskeleton. Additionally, the exoskeleton may also provide four (4) passive joints for inversion/eversion of the legs and feet. Foot, crutch, and hip assemblies may also be provided for the exoskeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, Jeffrey Joseph Gorges, Atilla Kilicarslan
  • Publication number: 20190328604
    Abstract: Improved customizable orthotic/prosthetic braces and a lightweight modular exoskeleton may aid individuals with lower limb motor impairment, including children. These customizable orthotic/prosthetic braces improve the strength and rigidity of such braces without a weight penalty. A structural frame is embedded between an inner shell and outer shell, which comprise materials that are easily moldable to conform to a user's limb. The lightweight modular exoskeleton system provides six (6) joint actuators, which are designed to be modular, that act as the active joints (e.g. hips, knees, and ankles) of the exoskeleton. Additionally, the exoskeleton may also provide four (4) passive joints for inversion/eversion of the legs and feet. Foot, crutch, and hip assemblies may also be provided IN for the exoskeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, Jeffrey Joseph Gorges, Atilla Kilicarslan