Patents by Inventor Jennifer Herron

Jennifer Herron 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).

  • Toroidal propulsion and steering system
    Publication number: 20060261771
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a body having a torus skin with inner and outer layers, and a drive system configured to propel the apparatus by moving the inner layer relative to the outer layer. The active skin propulsion system allows movement and steering of a device. A drive system includes a plurality of drive segments coupled together so that the skin engaging unit of the drive segment frictionally moves the inner layer of the torus skin relative to the outer layer of the torus skin. As a result of the relative skin motion and contact with the surface by the outer layer of the torus skin, the body is propelled and may be steered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventors: David Anhalt, Jennifer Herron
  • Toroidal propulsion and steering system
    Publication number: 20060170386
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a body having a torus skin with inner and outer layers, and a drive system configured to propel the apparatus by moving the inner layer relative to the outer layer. The active skin propulsion system allows movement and steering of a device. A drive system includes a plurality of drive segments coupled together so that the skin engaging unit of the drive segment frictionally moves the inner layer of the torus skin relative to the outer layer of the torus skin. As a result of the relative skin motion and contact with the surface by the outer layer of the torus skin, the body is propelled and may be steered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventors: David Anhalt, Jennifer Herron
  • TOROIDAL PROPULSION AND STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20060070775
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a body having a torus skin with inner and outer layers, and a drive system configured to propel the apparatus by moving the inner layer relative to the outer layer. The active skin propulsion system allows movement and steering of a device. A drive system includes a plurality of drive segments coupled together so that the skin engaging unit of the drive segment frictionally moves the inner layer of the torus skin relative to the outer layer of the torus skin. As a result of the relative skin motion and contact with the surface by the outer layer of the torus skin, the body is propelled and may be steered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventors: David Anhalt, Jennifer Herron