Patents by Inventor Juan D. Lavirgen

Juan D. Lavirgen 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).

  • Articulated joint mechanism for cable-based and tensegrity structures
    Patent number: 11466443
    Abstract: In a joint (100) for a structure that includes at least one rod (104) and a plurality of cables (102), each cable (102) having an outside diameter, a rod end (160) is affixable to the rod (104) so that the rod has a rod (104) centerline that passes through the rod end (160). The rod end (160) includes a mechanism (166) that allows the rod end (160) to pivot about a center point that is on the rod centerline. A cable attachment device (150) is couplable to each cable (102) and to the rod end (160). The cable attachment device (150) holds each cable (102) coupled thereto in a relationship to the rod end (160) so that each cable (102) has a cable centerline that intersects the center point so as to minimize any moments from the rod (104) or the cables (102) on the joint (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Julian Jose Rimoli, Claudio V. Di Leo, Christine A. Gebara, Juan D. Lavirgen
  • Articulated joint mechanism for cable-based and tensegrity structures
    Publication number: 20210198886
    Abstract: In a joint (100) for a structure that includes at least one rod (104) and a plurality of cables (102), each cable (102) having an outside diameter, a rod end (160) is affixable to the rod (104) so that the rod has a rod (104) centerline that passes through the rod end (160). The rod end (160) includes a mechanism (166) that allows the rod end (160) to pivot about a center point that is on the rod centerline. A cable attachment device (150) is couplable to each cable (102) and to the rod end (160). The cable attachment device (150) holds each cable (102) coupled thereto in a relationship to the rod end (160) so that each cable (102) has a cable centerline that intersects the center point so as to minimize any moments from the rod (104) or the cables (102) on the joint (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Julian Jose Rimoli, Claudio V. Di Leo, Christine A. Gebara, Juan D. Lavirgen