Patents by Inventor Karl Martin Reichard

Karl Martin Reichard 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).

  • Patent number: 9688152
    Abstract: Advances in robot performance have been limited by a lack of advances in the mature field of battery technology. The focus of robotic power systems must expand from the use of single energy devices to the inclusion of multiple devices which can be optimized for a robotic platform. The challenge lies in the development of the hardware and control algorithms for a scalable power delivery architecture which satisfies the power and energy requirements of most unmanned ground vehicles. This invention is directed to an architecture which is easily scalable and facilitates the use of a wide variety of energy storage/generation devices, while focusing on the system control algorithm and its stability. The experimental results for an example system are presented demonstrating that the architecture functions properly when faced with real world robotic power demands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Karl Martin Reichard, Christopher Mark Rogan, Elisha M. Hughes, Nathaniel John Hobbs, Heath Fred Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20130020865
    Abstract: Advances in robot performance have been limited by a lack of advances in the mature field of battery technology. The focus of robotic power systems must expand from the use of single energy devices to the inclusion of multiple devices which can be optimized for a robotic platform. The challenge lies in the development of the hardware and control algorithms for a scalable power delivery architecture which satisfies the power and energy requirements of most unmanned ground vehicles. This invention is directed to an architecture which is easily scalable and facilitates the use of a wide variety of energy storage/generation devices, while focusing on the system control algorithm and its stability. The experimental results for an example system are presented demonstrating that the architecture functions properly when faced with real world robotic power demands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Karl Martin Reichard, Christopher Mark Rogan, Elisha M. Hughes, Nathaniel John Hobbs, Heath Fred Hofmann