Patents by Inventor Liam George Somerville

Liam George Somerville 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 climbing platform
    Patent number: 9738335
    Abstract: A robotic climbing platform has a chassis and a carriage adapted to support and move the chassis relative to a climbing surface. An adhesion mechanism provides an adhesion force between the climbing platform and the climbing surface. The adhesion mechanism has one or more suction pads adapted to retain an adhesion force between the climbing platform and the climbing surface during movement of the chassis relative to the climbing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: INVERT ROBOTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Henry Davies, Benjamin James Kumar Sachdeva, Liam George Somerville, Andrew William Taylor, James Grant Robertson, XiaoQi Chen
  • ROBOTIC CLIMBING PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20140216836
    Abstract: A robotic climbing platform has a chassis and a carriage adapted to support and move the chassis relative to a climbing surface. An adhesion mechanism provides an adhesion force between the climbing platform and the climbing surface. The adhesion mechanism has one or more suction pads adapted to retain an adhesion force between the climbing platform and the climbing surface during movement of the chassis relative to the climbing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: INVERT ROBOTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Henry Davies, Benjamin James Kumar Sachdeva, Liam George Somerville, Andrew William Taylor, James Grant Robertson, XizoQi Chen