Patents by Inventor MARC GOUTEFARDE

MARC GOUTEFARDE 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).

  • Reconfigurable mobile cable robot
    Patent number: 10596702
    Abstract: A cable robot comprises a platform supporting an effector and cables. Each cable is connected on one end to an attachment point on the platform and extends from this attachment point to an anchoring point attached to a supporting structure. The anchoring points being contained in more than one plane. The cables include a set of driving cables whose ends are connected to a winch. The cables include a set of reconfigurable cables, whose anchoring points are movable relative to the supporting structure. The supporting structure is beared by a set of independent mobile bases having anchorings to fix the mobile bases to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE TECHNOLOGIQUE JULES VERNE
    Inventors: Philip Long, David Marques-Gamez, Stéphane Caro, Alexis Girin, Lorenzo Gagliardini, Marc Goutefarde
  • RECONFIGURABLE MOBLE CABLE ROBOT
    Publication number: 20180178397
    Abstract: A cable robot comprises a platform supporting an effector and cables. Each cable is connected on one end to an attachment point on the platform and extends from this attachment point to an anchoring point attached to a supporting structure. The anchoring points being contained in more than one plane. The cables include a set of driving cables whose ends are connected to a winch. The cables include a set of reconfigurable cables, whose anchoring points are movable relative to the supporting structure. The supporting structure is beared by a set of independent mobile bases having anchorings to fix the mobile bases to the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: PHILIP LONG, DAVID MARQUES-GAMEZ, STÉPHANE CARO, ALEXIS GIRIN, LORENZO GAGLIARDINI, MARC GOUTEFARDE