Patents by Inventor Marilyn J. Powers

Marilyn J. Powers 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).

  • Replaceable instrument mechanism for haptic devices
    Patent number: 7855712
    Abstract: A replaceable instrument mechanism for a haptic device comprises a coupler having a coupler body adapted to be connected to an output end of the haptic device. A force transmission mechanism is connected to the coupler body, has a movable connector displaceable along one degree-of-freedom with respect to the coupler body, and is connected to a force feedback system of the haptic device so as to receive force feedback from the haptic device and impart the force feedback to the movable connector. An instrument has an instrument body having a connector end releasably secured to the second end of the coupler body so as to be displaceable with the coupler. A handle portion is manually actuatable in one degree-of-freedom with respect to the instrument body to simulate an operation performed with the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: MPB Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Marilyn J. Powers, Ian Sinclair