Patents by Inventor Mark Creighton SPROULE

Mark Creighton SPROULE 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).

  • Modular robotic system
    Patent number: 11376730
    Abstract: Disclosed is an actuator mechanism for a modular robotic system. The actuator mechanism includes a motor, a carrier configured to be secured to the motor, and an actuating member operable by the motor to cause the actuating member to move relative to the carrier. The motor has a drive shaft which defines an output axis, and a body extending away from the shaft, the body defining a maximum width dimension orthogonal to the output axis. The carrier defines a longitudinal axis parallel to the output axis. The output axis is arranged, by the carrier, to be offset from the longitudinal axis by at least half of the maximum width dimension. Also disclosed is a module for a modular robotic system, and a modular robotic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BLUEPRINT LAB PTY LTD
    Inventors: Paul Michael Phillips, Mark Creighton Sproule
  • Modular robotic system
    Publication number: 20200061809
    Abstract: Disclosed is an actuator mechanism for a modular robotic system. The actuator mechanism includes a motor, a carrier configured to be secured to the motor, and an actuating member operable by the motor to cause the actuating member to move relative to the carrier. The motor has a drive shaft which defines an output axis, and a body extending away from the shaft, the body defining a maximum width dimension orthogonal to the output axis. The carrier defines a longitudinal axis parallel to the output axis. The output axis is arranged, by the carrier, to be offset from the longitudinal axis by at least half of the maximum width dimension. Also disclosed is a module for a modular robotic system, and a modular robotic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Michael PHILLIPS, Mark Creighton SPROULE