Patents by Inventor Michael D. Poole

Michael D. Poole 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).

  • Robot and robot system
    Patent number: 7996112
    Abstract: A robot and robot system that are capable of functioning in a zero-gravity environment are provided. The robot can include a body having a longitudinal axis and having a control unit and a power source. The robot can include a first leg pair including a first leg and a second leg. Each leg of the first leg pair can be pivotally attached to the body and constrained to pivot in a first leg pair plane that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Alberto E. Behar, Neville I. Marzwell, Jonathan N. Wall, Michael D. Poole
  • Mathematical therapeutic outcomes model for predicting clinical efficacy therapies
    Patent number: 6666820
    Abstract: A method and system allow a physician or other clinical care provider to consistently and logically place and correlate the various interdependent facts or assumptions made during the examination and testing of a patient in a fashion that provides a numerical estimate of treatment effectiveness. The primary and secondary factors are gathered and input to the system, and each factor may have a numerical effect on another factor in the calculation. The system guides the clinician in the selection of a treatment protocol from the available treatment regimes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Inventor: Michael D. Poole