Patents by Inventor Ramon Ulises Villarreal

Ramon Ulises Villarreal 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).

  • Probe insertion system
    Patent number: 10775315
    Abstract: Systems for inserting and orienting a soft robotic probe into an apparatus and capturing images and methods of using the same are generally disclosed. For example, the system includes a cable, an actuation assembly, and a camera at the tip of the probe. The cable includes an adjustable sheath at an exterior of the cable defined around a probe centerline extending the length of the probe. The adjustable sheath extends and contracts the cable between a first length and a second length different from the first length and is defined within the adjustable sheath. The actuation assembly extends or contracts the cable between the first length and the second length and further adjusts an orientation of the cable, an orientation of the tip of the probe, or both along at least one axis. The camera captures images at least partially around a circumferential direction relative to a camera centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rajesh Mekala, Bellary Madhusudan Rao, Vinay Chaugule, Ileana Prisabel Corona, Ramon Reyes, Ramon Ulises Villarreal, Ramakrishnan Sethuraman
  • Probe Insertion System
    Publication number: 20190277770
    Abstract: Systems for inserting and orienting a soft robotic probe into an apparatus and capturing images and methods of using the same are generally disclosed. For example, the system includes a cable, an actuation assembly, and a camera at the tip of the probe. The cable includes an adjustable sheath at an exterior of the cable defined around a probe centerline extending the length of the probe. The adjustable sheath extends and contracts the cable between a first length and a second length different from the first length and is defined within the adjustable sheath. The actuation assembly extends or contracts the cable between the first length and the second length and further adjusts an orientation of the cable, an orientation of the tip of the probe, or both along at least one axis. The camera captures images at least partially around a circumferential direction relative to a camera centerline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Rajesh Mekala, Bellary Madhusudan Rao, Vinay Chaugule, Ileana Prisabel Corona, Ramon Reyes, Ramon Ulises Villarreal, Ramakrishnan Sethuraman