Patents by Inventor Richard E. Gustavson

Richard E. Gustavson 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).

  • Operator member erection system and method
    Patent number: 4324032
    Abstract: An operator member erection system having a laterally remote center including an operator member having a longitudinal axis; support means for defining a remote center of compliance laterally spaced from a longitudinal axis of the operator member and including means for interconnecting the operator member with support means for enabling the operator member to move about a remote center to vary the orientation of the operator member longitudinal axis relative to the support means as the operator member moves between an extended and a retracted position; and an insertion system which utilizes the operator member erection system in combination with a remote center compliance device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Gustavson, Craig C. Selvage, Daniel E. Whitney