Patents by Inventor Robert Andrew Collins

Robert Andrew Collins 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).

  • Functional EEG montage for cognitive skill development
    Patent number: 11998350
    Abstract: The invention features a headset, and systems including the headset, equipped with electrical sensors. The headset is suitable for use by a child and suitable for use in a gaming system, e.g., to train attention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Thynk, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher James Aiston, Wayne R. Boucher, Robert Andrew Charles, Brendan Patrick Collins, Daniel Goodwin, Michael Thomas Herda, Adam Jacobs, Kee Sook Jeon, Daniel Patrick O′Sullivan, James M. Sellers, John Richard Shambroom, Joseph St. Onge, Drew Sunstein
  • MATERIAL-ACTUATED LAUNCH AND RECOVERY DOORS
    Publication number: 20240060350
    Abstract: A material-actuated door includes a door housing including a flexible material; and one or more least one Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators embedded in the door housing. Each SMA actuator is elastically biased in a first actuator physical state and is configured to transition into a second actuator physical state in response to receiving electrical current. The material-actuated door is transitioned into a first door position in response to disconnecting the electrical current to the at least one SMA actuator, and is transitioned into a second door position in response to delivering the electrical current to the at least one SMA actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Collins, Joseph William Post, Timothy M. Quinn, James Joseph Stusse, William B. Coney