Patents by Inventor Robert H. Mimlitch

Robert H. Mimlitch 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).

  • Ambulatory Toy
    Publication number: 20140057525
    Abstract: An ambulatory toy includes a body; a drive mechanism coupled to the body; a plurality of leg members coupled to the drive mechanism, each of the leg members having a distal end disposed downwardly in a first position and adapted to contact a support surface; and a self-righting member coupled to at least one of the legs. The self-righting member adapted to move the distal ends of the legs of the toy from a second position to the first downwardly disposed position. The method of self-righting using the self-righting member coupled to the leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Raul Olivera, David Anthony Norman, Robert H. Mimlitch, III, Jeffrey R. Waegelin
  • CLIMBING VIBRATION-DRIVEN ROBOT
    Publication number: 20140024288
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, a rotational motor situated within the housing, a vibrating mechanism, and a plurality of appendages each having an appendage base proximal to the housing and an appendage tip distal from the housing. One or more of the appendages are adapted to cause the apparatus to move across a surface in a forward direction generally defined by a longitudinal offset between the appendage base and the appendage tip, and the appendages include two or more appendages disposed such that the appendage tips of the two or more appendages are adapted to contact opposing surfaces to produce a net force in a direction generally defined by a longitudinal offset between the appendage base and the appendage tip of the two or more appendages as the vibrating mechanism causes the apparatus to vibrate. The net force can allow the apparatus to climb when the opposing surfaces are inclined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David Anthony Norman, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Gregory E. Needel, Guiliang Li
  • Modular track for autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 8616463
    Abstract: An apparatus includes modular track sections adapted to be assembled into a track for autonomous vehicles. The track is configured such that the vehicles tend to stay on the track and that allows the autonomous vehicles to enter and exit the track from at least one side of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David Anthony Norman, Joel Reagan Carter, Douglas Michael Galletti, Gregory E. Needel, Jeffrey R. Waegelin, Gregory Lavendar
  • Securing communications with robots
    Patent number: 8612051
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for managing communications with robots. In some implementations, a computer network, where operators interface with the network to control movement of robots on a wireless computer network includes a network arena controller and a plurality of robot controllers. The network arena controller is configured to provide firewall policies to substantially secure communication between robot controllers and the associated robots. Each controller is included in a different robot and configured to wirelessly communicate with the network arena controller. Each robot controller executes firewall policies to substantially secure wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: David Anthony Norman, Robert H. Mimlitch, III, Corey Lee Chitwood, Richard D. Torrance, Mark J. Lambert, Brandon Lee Martus, Lester E. Heath, III
  • Climbing vibration-driven robot
    Patent number: 8591281
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, a rotational motor situated within the housing, a vibrating mechanism, and a plurality of appendages each having an appendage base proximal to the housing and an appendage tip distal from the housing. One or more of the appendages are adapted to cause the apparatus to move across a surface in a forward direction generally defined by a longitudinal offset between the appendage base and the appendage tip, and the appendages include two or more appendages disposed such that the appendage tips of the two or more appendages are adapted to contact opposing surfaces to produce a net force in a direction generally defined by a longitudinal offset between the appendage base and the appendage tip of the two or more appendages as the vibrating mechanism causes the apparatus to vibrate. The net force can allow the apparatus to climb when the opposing surfaces are inclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David Anthony Norman, Jeffrey R. Waegelin, Gregory E. Needel, Guijiang Li
  • Toy figure with attachments
    Patent number: D689960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Gregory Needel, Raul Olivera
  • Toy figure with attachments
    Patent number: D689961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Gregory Needel, Raul Olivera
  • Curved track component
    Patent number: D692070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David Anthony Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Raul Olivera, Gregory Lavender, Gregory Needel, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin
  • Toy figure
    Patent number: D692965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Gregory Needel, Raul Olivera
  • Toy figure
    Patent number: D693889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Gregory Needel, Raul Olivera
  • Toy figure attachments
    Patent number: D694344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Gregory Needel, Raul Olivera
  • Toy figure attachments
    Patent number: D694345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Gregory Needel, Raul Olivera
  • Toy figure
    Patent number: D694840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Gregory Needel, Raul Olivera
  • Toy figure
    Patent number: D695362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Gregory Needel, Raul Olivera
  • Peg flag part of a playset
    Patent number: D696732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Galletti, Joel Carter, Gregory Lavender, Gregory Needel, Christopher Robert Troyak, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Brian Richard Delaney
  • Reel assembly for use with a toy playset
    Patent number: D696733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Galletti, Joel Carter, Gregory Lavender, Gregory Needel, Christopher Robert Troyak, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Brian Richard Delaney
  • Merry go round part of a playset
    Patent number: D697147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Galletti, Joel Carter, Gregory Lavender, Gregory Needel, Christopher Robert Troyak, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Brian Richard Delaney
  • Toy figure
    Patent number: D698395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: David Anthony Norman, Robert H. Mimlitch, III, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Douglas Michael Galletti
  • Toy track component
    Patent number: D699302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Jeffrey Russell Waegelin, Gregory Needel, Raul Olivera
  • Toy figure
    Patent number: D700251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David A. Norman, Douglas Michael Galletti, Jeffrey Russell Waegellin, Gregory Needel, Raul Olivera