Patents by Inventor Roderic A. Hyde

Roderic A. Hyde 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).

  • Path selection by a lumen traveling device in a body tub tree based on previous path
    Publication number: 20120035438
    Abstract: Methods of controlling the operation of a device traveling in a body tube tree, including selecting a direction of travel of the device through the body tube tree based upon whether or not the device has previous travelled in a particular direction, implemented with a control system located partially or fully on the lumen traveling device. Various actions can be performed by the device for, e.g., medical or therapeutic purposes. Machine-readable media including instructions for performing the methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderic A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K.Y. Jung, Eric C. Leuthardt, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Thomas J. Nugent, JR., Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y. H. Wood