Patents by Inventor Sarah Napier

Sarah Napier 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).

  • Tremor stabilizing system for handheld devices
    Patent number: 8308664
    Abstract: A handheld device for canceling unintentional muscle movement. The device includes a base comprising a handgrip for a user to hold, a gripping element linked to the base for releasably connecting the handheld device to an object, a sensor that detects movement of the base, a controller linked to the sensor, and at least one actuator that operates under control of the controller to cause movement of the gripping element in a direction that at least partially counteracts the detected movement of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Anupam Pathak, Jonathan Luntz, Diann Brei, Tian Shen, Sarah Napier, Rajiv Ghosh, Sei Jin Park
  • TREMOR STABILIZING SYSTEM FOR HANDHELD DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100228362
    Abstract: A handheld device for canceling unintentional muscle movement. The device includes a base comprising a handgrip for a user to hold, a gripping element linked to the base for releasably connecting the handheld device to an object, a sensor that detects movement of the base, a controller linked to the sensor, and at least one actuator that operates under control of the controller to cause movement of the gripping element in a direction that at least partially counteracts the detected movement of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Anupam Pathak, Jonathan Luntz, Diann Brei, Tian Shen, Sarah Napier, Rajiv Ghosh, Sei Jin Park
  • VEHICLE-BASED SOLAR CONCENTRATOR
    Publication number: 20100089437
    Abstract: A vehicle-based solar collector comprising a cylindrical array of concentrator cells, a heat sink coupled to the linear array of concentrator cells, and a plurality of modules running fore and aft in the car, wherein each of the plurality of modules has a parabolic trough mirror that reflects light onto the cylindrical array of concentrator cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: JOHN F. FEDERSPIEL, Chris Churchill, Charles S. Hutchins, Sarah Napier, Matthew Ross, Cameron Wylie