Patents by Inventor Sean Weston Follmer

Sean Weston Follmer 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).

  • Soft Variable Impedance Actuator Using Embedded Jamming Layer
    Publication number: 20240035494
    Abstract: A variable impedance actuator is provided with a bladder-style actuator having a first end and a second end, and a jamming brake located inside the bladder-style actuator and connected to the first end and the second end of the bladder-style actuator. The bladder-style actuator and the jamming brake are independently controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Brian H. Do, Inrak Choi, Sean Weston Follmer
  • Soft Variable Impedance Actuator Using Embedded Jamming Layer
    Publication number: 20230258204
    Abstract: A variable impedance actuator is provided with a bladder-style actuator having a first end and a second end, and a jamming brake located inside the bladder-style actuator and connected to the first end and the second end of the bladder-style actuator. The bladder-style actuator and the jamming brake are independently controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Brian H. Do, Inrak Choi, Sean Weston Follmer