Patents by Inventor Shan bao Cheng

Shan bao Cheng 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).

  • Arm unit and robot having the same
    Patent number: 9981392
    Abstract: An arm unit having an improved configuration to simply change stiffness according to varying situations and a robot having the same are provided. The robot includes an arm unit, and a drive unit to drive the arm unit. The arm unit includes a plurality of links to come into rolling contact with one another via at least two regions thereof, and a plurality of wires penetrating the plurality of links to connect the links to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Yong Jae Kim, Sang bae Kim, Shan bao Cheng, Karl Iagnemma
  • Variably flexible pipe and manipulator
    Patent number: 9937324
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a variably flexible pipe including at least one flap member having variable flexibility and a tube formed of an elastically deformable material and accommodating the at least one flap member, and a manipulator having the same. The at least one flap member may include a plurality flap parts and a connection part to which one side of each of the plurality of flap parts is connected, and the tube changes pressure applied to the plurality of flap parts according to a controlled change of the inner pressure of the tube, thereby causing the variably flexible pipe to be effectively selectively maintained in a deformed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Yong Jae Kim, Shan Bao Cheng, Sang Bae Kim, Karl Iagnemma
  • ARM UNIT AND ROBOT HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130312564
    Abstract: An arm unit having an improved configuration to simply change stiffness according to varying situations and a robot having the same are provided. The robot includes an arm unit, and a drive unit to drive the arm unit. The arm unit includes a plurality of links to come into rolling contact with one another via at least two regions thereof, and a plurality of wires penetrating the plurality of links to connect the links to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Yong Jae KIM, Sang bae Kim, Shan bao Cheng, Karl Iagnemma