Patents by Inventor Stephen NOVICK

Stephen NOVICK 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).

  • Patent number: 12116056
    Abstract: The Reconfigurable Wheel-Track (RWT) is a novel mechanism that allows a wheel to transform into a track, and vice-versa. The wheel permits a vehicle to travel quickly over smooth and semi-rough terrain, then, on-the-fly, transform rapidly into a powered track for crossing extreme terrain. The reconfigurable wheel-track consists of several main components: an outer tire/tread, drive mechanisms for the wheel and track, support mechanisms for the outer tread when in either wheel mode or track mode, and a reconfiguration mechanism that facilitates the transformation from a wheel to a track and vice-versa. The reconfigurable wheel-track includes sensing, actuation, and controls to facilitate efficient and effective transition from wheel to track and vice-versa, and securely maintain each shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Dimitrios Apostolopoulos, Karl Muecke, Nishant Pol, Edward Mutschler, Matthew Glisson, Richard Pantaleo, Stephen Novick
  • Publication number: 20220161875
    Abstract: The Reconfigurable Wheel-Track (RWT) is a novel mechanism that allows a wheel to transform into a track, and vice-versa. The wheel permits a vehicle to travel quickly over smooth and semi-rough terrain, then, on-the-fly, transform rapidly into a powered track for crossing extreme terrain. The reconfigurable wheel-track consists of several main components: an outer tire/tread, drive mechanisms for the wheel and track, support mechanisms for the outer tread when in either wheel mode or track mode, and a reconfiguration mechanism that facilitates the transformation from a wheel to a track and vice-versa. The reconfigurable wheel-track includes sensing, actuation, and controls to facilitate efficient and effective transition from wheel to track and vice-versa, and securely maintain each shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Dimitrios APOSTOLOPOULOS, Karl MUECKE, Nishant POL, Edward MUTSCHLER, Matthew GLISSON, Richard PANTALEO, Stephen NOVICK
  • Patent number: 7126705
    Abstract: A remote printing system including a communication port, a printing device, and a measuring device. The printing device prints images received from the communication port, and the measuring device generates image measurement information from the printed image and transmits the image measurement information to the network port. The remote printing system preferably includes an image server located remotely from the printing device and the measuring device. The image server preferably transmits image data to the printing device, whereupon it is printed, and the measuring device then generates and transmits image measurement information back to the image server. The image server may then generate print quality information. Alternatively, the remote printing system includes a computer collocated with the printing device and measuring device. The computer obtains the image source information from the image server and relays it to the printing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: A. Stephen Novick, William J. Hulsman