Patents by Inventor Suhas S. Malghan

Suhas S. Malghan 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).

  • Tracked robots having track with roller wheels
    Patent number: 11052956
    Abstract: An anti-scrubbing mechanism in the track of a tracked robot or a tracked vehicle is disclosed. In one embodiment, a tracked robot includes one or more tracks coupled to a chassis of the tracked robot. Each of the one or more tracks include one or more track segments along a length of each of the one or more tracks and a plurality of rollers coupled to the one or more track segments along the length of each of the one or more tracks, wherein each of the plurality of rollers and the one or more track segments are arranged alternately along a width of each of the one or more tracks. The tracked robot further includes a drive system mechanically coupled to the one or more tracks and the chassis of the tracked robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventor: Suhas S. Malghan
  • TRACKED ROBOTS HAVING TRACK WITH ROLLER WHEELS
    Publication number: 20200094893
    Abstract: An anti-scrubbing mechanism in the track of a tracked robot or a tracked vehicle is disclosed. In one embodiment, a tracked robot includes one or more tracks coupled to a chassis of the tracked robot. Each of the one or more tracks include one or more track segments along a length of each of the one or more tracks and a plurality of rollers coupled to the one or more track segments along the length of each of the one or more tracks, wherein each of the plurality of rollers and the one or more track segments are arranged alternately along a width of each of the one or more tracks. The tracked robot further includes a drive system mechanically coupled to the one or more tracks and the chassis of the tracked robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Suhas S. Malghan