Patents by Inventor Vitaly Goltsberg

Vitaly Goltsberg 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).

  • Gas main robotic inspection system
    Patent number: 6917176
    Abstract: The present invention provides a long-range, untethered, live, in-pipe inspection system that includes a self-propelled train having a plurality of modules; joint members for interconnecting adjacent modules, data collection components, and wireless communication components for transmitting collected data and receiving control messages. The module-train includes, generally, at least one, and preferably two drive modules, at least one power module and an electronics module. The train may additionally include at least one support module, which may be interposed between the power and electronics modules. In one embodiment of the invention, there are two drive modules, one at each terminal end of the train, two power modules, one adjacent to each drive module, two support modules, one adjacent to each power module, and one central electronics and computing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Hagen Schempf, Edward Mutschler, Vitaly Goltsberg
  • Gas main robotic inspection system
    Publication number: 20020190682
    Abstract: The present invention provides a long-range, untethered, live, in-pipe inspection system that includes a self-propelled train having a plurality of modules; joint members for interconnecting adjacent modules, data collection components, and wireless communication components for transmitting collected data and receiving control messages. The module-train includes, generally, at least one, and preferably two drive modules, at least one power module and an electronics module. The train may additionally include at least one support module, which may be interposed between the power and electronics modules. In one embodiment of the invention, there are two drive modules, one at each terminal end of the train, two power modules, one adjacent to each drive module, two support modules, one adjacent to each power module, and one central electronics and computing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Hagen Schempf, Edward Charles Mutschler, Vitaly Goltsberg