Motor vehicles – Special driving device – Stepper
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-09
2011-11-29
Boehler, Anne Marie M (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Special driving device
Stepper
C074S490050, C180S008100, C414S007000, C901S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08066088
ABSTRACT:
A biologically inspired climbing device with toes and spines is provided. The device has toes capable of moving independently from each other. Each toe distinguishes a compliant linkage, which has non-compliant parts and compliant parts. Spines are distributed over each of the toes. The spines have a diameter that is less than or equal to a diameter of an asperity of a surface. The toes with spines could be arranged into one or more feet. The feet could then be organized in legs enabling the device to climb a surface in a gait pattern. The device uses low power and is quiet, leaves no traces or tracks behind, works well on smooth, rough, uneven, porous and dirty surfaces, and is able to carry and support its own body weight.
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Asbeck Alan T.
Cutkosky Mark R.
Kim Sangbae
Boehler Anne Marie M
Lumen Patent Firm
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
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