Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system
Reexamination Certificate
2003-03-05
2010-12-28
Dunn, Drew A (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system
Reexamination Certificate
active
07860680
ABSTRACT:
A mobile system powers, charges, and communicates with separate devices, such as sensors and actuators. The mobile system includes an unmanned vehicle for approaching and wirelessly electromagnetically powering the separate device.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5551525 (1996-09-01), Pack
patent: 5668325 (1997-09-01), Hart et al.
patent: 6433629 (2002-08-01), Hamel
patent: 6487650 (2002-11-01), Dennison
patent: 6529127 (2003-03-01), Townsend et al.
patent: 6622567 (2003-09-01), Hamel
patent: 6864755 (2005-03-01), Moore
patent: 7081693 (2006-07-01), Hamel
patent: 7143004 (2006-11-01), Townsend
patent: 2002/0024450 (2002-02-01), Townsend
patent: 2003/0158699 (2003-08-01), Townsend
Horowitz and Hill, “The Art of Electronics”, Cambridge University Press, p. 44-45.
Huston, et al, “Wireless Inspection of Structures Aided by Robots,” Proc. SPIE vol. 4337, p. 147-154, Health Monitoring and Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems, Steven B. Chase; A Emin Aktan; Eds., Aug. 2001.
Huston, et al, “Electromagnetic Interrogation of Structural Health,” Proc. International Conference on Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure Systems, pp. 47-55, Yangtze River, China, Oct. 1999.
“Wireless Web Sensor Networks,” product literature published Jun. 2001, available from MicroStrain Inc., Suite 4, 310 Hurricane Lane, Williston, VT 05495.
“Robots Team with New Wireless Tags for Top Security,” The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society, Dec. 14, 2000, http://www.isa.org/journals/mc
ews/1,1160,1431,00.html.
Schrope, “Bridge Checkup,” MIT Enterprise Technology Review, Jun. 26, 2001.
Huston, “Adaptive Sensor and Sensor Networks for Structural Health Monitoring,” Proc. SPIE Vol. 4512, p. 203-211, Complex Adaptive Structures, William B. Spillman; Ed. Oct. 2001.
“Scalable Wireless Web Sensor Network Users Manual,” 2001, product literature available from MicroStrain, Inc., Suite 4, 310 Hurricane Lane, Williston, VT 05495.
Esser et al, “Wireless Inductive Robotic Inspection of Structures,” pp. 209-213 in “Robotics and Applications,” 2000, M.H. Hamza, Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2000.
Arms Steven Willard
Hamel Michael John
Townsend Christopher Pruyn
Cherry Stephen J
Dunn Drew A
Leas James Marc
Microstrain, Inc.
LandOfFree
Robotic system for powering and interrogating sensors does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Robotic system for powering and interrogating sensors, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Robotic system for powering and interrogating sensors will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4236049