Inventor · Salt Lake City, UT, US

Brian J. Maclean

14Patents
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16Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 15, 1991 → Feb 8, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5120175A Shape memory alloy fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 179 Expired
US5662294A Adaptive control surface using antagonistic shape memory alloy tendons Chemistry; Metallurgy 105 Expired
US8516918B2 Biomimetic mechanical joint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Active
US8002365B2 Conformable track assembly for a robotic crawler Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Active
US8731716B2 Control logic for biomimetic joint actuators Human Necessities 16 Active
US10828767B2 Tunable actuator joint modules having energy recovering quasi-passive elastic actuators with internal valve arrangements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Active
US11241801B2 Robotic end effector with dorsally supported actuation mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US8205695B2 Conformable track assembly for a robotic crawler Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US5936411A Apparatus and method for measuring strain within a structure Physics 9 Expired
US9051028B2 Autonomous hull inspection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US11759944B2 Tunable actuator joint modules having energy recovering quasi- passive elastic actuators with internal valve arrangements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10072744B2 Rotary actuation mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11981027B2 Tunable actuator joint modules having energy recovering quasi-passive elastic actuators with internal valve arrangements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11679511B2 Robotic end effector with dorsally supported actuation mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.