Vehicle for navigating within an enclosed space

US9927060B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · US

Inventors

• Matthew Moses · Lafayette, US
• Christopher Y. Brown · Olney, US
• Charbel G. Rizk · Eldersburg, US
• Jason E. Tiffany · Columbia, US
• Michael D. Kutzer · Baltimore, US
• David H. Scheidt · Edgewater, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 20, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 27, 2018
• Expiry date: May 10, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2034/302
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A vehicle includes a head section having a selectively actuated first plurality of claws, a tail section having a selectively actuated second plurality of claws, and a linear actuator operably coupling the head section to the tail section. The linear actuator is configured to be selectively extended and retracted. The vehicle is configured to move forward within an enclosed space by extending the linear actuator, while the first plurality of claws is not actuated and the second plurality of claws is actuated, then retracting the linear actuator, while the first plurality of claws is actuated and the second plurality of claws is not actuated.