Patents
US 12623340 B2: Device and method of fabrication for dexterous continuum tensegrity manipulator
- Granted
- 2026-05-12
- Filed
- 2024-01-22 application 18419095
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A continuum manipulator that comprises an assembly of ‘vertebra’-like modules fabricated using two curved links and twelve strings and actuated using Motor-Tendon Actuators. The modules being modeled as tensegrity structures having a polyhedron shape. The vertices and edges of the tensegrity structure polyhedron correspond to the holes and strings or links of the structure. Furthermore, a mobile continuum manipulator that includes a control unit and wheels or mobile legs.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 (ipgb20260512.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama 193 patents | US company or organization | Tuscaloosa, AL | The University of Alabama College or university FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishesh Vikas | Tuscaloosa, AL | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Cole Woods | Tuscaloosa, AL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B25J | Manipulators; chambers provided with manipulation devices | B25J9/065 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VIKAS, VISHESH signed 2023-02-01 WOODS, COLE signed 2023-01-23 | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA TUSCALOOSA, AL | 66467/706 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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