Patents
US 12623501 B2: Amphibious snake robot
- Granted
- 2026-05-12
- Filed
- 2022-12-19 application 18084385
- Type
- Utility · 32 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An amphibious robot is provided. An aspect of the robot includes an elongated flexible body, actuators in the flexible body and spaced apart along a length of the flexible body. The actuators are configured to move the flexible body in a serpentine or concertina motion on land and in water. An additional aspect includes a camera coupled adjacent to an end of the flexible body, at least one sensor coupled to the flexible body, and a buoyancy controller located in the flexible body. Another aspect includes a power source coupled to the flexible body and configured to power the actuators, the camera, the sensors, and the buoyancy controller. Yet another aspect employs an electric controller to control the actuators and receive data from the sensors.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 (ipgb20260512.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees of Michigan State University 669 patents | US company or organization | East Lansing, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiaobo Tan | Okemos, MI | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Hongyang Shi | East Lansing, MI | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Christian Robert Luedtke | East Lansing, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60F | Vehicles for use both on rail and on road; vehicles capable of travelling in or on different media, e.g. amphibious vehicles | B60F3/0061 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
| B62D | Motor vehicles; trailers | B62D57/04 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
| B63B | Ships or other waterborne vessels; equipment for shipping | B63B39/03 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
| B63H | Marine propulsion or steering | B63H1/36 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TAN, XIAOBO signed 2022-12-27 SHI, HONGYANG signed 2022-12-28 LUEDTKE, CHRISTIAN ROBERT signed 2022-12-28 | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING, MI | 64553/15 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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