Patents
US 8914151 B2: Apparatus and method for legged locomotion integrating passive dynamics with active force control
- Granted
- 2014-12-16
- Filed
- 2012-07-05 application 13542204
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A robot for legged locomotion incorporating passive dynamics with active force control and method are provided.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg141216.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ. 76 patents | US company or organization | Corvallis, OR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hurst | Albany, OR | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Devin Koepl | Vancouver, WA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B62D | Motor vehicles; trailers | B62D57/032 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06N | Computing arrangements based on specific computational models | G06N3/008 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HURST, JONATHAN signed 2011-08-11 KOEPL, DEVIN signed 2011-08-11 | THE STATE OF OREGON ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, OR | 28826/150 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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