Systems and methods employing limbed vehicle and spaced posts

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9168963
APP PUB NO 20090166104A1
SERIAL NO

12006079

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Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems including a limbed vehicle having a plurality of controllably movable limbs (e.g., a limbed machine, limbed robot, etc.) and a plurality of spaced posts that the limbed vehicle may travel on using the limbs. As non-limiting examples, such disclosed embodiments of systems may be used to service an agriculture field, to enable travel over an environmentally-sensitive area or an area impassable by a conventional wheeled or tracked vehicle, and may be used in many other different applications. Embodiments disclosed herein also relate to methods of operating a limbed vehicle to travel on a plurality of spaced posts.

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  • DEEP SCIENCE, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bowers, Jeffrey A Kirkland, US 129 2109
Hyde, Roderick A Redmond, US 2910 55828
Ishikawa, Muriel Y Livermore, US 1366 31639
Kare, Jordin T Seattle, US 1467 23622
Tegreene, Clarence T Bellevue, US 1903 44651
Wood, Lowell L Bellevue, US 261 3766
Wood, Victoria YH Livermore, US 834 15109

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