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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Julio Guerrero, Cambridge, MA (US);
Steve Dubowsky, Boston, MA (US);
Francesco Mazzini, Cambridge, MA (US);
Dan Kettler, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Julio Guerrero, Cambridge, MA (US);
Steve Dubowsky, Boston, MA (US);
Francesco Mazzini, Cambridge, MA (US);
Dan Kettler, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignees:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 47/09 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The subject matter describes a tactile sensing device comprising an end effector and a control unit. The control unit is capable of receiving tactile information from the at least one end effector. The device enables a user to identify and relatively quickly map the shape and location of unknown surfaces.