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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:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2011
Kyusun Choi, State College, PA (US);
Kyusun Choi, State College, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A device having a vibration based propulsion system includes at least one of an extendible and retractable diaphragm, a vibrating mechanism, and an expandable and collapsible body section for driving movement of the device. Some embodiments may also include one or more coverings configured to move to adjust the fluid resistance of the device to improve the efficiency of the device's movement. At least one processor may be connected to at least one of: a transceiver, sensors, a camera, and a drive system for controlling the operations of these mechanisms. A power source may also be attached to these elements of the device to power the device. A remote controller or other computer device may communicate with the device via the transceiver to provide input for steering the device or to receive data collected by the device.
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