Applications Pending: Containment System and Increased Strength Radome Assembly During the adaptation of an existing radome onto a new wide-body aircraft frame coupled with the increased impact velocities of the FAA requirements, the customer requested an additional means to reinforce the radome in the event of a large bird strike. …
Issued: (Design) Personal Transporter During the development of the Segway PT, numerous features both on the design side in addition to all of the technical innovations that were instrumental in making the product balance. This patent was in reference to the aesthetics and the mechanical look and feel of the …
Issued: (Utility) Articulating Surgical Instrument Coming soon…
Issued: (Design) Human Transporter Segway needed to upgrade portions of the on-board electronics and to improve the cost and mass of the components in the structural elements that support the leansteer mechanism. The effort centered around reducing the size and weight of the housings while still managing the thermal loads …
Issued: (Utility) Apparatus and Method for Control of a Vehicle General Motors contracted with Segway to develop a 2 person, side-by-side seated balancing prototype for the Shanghai World Expo. The project was a year long sprint that led up to the evolution of the balancing architecture. With the addition of …
Issued: (Utility) Method and Apparatus for Easy Connect Stocks Since shotguns are pointed, not aimed, it is important that they “fit” the shooter. One of the most critical dimension is the “Length of Pull” (the length of the butt stock). Traditionally, shotguns have one stock and it is time-consuming to …
