U.S. Patents

R.L. Williams II and P.M. Bosscher, "Contour Crafting Cartesian Cable Robot", U.S. Patent No. 7,753,642, July 13, 2010.

R.L. Williams II, “Active Scaffolding Systems”, U.S. Patent No. 5,803,203, September 8, 1998.

Provisional Patents and Invention Disclosures

R.L. Williams II and J. Wilhelm, “Unmanned Rotorcraft used as Haptic Interfaces”, Ohio University Invention Disclosure, April 26, 2016.

 

J. Zhu, J. Wilhelm, R.L. Williams II, M. uijt de Haag, C. Bartone, J. Liu, D. Chelberg, C. Liu, and M. DiBenedetto, “An Integrated, Scalable All-Weather, All-Terrain, All-Time, Autonomous Perimeter Monitoring and Ground Inspection System”, Ohio University Invention Disclosure, January 17, 2016.

 

R.L. Williams II, J. Pagan, and D. Bayless, “Algae-Harvesting Cable-Suspended Robot”, Ohio University Invention Disclosure, July 2013.

 

R.L. Williams II, “The Haptic Modules for Palpatory Diagnosis Training”, Ohio University Invention Disclosure, July 2011.

 

R.L. Williams II, “The Virtual Haptic Human Upper Body for Palpatory Diagnosis Training”, Ohio University Invention Disclosure, July 2011.

 

R.L. Williams II, “The Medical Manual Exam: Haptic Simulator for Medical Training”, Ohio University Invention Disclosure, April 2011.

 

            R.L. Williams II, "Whole-Body Haptics Vehicle Simulator System", Ohio University Invention Disclosure, September 27, 2006.

 

            R.L. Williams II and P.M. Bosscher, "Contour Crafting Cartesian Cable Robot", Ohio University Invention Disclosure, August 17, 2006.

 

            R.L. Williams II, J.N. Howell, R.R. Conatser Jr., D.H. Noyes, and J.M. Burns, "Methods for Measurement of Human Tissue Properties In Vivo", Ohio University Invention Disclosure, July 26, 2005.

 

            P.M. Bosscher, R.L. Williams II, and M.A. Tummino, "Rapidly-Deployable Cable/Mobile Robot System", Ohio University Invention February 10, 2005.

 

            A. Mudigonda and R.L. Williams II, “Walking/Rolling Chair”, Ohio University Invention Disclosure, May, 2004.

 

            J.S. Albus, R.V. Bostelman, and R.L. Williams II, “Self-Contained, Economical Construction Crane”, Ohio University/NIST Invention Disclosure, May, 2003.

 

            R.L. Williams II and M.-Y. Chen, "Haptics-Augmented Educational Systems and Methods", Provisional Patent, April 14, 2003.

 

            R.L. Williams II, R.R. Conatser Jr., and J.N. Howell, "The Virtual Haptic Back", Ohio University Invention Disclosure, December, 2001; U.S. Patent Application submitted by OU in 2004.

 

            R.L. Williams II, F. van Graas, and J.J. Hall, “GPS/IMU Calibration Platform”, Provisional Patent, April 4, 2000.

 

            R.L. Williams II, “Cable-Suspended Haptic Interface”, Provisional Patent, July 23, 1998.