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William T. Townsend
Also filed as: TOWNSEND WILLIAM · TOWNSEND WILLIAM T
21 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,682 citations·filing 1988–2023
96Inventor score
Files withBARRETT TECH LLC9BARRETT TECHNOLOGY INC6MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY3TOWNSEND WILLIAM T2BARRETT TECH INC1
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25 records- 0198US8052857B2Process for anodizing a robotic deviceBARRETT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 8, 2011·55 cites·4 claims
- 0298US5207114ACompact cable transmission with cable differentialMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1991·Granted May 4, 1993·254 cites·4 claims
- 0398US5046375ACompact cable transmission with cable differentialMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 10, 1991·244 cites·13 claims
- 0497US7511443B2Ultra-compact, high-performance motor controller and method of using sameBARRETT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 31, 2009·72 cites·32 claims
- 0597US5388480APretensioning mechanism for tension element drive systemsBARRETT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 14, 1995·102 cites·1 claims
- 0695US4903536ACompact cable transmission with cable differentialMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 27, 1990·170 cites·7 claims
- 0794US5193963AForce reflecting hand controllerNASA·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 16, 1993·417 cites·6 claims
- 0892US5755645AExercise apparatusBOSTON BIOMOTION INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 26, 1998·151 cites·19 claims
- 0991US7168748B2Intelligent, self-contained robotic handBARRETT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 30, 2007·170 cites·31 claims
- 1087US7893644B2Ultra-compact, high-performance motor controller and method of using sameBARRETT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 22, 2011·12 cites·11 claims
- 1172US12494725B2High performance current sensing architecture for brushless motorsBARRETT TECH LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 9, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 1272US10148155B2Method and apparatus for connecting an ultracompact, high-performance motor controller to an ultracompact, high-performance brushless DC motorBARRETT TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 4, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 1372US10130546B2Multi-active-axis, non-exoskeletal rehabilitation deviceBARRETT TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 20, 2018·5 cites·16 claims
- 1471US9020644B2Pistol-grip for intuitive control of a robotic or virtual handGREELEY DANIEL·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 28, 2015·10 cites·18 claims
- 1560US11290043B2High performance current sensing architecture for brushless motorsBARRETT TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·0 cites·14 claims
- 1659US2023404838A1System and method for performing computer-based, robot-assisted therapyBARRETT TECH LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1758USD352050SRobotic wristBARRETT TECH INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 1, 1994·9 cites·1 claims
- 1858US2019280571A1Method and apparatus for connecting an ultracompact, high-performance motor controller to an ultracompact, high-performance brushless dc motorBARRETT TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 1957US10925797B2Multi-active-axis, non-exoskeletal rehabilitation deviceBARRETT TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 23, 2021·0 cites·9 claims
- 2056US8858374B2Automatic pretensioning mechanism for tension element drivesTOWNSEND WILLIAM T·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 14, 2014·8 cites·22 claims
- 2145US2015050111A1Mobile manipulation system with vertical liftBARRETT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2242US12447089B2Multi-active-axis, non-exoskeletal robotic rehabilitation deviceBARRETT TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 2341US11237193B2System and method of power grid monitoringLIVE POWER INTELLIGENCE COMPANY NA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 1, 2022·0 cites·6 claims
- 2434US2012041599A1Teleoperator system with master controller device and multiple remote slave devicesTOWNSEND WILLIAM T·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2532US12350830B2Multi-active-axis, non-exoskeletal rehabilitation deviceBARRETT TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·37 claims
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