Mechanical Engineering Professor Awarded Fourth Patent

Mechanical Engineering Professor Awarded Fourth Patent

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Dr. Vojislav Kalanovic, professor, mechanical engineering, has been officially awarded Patent No. 7,501,603 B2 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The issued patent enables an ease of physical configuration of the Flexible Robotic Environment (FRE) systems. FRE is a robotic solution that combines mechanical and motor/drive components with proprietary hardware, software, and controls from Control Systems Technologies, LLC, a company owned and operated by Kalanovic. The end result is a cost-effective, highly innovative, configurable, and interchangeable multi-degree-of-freedom (DOF) robotic solution package that can be applied in a multitude of applications, from high-tech to industrial.

This recognition is the fourth consecutive U.S. patent awarded to Dr. Kalanovic in the area of robotics and automated manufacturing.

Posted by Mitch Vander Vorst on 4/9/2009 11:56:00 AM

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