INTERNATIONAL PATENT: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FILES APPLICATION FOR "DEFORMABLE AQUATIC VEHICLE"

GENEVA, Oct. 28 -- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (100 Institute RoadWorcester, Massachusetts 01609) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/024695) for "DEFORMABLE AQUATIC VEHICLE" on Apr 15, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/221740, the details related to the patent application was published on Oct 23, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): HALL, Robin (1445 Providence PikeNorth Smithfield, Rhode Island 02896), ONAL, Cagdas D. (56 Everett StNatick, Massachusetts 01760)

Abstract: A submersible, aquatic robot employs a deformable, tubular tail operable as a wave spring for directi...