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    Patent Issued for Continuum robots with multi-scale motion through equilibrium modulation (USPTO 11897129)

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    查看更多>>摘要：According to news reporting originating from Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx journalists, a patent by the inventors Del Giudice, Giuseppe (Nashville, TN, US), Joos, Karen M. (Nashville, TN, US), Shen, Jin-Hui (Nashville, TN, US), Simaan, Nabil (Nashville, TN, US), Wang, Long (Nashville, TN, US), filed on February 26, 2021, was published online on February 13, 2024. The assignee for this patent, patent number 11897129, is Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee, United States). Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling the movement and positioning of a robotic device. In some particular implementations, the present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling the movement and positioning of a bending robotic device such as, for example, a continuum robot.”
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    Researchers Submit Patent Application, 'Wheel and Moving Object Including the Same', for Approval (USPTO 20240051627)

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    查看更多>>摘要：From Washington, D.C., NewsRx journalists report that a patent application by the inventors Hyun, Dong Jin (Suwon-si, KR); Kim, Beom Su (Yongin-si, KR); Kim, Ho Jun (Gunpo-si, KR); Kim, Kyu Jung (Seoul, KR); Lee, Dong Hyun (Ansan-si, KR); Lim, Hyun Seop (Anyang-si, KR); Yoon, Ju Young (Suwon-si, KR), filed on January 17, 2023, was made available online on February 15, 2024. No assignee for this patent application has been made. News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Mobile robots are broadly classified into a foot-type robot capable of performing a walking motion by using structures each provided in the form of a leg, and a wheel-type robot capable of performing a driving motion by using wheels. The advantage of the foot-type robot is that the foot-type robot may easily overcome environments such as stairs or rugged areas. However, the foot-type robot has problems in that a movement speed is low on a flat ground surface, and energy consumption efficiency deteriorates. In contrast, the advantage of the wheel-type robot is that a movement speed is high on a flat ground surface, and energy consumption efficiency is high. However, the wheel-type robot has a problem in that driving performance significantly deteriorates in environments such as stairs or rugged areas. To solve the problem with the foot-type robot and the problem with the wheel-type robot, the development is being conducted on a robot implemented by combining the advantages of the two types of robots. For example, in the related art, studies are being performed on i) a type in which a wheel is attached to a structure having a leg shape provided on a foot-type robot or ii) a type in which a shape of a wheel provided on a wheel-type robot is temporarily deformed to overcome an obstacle such as stairs.
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    Researchers Submit Patent Application, 'Gap Detection Device And Gap Detection Method For Robot Joint', for Approval (USPTO 20240051131)

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    查看更多>>摘要：From Washington, D.C., NewsRx journalists report that a patent application by the inventors ABE, Kenichiro (Yamanashi, JP); MATSUI, Hideo (Yamanashi, JP); NAGAYAMA, Tomoaki (Yamanashi, JP); NAKAGAWA, Hiroshi (Yamanashi, JP); OHNO, Masumi (Yamanashi, JP); TAKEDA, Yukio (Tokyo, JP), filed on January 12, 2022, was made available online on February 15, 2024. No assignee for this patent application has been made. News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “As an example of a robot having a link mechanism, a parallel link robot having a delta-type parallel link mechanism for positioning a movable part having an end effector in three-dimensions is well known. The delta-type parallel link robot has a base part, a movable part, and a drive link and a passive link for connecting the movable part to the base part. In many cases, three pairs of drive link and passive link are provided, and the movable part can move with three degrees-of-freedom (X, Y, Z) by individually controlling the motion of each pair. “Generally, the passive link and the drive link, and the passive link and the movable part are connected by ball joints having three degrees-of-freedom, and the ball joint can be classified into a separate type and an integrated type. As the prior art for detecting disconnection at the separate type ball joint, a parallel link robot having a sensor is well known, wherein the sensor detects inclination of an end plate which is a final output of the parallel link robot, and disconnection between links is detected at at least one of a plurality of connection points of the links, based on an output value of the sensor (e.g., see Patent Literature 1). “Further, a detection device is well known wherein an internal passage is formed so as to open on a surface of a spherical head of a ball joint, and whether or not disconnection of the ball joint occurs is determined based on a detection value of the pressure in the internal passage (e.g., see Patent Literature 2).
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    Patent Issued for Systems and methods for welding torch weaving (USPTO 11897060)

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    查看更多>>摘要：According to news reporting originating from Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx journalists, a patent by the inventors Ayoade, Adewole A. (Streetsboro, OH, US), Guymon, Lance F. (Fort Collins, CO, US), Hillen, Edward D. (Painesville, OH, US), Thompson, Jr., Floyd M. (Tomball, TX, US), filed on May 4, 2021, was published online on February 13, 2024. The assignee for this patent, patent number 11897060, is Lincoln Global Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, California, United States). Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Field of the Invention “The present invention relates to robotic arc welding, and in particular to weave welding performed by a welding robot. “Description of Related Art “It is known to calculate quality indicators during welding, to provide information on the acceptability of the resulting weld. It is also known to perform through arc seam tracking during robotic weave welding. However, the accuracy of through arc seam tracking may be negatively affected by the use of welding waveforms having pulse portions, due to frequently changing welding current levels.”
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    Patent Issued for Obstacle recognition method for autonomous robots (USPTO 11899463)

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    查看更多>>摘要：AI Incorporated (Toronto, Canada) has been issued patent number 11899463, according to news reporting originating out of Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx editors. The patent’s inventors are Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Ali (Henderson, NV, US), Mehrnia, Soroush (Helsingborg, SE), Robinson, Lukas (York, CA). This patent was filed on August 5, 2022 and was published online on February 13, 2024. From the background information supplied by the inventors, news correspondents obtained the following quote: “Autonomous or semi-autonomous robotic devices are increasingly used within consumer homes and commercial establishments. Such devices may include a robotic vacuum cleaner, lawn mower, mop, or other similar devices. To operate autonomously or with minimal (or less than fully manual) input and/or external control within an environment, methods such as mapping, localization, object recognition, and path planning methods, among others, are required such that robotic devices may autonomously create a map of the environment, subsequently use the map for navigation, and devise intelligent path plans and task plans for efficient navigation and task completion.”
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    Patent Issued for System for analysing drops and coating installation comprising such a system (USPTO 11896985)

    132-134页
    查看更多>>摘要：Exel Industries (Epernay, France) has been issued patent number 11896985, according to news reporting originating out of Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx editors. The patent’s inventors are Guillermo Palacio, Juan (Epernay, FR), Le Strat, Cedric (Epernay, FR). This patent was filed on June 27, 2022 and was published online on February 13, 2024. From the background information supplied by the inventors, news correspondents obtained the following quote: “Drop on demand (DOD) technology consists in depositing on a surface a coating product in the form of drops, which has the advantage of depositing only the amount of product necessary to coat the surface. This technology can notably be used to paint patterns (such as strips) on vehicle bodyworks and thus to personalise vehicles, typically sports cars.
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    Researchers Submit Patent Application, 'Self-Moving Robot And Method Of Automatically Determining An Accessible Region Thereof', for Approval (USPTO 20240053758)

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    查看更多>>摘要：From Washington, D.C., NewsRx journalists report that a patent application by the inventors LING, Huan-Chen (NEW TAIPEI CITY, TW); LIU, Tien-Ping (NEW TAIPEI CITY, TW); TSAI, Chung-Yao (NEW TAIPEI CITY, TW), filed on December 9, 2022, was made available online on February 15, 2024. No assignee for this patent application has been made. News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “ “Technical Field “The technical field relates to a self-moving robot, and specifically relates to a self-moving robot capable of automatically determining an accessible region and a method of automatically determining the accessible region. “Description of Related Art “There are different types of self-moving robots proposed in the market. A current self-moving robot may automatically build a map of a surrounding environment and move within the surrounding environment based on the map build by the self-moving robot. “To build the map more quickly, a self-moving robot being applied with a 2D radar is provided to the market. This type of self-moving robot usually has an extremely low body-height (e.g., the self-moving robot may be a sweeping robot). The robot performs 2D scanning to the environment by using the 2D radar to build a 2D map (such as a planimetric map); however, the 2D map built through using above approach may only provide 2D information about the obstacles. In other words, these type of self-moving robot moves and operates close to the ground, so the 2D information about the obstacles only includes the information of the obstacles that are existing close to the ground. In this scenario, the 2D map built by the self-moving robot lacks 3D information. When the body-height of the self-moving robot increases, it is easier for the self-moving to collide with the obstacles.
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    Patent Application Titled 'Centerfinding For A Process Kit Or Process Kit Carrier At A Manufacturing System' Published Online (USPTO 20240051144)

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    查看更多>>摘要：According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a patent application by the inventors Brill, Todd James (Denver, CO, US); Pehlivan, Ali Utku (San Jose, CA, US); Waqar, Mohsin (Oakland, CA, US); Wirth, Paul Zachary (Kalispell, MT, US), filed on October 24, 2023, was made available online on February 15, 2024. No assignee for this patent application has been made. Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “The accurate positioning of substrates and other substrate processing components (e.g., process kits, process kit carriers, etc.) at stations of a manufacturing system is helpful in maintaining a quality and consistency of substrates processed at the manufacturing system. For example, a robot of a manufacturing system can move a process kit and a process kit carrier to a station of the manufacturing system to engage with a substrate at that station. If the robot does not accurately position the process kit and process kit carrier at the station (e.g., to correspond with the positioning of the substrate at the station), the process kit and process kit carrier does not engage with the process kit and, instead, the substrate can be damaged.”
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    'Systems And Methods For Processing Objects Including Semi-Autonomous Stations And Automated Output Processing' in Patent Application Approval Process (USPTO 20240051766)

    140-144页
    查看更多>>摘要：A patent application by the inventors AHEARN, Kevin (Nebo, NC, US); ALLEN, Thomas (Reading, MA, US); AMEND, JR., John Richard (Belmont, MA, US); COHEN, Benjamin (Somerville, MA, US); DAWSON-HAGGERTY, Michael (Pittsburgh, PA, US); FORT, William Hartman (Stratham, NH, US); GAUTHIER, Andrew (Somerville, MA, US); GEYER, Christopher (Arlington, MA, US); KING, Jennifer Eileen (Oakmont, PA, US); KOLETSCHKA, Thomas (Cambridge, MA, US); MARONEY, Kyle (North Attleboro, MA, US); MASON, Matthew T. (Pittsburgh, PA, US); MCMAHAN, William Chu-Hyon (Cambridge, MA, US); NASEEF, Samuel (Medford, MA, US); PRICE, Gene Temple (Cambridge, MA, US); ROMANO, Joseph (Arlington, MA, US); SMITH, Daniel (Canonsburg, PA, US); SRINIVASA, Siddhartha (Seattle, WA, US); VELAGAPUDI, Prasanna (Pittsburgh, PA, US); WAGNER, Thomas (Concord, MA, US), filed on October 19, 2023, was made available online on February 15, 2024, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx correspondents. This patent application has not been assigned to a company or institution. The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: “The invention generally relates to automated, robotic and other processing systems, and relates in particular to automated and robotic systems intended for use in environments requiring, for example, that a variety of objects (e.g., articles, parcels or packages) be processed, e.g., sorted and/or otherwise distributed to several output destinations.
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    Patent Application Titled 'Autonomous Vacuum Mopping System' Published Online (USPTO 20240049936)

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    查看更多>>摘要：According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a patent application by the inventors Chandrashekaraiah, Karthik (San Francisco, CA, US); Gervais, Tristan Pierre (Sunnyvale, CA, US); Jain, Vishal (Santa Clara, CA, US); Kumar, Anshuman (San Francisco, CA, US); Madonia, Nathan Elio (Mountain View, CA, US); Plummer, William George (London, GB), filed on August 10, 2023, was made available online on February 15, 2024. No assignee for this patent application has been made. Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Cleaning robots can execute simple environment navigation and can perform actions like sweeping, mopping, and dust removal in various settings. However, due to the varying requirements of different cleaning tasks, cleaning robots tend to be specially designed to perform only one cleaning task. As a result, users require several different purpose-built cleaning robots to fully clean their spaces. Having separate cleaning robots for sweeping and mopping takes up extra power, and extra space in a user’s home or office area. Combining the various cleaning functionalities into one system leads to complicated system interactions and issues like height discrepancies between different cleaning modes, need to secure systems into appropriate positions, additional possibilities for component loss or component jamming, and solutions for removing both wet and dry debris from a floor surface without causing system clogs.”
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