Patents by Inventor Alistair John SCARFE

Alistair John SCARFE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Load Scanning Apparatus
    Publication number: 20240133675
    Abstract: A load scanning apparatus for taking physical measurements from a load. The load scanning apparatus has a scanning robot including a plurality of sensors arranged in an array spanning substantially across at least one load dimension in a first direction. The array of sensors moves together in a second direction, in a scanning plane. The plurality of sensors are configured to take images of the load from the scanning plane, and are configured to capture distance information about the distance of said load from the scanning plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Alistair John Scarfe, Florian Thomas Roeske
  • Load scanning apparatus
    Patent number: 11885605
    Abstract: A load scanning apparatus for taking physical measurements from a load. The load scanning apparatus has a scanning robot including a plurality of sensors arranged in an array spanning substantially across at least one load dimension in a first direction. The array of sensors moves together in a second direction, in a scanning plane. The plurality of sensors are configured to take images of the load from the scanning plane, and are configured to capture distance information about the distance of said load from the scanning plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Robotics Plus Limited
    Inventors: Alistair John Scarfe, Florian Thomas Roeske
  • Packing robot
    Patent number: 11034034
    Abstract: A produce packing robot is provided comprising a plurality of heads for picking up items of produce from a plurality of pick-up locations, and moving the items of produce and dropping them off at a plurality of drop-off locations. The plurality of heads move together in a first direction on a common rail. The robot may also comprise a range imaging camera and controller for sensing the location of the drop-off points dynamically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Robotics Plus Limited
    Inventors: Alistair John Scarfe, Florian Thomas Roeske, Kyle Selwyn Peterson
  • PACKING ROBOT
    Publication number: 20190143542
    Abstract: A produce packing robot is provided comprising a plurality of heads for picking up items of produce from a plurality of pick-up locations, and moving the items of produce and dropping them off at a plurality of drop-off locations. The plurality of heads move together in a first direction on a common rail. The robot may also comprise a range imaging camera and controller for sensing the location of the drop-off points dynamically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Alistair John SCARFE, Florian Thomas ROESKE, Kyle Selwyn PETERSON