Patents by Inventor Anthony Canalungo

Anthony Canalungo 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).

  • Automatically individually separating bulk objects
    Patent number: 11679418
    Abstract: A work cell and method for automatically separating objects disposed in 3D clusters includes dispensing the objects onto a horizontal conveying surface to form a 2D array, reforming the 2D array into a 1D stream in which the objects move in single-file in a predefined moving direction, utilizing a vision-based or other stationary sensing system to identify a selected target object in the 1D stream as the target object passes through an image capture (sensing) region, calculating trajectory data defining the target object's time-based position in the 1D stream, and then utilizing the trajectory data to control a robot arm or other object removal mechanism such that only the selected object is forcibly removed (e.g., swiped or picked-up) from the horizontal conveying surface. A continuous-loop-type conveying mechanism includes two parallel conveyor-belt-type conveying structures and associated belt-switching structures. An AI-powered vision system identifies new object shapes during preliminary learning phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: RIOS Intelligent Machines, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Paulson, Nicholas L. Choi, Christopher Lalau Keraly, Matthew E. Shaffer, Laura Stelzner, Leo Keselman, Anthony Canalungo, Clinton J. Smith
  • AUTOMATICALLY INDIVIDUALLY SEPARATING BULK OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20220331840
    Abstract: A work cell and method for automatically separating objects disposed in 3D clusters includes dispensing the objects onto a horizontal conveying surface to form a 2D array, reforming the 2D array into a 1D stream in which the objects move in single-file in a predefined moving direction, utilizing a vision-based or other stationary sensing system to identify a selected target object in the 1D stream as the target object passes through an image capture (sensing) region, calculating trajectory data defining the target object's time-based position in the 1D stream, and then utilizing the trajectory data to control a robot arm or other object removal mechanism such that only the selected object is forcibly removed (e.g., swiped or picked-up) from the horizontal conveying surface. A continuous-loop-type conveying mechanism includes two parallel conveyor-belt-type conveying structures and associated belt-switching structures. An AI-powered vision system identifies new object shapes during preliminary learning phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: RIOS Intelligent Machines, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Paulson, Nicholas L. Choi, Christopher Lalau Keraly, Matthew E. Shaffer, Laura Stelzner, Leo Keselman, Anthony Canalungo, Clinton J. Smith