Patents by Inventor Anton Nikolaev

Anton Nikolaev 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).

  • Robot system with vision apparatus and transparent grippers
    Patent number: 5802201
    Abstract: A robot having a vision system for sensing an image of a manipulated object is described. The system includes a robot with an end effector, a transparent gripper mounted on the end effector, a camera for sensing an image of a manipulated object, and an image processing apparatus for processing sensed image data to correct the image data for optical distortion, such as refraction-induced image shifts. Three dimensional image information may be retrieved by including a light plane source and adapting the image processing apparatus to perform three-dimensional image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Shree K. Nayar, Anton Nikolaev