Patents by Inventor Charles W. SU
Charles W. SU 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).
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Patent number: 11951620Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, Jr., Michael Duquette, Martin R. Elliott, Julian Warhurst, Charles W. Su, Alan Grant
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Publication number: 20240105493Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus including a frame, a first SCARA arm having an end effector and being configured to extend and retract along a first axis, a second SCARA arm having an end effector and being configured to extend and retract along a second axis, a drive section including a splitting drive pulley rotatably mounted to rotate at an axis of rotation of the drive section that is shared by the first and second SCARA arms, the splitting drive pulley being coupled to at least two idler pulleys by respective segmented transmission loops of separate band segments so that the splitting drive pulley is a common pulley splitting one degree of freedom of the drive section between the at least two idler pulleys so as to commonly drive the at least two idler pulleys, wherein at least one band of each respective transmission loop share a common band interface level.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Vincent W. TSANG, Charles W. SU
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Publication number: 20240092576Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure. In one example, the compliant drive comprises a drive shaft having splines configured to provide rotational play that prevents jamming of a vertical drive gear on the end of the shaft with a rack in a vertical track.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, JR., Michael Duquette, Martin R. Elliott, Julian D. Warhurst, Charles W. Su, Alan J. Grant
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Publication number: 20240059491Abstract: An automated decant system is disclosed for processing pallets of cased goods received at a facility, extracting packaging for the cases and transferring eaches within the cases to totes, possibly organized by SKU in sub-totes within the tote.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: John G. Lert, JR., William J. Fosnight, Charles W. Su, Christopher A. Hofmeister
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Patent number: 11866256Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, Jr., Michael Duquette, Martin R. Elliott, Julian Warhurst, Charles W. Su, Alan Grant
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Patent number: 11845610Abstract: An automated decant system is disclosed for processing pallets of cased goods received at a facility, extracting packaging for the cases and transferring eaches within the cases to totes, possibly organized by SKU in sub-totes within the tote.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: John G. Lert, Jr., William J. Fosnight, Charles W. Su, Christopher Hofmeister
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Patent number: 11823944Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus including a frame, a first SCARA arm having an end effector and being configured to extend and retract along a first axis, a second SCARA arm having an end effector and being configured to extend and retract along a second axis, a drive section including a splitting drive pulley rotatably mounted to rotate at an axis of rotation of the drive section that is shared by the first and second SCARA arms, the splitting drive pulley being coupled to at least two idler pulleys by respective segmented transmission loops of separate band segments so that the splitting drive pulley is a common pulley splitting one degree of freedom of the drive section between the at least two idler pulleys so as to commonly drive the at least two idler pulleys, wherein at least one band of each respective transmission loop share a common band interface level.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Brooks Automation US, LLCInventors: Vincent W. Tsang, Charles W. Su
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Publication number: 20220189816Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus including a frame, a first SCARA arm having an end effector and being configured to extend and retract along a first axis, a second SCARA arm having an end effector and being configured to extend and retract along a second axis, a drive section including a splitting drive pulley rotatably mounted to rotate at an axis of rotation of the drive section that is shared by the first and second SCARA arms, the splitting drive pulley being coupled to at least two idler pulleys by respective segmented transmission loops of separate band segments so that the splitting drive pulley is a common pulley splitting one degree of freedom of the drive section between the at least two idler pulleys so as to commonly drive the at least two idler pulleys, wherein at least one band of each respective transmission loop share a common band interface level.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Vincent W. TSANG, Charles W. SU
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Publication number: 20220081213Abstract: An automated decant system is disclosed for processing pallets of cased goods received at a facility, extracting packaging for the cases and transferring eaches within the cases to totes, possibly organized by SKU in sub-totes within the tote.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: John G. Lert, JR., William J. Fosnight, Charles W. Su, Christopher Hofmeister
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Patent number: 11270904Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus including a frame, a first SCARA arm having an end effector and being configured to extend and retract along a first axis, a second SCARA arm having an end effector and being configured to extend and retract along a second axis, a drive section including a splitting drive pulley rotatably mounted to rotate at an axis of rotation of the drive section that is shared by the first and second SCARA arms, the splitting drive pulley being coupled to at least two idler pulleys by respective segmented transmission loops of separate band segments so that the splitting drive pulley is a common pulley splitting one degree of freedom of the drive section between the at least two idler pulleys so as to commonly drive the at least two idler pulleys, wherein at least one band of each respective transmission loop share a common band interface level.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: BROOKS AUTOMATION US, LLCInventors: Vincent W. Tsang, Charles W. Su
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Patent number: 11192719Abstract: An automated decant system is disclosed for processing pallets of cased goods received at a facility, extracting packaging for the cases and transferring eaches within the cases to totes, possibly organized by SKU in sub-totes within the tote.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Alert Innovation Inc.Inventors: John G. Lert, Jr., William J. Fosnight, Charles W. Su, Christopher Hofmeister
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Publication number: 20210229271Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, JR., Michael Duquette, Martin R. Elliott, Julian Warhurst, Charles W. Su, Alan Grant
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Publication number: 20200087067Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, JR., Michael Duquette, Martin R. Elliott, Julian Warhurst, Charles W. Su, Alan Grant
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Publication number: 20200039746Abstract: An automated decant system is disclosed for processing pallets of cased goods received at a facility, extracting packaging for the cases and transferring eaches within the cases to totes, possibly organized by SKU in sub-totes within the tote.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: John G. Lert, JR., William J. Fosnight, Charles W. Su, Christopher Hofmeister
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Publication number: 20180019155Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus including a frame, a first SCARA arm having an end effector and being configured to extend and retract along a first axis, a second SCARA arm having an end effector and being configured to extend and retract along a second axis, a drive section including a splitting drive pulley rotatably mounted to rotate at an axis of rotation of the drive section that is shared by the first and second SCARA arms, the splitting drive pulley being coupled to at least two idler pulleys by respective segmented transmission loops of separate band segments so that the splitting drive pulley is a common pulley splitting one degree of freedom of the drive section between the at least two idler pulleys so as to commonly drive the at least two idler pulleys, wherein at least one band of each respective transmission loop share a common band interface level.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Vincent W. TSANG, Charles W. SU