Patents by Inventor Johan Frisk

Johan Frisk 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).

  • Patent number: 10500729
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an industrial robot system comprising a platform (1) positioned in a robot cell, an industrial robot (2) positioned on the platform and including an articulated robot arm (6), a sensor system comprising 5 two sensors (4, 5), wherein each of the sensors is configured to detect motions within an angle of at least 90o in a horizontal plane, two arms (10, 12) attached to the platform (1) and arranged to move the sensors (4, 5) in relation to the platform independent of the articulated robot arm between an extended position located a distance of a least 0.5 m from the platform and a 10 retracted position. The sensors are arranged to detect motions of an object within a safety zone and the robot system is configured to adjust the speed of the robot if a moving object is detected in the safety zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: OpiFlex Automation AB
    Inventors: Johan Frisk, Robin Löfgren
  • Patent number: 10279478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for programming an industrial robot (3) to perform work in a robot cell including a plurality of workstations (4a-c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: OpiFlex Automation AB
    Inventors: Batu Akan, Johan Frisk
  • Publication number: 20170320212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an industrial robot system comprising a platform adapted to be positioned on a floor in a robot cell, an industrial robot positioned on the platform and including an articulated robot arm, a sensor system comprising two sensors, wherein each of the sensors is configured to detect motions within an angle of at least 90° in a horizontal plane, two arms attached to the platform and arranged to move the sensors in relation to the platform independent of the articulated robot arm between an extended position located a distance of a least 0.5 m from the platform and a retracted position. The sensors are arranged to detect motions of an object within at least one safety zone defined in relation to the sensors when the sensors are located in the extended position, and the robot system comprises a safety control unit configured to adjust the speed of the robot if a moving object is detected in the at least one safety zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Johan Frisk, Robin Löfgren
  • Publication number: 20170320211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for programming an industrial robot (3) to perform work in a robot cell including a plurality of workstations (4a-c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Batu Akan, Johan Frisk
  • Patent number: 9434068
    Abstract: A system for docking a platform adapted to carry a manipulator, in relation to a workstation. The system comprises a plurality of protruding members attached to the platform, a docking station arranged at the workstation and comprising a plurality of recesses adapted to receive the protruding members for positioning the platform relative the workstation. Each of the recesses comprises a positioning section defining a space and a supporting section tapering towards the positioning section and having at least one support surface, and the protruding members are protruding away from a bottom surface of the platform, and an outer end of each of the protruding members comprises a positioning portion designed to at least partly fit in said space, and a bearing portion tapering towards the positioning portion and having a bearing surface adapted to bear on the support surface when the positioning portion is fitted in said space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Opiflex Automation AB
    Inventor: Johan Frisk
  • Publication number: 20150316925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automation system for tending a production system comprising a plurality of workstations for producing products. The automation system comprises a mobile manipulator (2) adapted to perform work at the workstations, and an automatic guided vehicle (10), in the following named an AGV, arranged to move the manipulator between the workstations. The AGV and the manipulator are designed as two separate units, which can be positioned and moved independently of each other, and the AGV is arranged to supply the workstations with material needed for producing the products while the manipulator is carrying out work at one of the workstations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: OPIFLEX AUTOMATION AB
    Inventor: Johan Frisk
  • Publication number: 20150314437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for docking a platform (1) adapted to carry a manipulator (42), in relation to a workstation. The system comprises a plurality of protruding members attached to the platform, a docking station to be arranged at the workstation and comprising a plurality of recesses adapted to receive the protruding members and by that positioning the platform relative the workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Opiflex Automation AB
    Inventor: Johan Frisk