Patents by Inventor Laurie J. Wilson

Laurie J. Wilson 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).

  • Apparatus and method to enable a robot with vision to acquire, orient and transport workpieces
    Patent number: 4305130
    Abstract: A robot assembly for acquiring unorientated workpieces from a bin. A sensing system views the bin and collects data. A computer analyzes the data to determine candidate holdsites on the workpiece. The hand of the robot assembly then engages a workpiece at a selected holdsite. The workpiece is moved to a pose where the position and orientation of the workpiece are determined. After this determination, the workpiece may be disengaged, or moved to an intermediate or final goal site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1981
    Assignee: University of Rhode Island
    Inventors: Robert B. Kelley, John R. Birk, Dana L. Duncan, Richard P. Tella, Laurie J. Wilson