Patents by Inventor William H. Keddy-Hector

William H. Keddy-Hector 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).

  • Mobile human-friendly assistive robot
    Patent number: 10265227
    Abstract: A robotic assistant, associated software and methodology for operating the same. The described robotic assistant includes: a motorized base having at least two motor driven wheels controlled by a first control platform; a dual arm robot mounted on the motorized base, the dual arm robot having a first arm and a second arm controlled by a second control platform; a remote sip and puff mouth controller having three degrees of operational freedom; and a computer system that receives command signals from the remote sip and puff mouth controller, and includes an algorithm that translates the command signals into a first type of control signal for directing the motorized base to move, and a second type of control signal for directing the dual arm robot to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: John T. Wen, Jonas Braasch, Utkarsh Sinha, Andrew Cunningham, William H. Keddy-Hector, Daniel C. Kruse, David Whalen, Lu Lu
  • MOBILE HUMAN-FRIENDLY ASSISTIVE ROBOT
    Publication number: 20170095382
    Abstract: A robotic assistant, associated software and methodology for operating the same. The described robotic assistant includes: a motorized base having at least two motor driven wheels controlled by a first control platform; a dual arm robot mounted on the motorized base, the dual arm robot having a first arm and a second arm controlled by a second control platform; a remote sip and puff mouth controller having three degrees of operational freedom; and a computer system that receives command signals from the remote sip and puff mouth controller, and includes an algorithm that translates the command signals into a first type of control signal for directing the motorized base to move, and a second type of control signal for directing the dual arm robot to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: John T. Wen, Jonas Braasch, Utkarsh Sinha, Andrew Cunningham, William H. Keddy-Hector, Daniel C. Kruse, David Whalen, Lu Lu