Patents by Inventor ADOLPHUS EDWARD McCLANAHAN

ADOLPHUS EDWARD McCLANAHAN 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).

  • END EFFECTOR BUMP DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20210129337
    Abstract: A system and method is described for detecting abnormal contacts and misalignment of end effector of a robot arm during robotic arm operation. A contact shock transients sensing unit detects signals on the robot arm and generates alarms, identifies the location of the contact shock transients in the robot arm operation, and controls robot arm operation to prevent further damage to the robot arm and articles handled by the robot arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: ADOLPHUS EDWARD McCLANAHAN, ANTHONY WAYNE MYERS, RONALD TRACY WHITE, JOHN KEITH BENTLEY
  • END EFFECTOR BUMP DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20170173793
    Abstract: A system and method is described for detecting abnormal contacts and misalignment of end effector of a robot arm during robotic arm operation. A contact shock transients sensing unit detects signals on the robot arm and generates alarms, identifies the location of the contact shock transients in the robot arm operation, and controls robot arm operation to prevent further damage to the robot arm and articles handled by the robot arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: ADOLPHUS EDWARD McCLANAHAN, ANTHONY WAYNE MYERS, RONALD TRACY WHITE, JOHN KEITH BENTLEY