Patents by Inventor Alessandro Schiavone Scafato

Alessandro Schiavone Scafato 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).

  • Publication number: 20250091670
    Abstract: The invention refers to a robot foot (1001), a robot foot adapter (1002), a robot leg section (1003), a robot leg assembly (1004) and a method for manufacturing the robot foot. The robot foot (1001) comprises a solid body (1) with a surface and an attachment section (13) adapted to mount the robot foot (1001) to a robot or a robot foot adapter (1002). In addition, the robot foot (1001) comprises a foot pad (2). The foot pad (2) comprises an elastomer material. The foot pad (2) covers the first section (11) of the solid body (1) and positively engages in a non-detachable manner with the first section (11) in a direction (d) of a longitudinal axis (100) of the solid body (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Fabian Günther, David Sekanina, Aravind Elanjimattathil Vijayan, Joël Schlienger, Ayla Watsuji, Alessandro Schiavone Scafato, Robin Verschueren
  • Publication number: 20240300121
    Abstract: A robot torso 100, in particular for a legged robot, comprising a housing wall 1 with an inner surface and an outer surface, and at least one unit integrated into the housing wall 1. The at least one unit is selected from the list consisting of a cooling unit 200 for cooling a heat source 11 inside the torso 100, a sensor unit 300, or a face sensor unit 400. The at least one unit comprises a heat source arranged inside the torso 100 and thermally coupled to the housing wall 1, and a heat sink arranged outside the torso 100 and thermally coupled to the housing 1 wall for cooling the heat source. The housing wall 1 is essentially hermetically sealing the torso 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Alessandro Schiavone Scafato, David Sekanina, Simon Mark Holt, Taihei Ueno, Severin Aregger
  • Publication number: 20240173874
    Abstract: Limb portion 1000, in particular a thigh, for a limb of a robot comprising a first actuator 1 adapted to pivotably couple with a first further limb section and a second actuator 2 adapted to pivotably couple with a second further limb section. In addition, the limb portion 1000 comprises a housing 4 enclosing a first heat source 10 of the first actuator 1 and a second heat source 20 of the second actuator 2. The housing 4 forms a cavity 40 that thermally couples to the first heat source 10 and to the second heat source 20. The housing comprises a first air opening 41 and an second air opening 42 for an airstream to vent the cavity 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Alessandro Schiavone Scafato, David Sekanina, Severin Aregger, Taihei Ueno, Ursin Hutter