Patents by Inventor Alex C. Spies

Alex C. Spies 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING CONTACT BETWEEN A LINK AND AN EXTERNAL OBJECT
    Publication number: 20240058970
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting contact between a link and an external object are provided. In one aspect, there is provided a robotic system, including a manipulatable link, a rigid shell configured to overlay the manipulatable link, and one or more sensors positioned between the rigid shell and the manipulatable link. The one or more sensors are configured to detect contact between the rigid shell and an external object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas J. EYRE, Alex C. SPIES, Colin Allen WILSON, Mason Myles MARKEE, Ying MAO, Bo YANG, Yanan HUANG
  • Systems and methods for detecting contact between a link and an external object
    Patent number: 11839969
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting contact between a link and an external object are provided. In one aspect, there is provided a robotic system, including a manipulatable link, a rigid shell configured to overlay the manipulatable link, and one or more sensors positioned between the rigid shell and the manipulatable link. The one or more sensors are configured to detect contact between the rigid shell and an external object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Eyre, Alex C. Spies, Colin Allen Wilson, Mason Myles Markee, Ying Mao, Bo Yang, Yanan Huang
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING CONTACT BETWEEN A LINK AND AN EXTERNAL OBJECT
    Publication number: 20210402615
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting contact between a link and an external object are provided. In one aspect, there is provided a robotic system, including a manipulatable link, a rigid shell configured to overlay the manipulatable link, and one or more sensors positioned between the rigid shell and the manipulatable link. The one or more sensors are configured to detect contact between the rigid shell and an external object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas J. EYRE, Alex C. SPIES, Colin Allen WILSON, Mason Myles MARKEE, Ying MAO, Bo YANG, Yanan HUANG
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING ROBOTIC COMPONENTS ON A LOAD CELL
    Publication number: 20210298847
    Abstract: Certain aspects relate to a robotic surgery system, including a robotic arm with a base, a proximal portion and a distal portion. A tool driver is detachably coupled to a medical instrument and the tool driver is coupled with the distal portion of the robotic arm. A load cell is positioned between the proximal portion and the distal portion such that the load cell supports the distal portion and the tool driver. The load cell is configured to detect forces that interact with the distal portion or the tool driver to enhance user control of the robotic arm and/or the safe operation of the robotic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Ying Mao, Aren Calder Hill, Alex C. Spies, Nicholas J. Eyre, Yanan Huang