Patents by Inventor Andrew George Goodale

Andrew George Goodale 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).

  • FIELD-ASSEMBLED SOFT GRIPPING FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20230330870
    Abstract: A soft robotic gripper having component parts capable of being assembled in the field at the terminus of an industrial robot arm for providing adaptive gripping of a product. A hub includes a pneumatic inlet leading to outlets. Finger mounts with pneumatic passages hold inflatable fingers, and tension fastener(s) secure and compress the finger mounts toward the hub by passing through the pneumatic passages and fastening under tension in a direction of the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Curhan, Chikyung Won, Andrew George Goodale
  • Field-assembled soft gripping for industrial and collaborative robots
    Patent number: 11691297
    Abstract: A soft robotic gripper having component parts capable of being assembled in the field at the terminus of an industrial robot arm for providing adaptive gripping of a product. A hub includes a pneumatic inlet leading to outlets. Finger mounts with pneumatic passages hold inflatable fingers, and tension fastener(s) secure and compress the finger mounts toward the hub by passing through the pneumatic passages and fastening under tension in a direction of the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SOFT ROBOTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Curhan, Chikyung Won, Andrew George Goodale
  • FIELD- ASSEMBLED SOFT GRIPPING FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20210370527
    Abstract: A soft robotic gripper having component parts capable of being assembled in the field at the terminus of an industrial robot arm for providing adaptive gripping of a product. A hub includes a pneumatic inlet leading to outlets. Finger mounts with pneumatic passages hold inflatable fingers, and tension fastener(s) secure and compress the finger mounts toward the hub by passing through the pneumatic passages and fastening under tension in a direction of the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Curhan, Chikyung Won, Andrew George Goodale
  • Field-assembled soft gripping for industrial and collaborative robots
    Patent number: 11090818
    Abstract: A soft robotic gripper having component parts capable of being assembled in the field at the terminus of an industrial robot arm for providing adaptive gripping of a product. A hub includes a pneumatic inlet leading to outlets. Finger mounts with pneumatic passages hold inflatable fingers, and tension fastener(s) secure and compress the finger mounts toward the hub by passing through the pneumatic passages and fastening under tension in a direction of the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SOFT ROBOTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Curhan, Chikyung Won, Andrew George Goodale
  • FIELD- ASSEMBLED SOFT GRIPPING FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20190299424
    Abstract: A soft robotic gripper having component parts capable of being assembled in the field at the terminus of an industrial robot arm for providing adaptive gripping of a product. A hub includes a pneumatic inlet leading to outlets. Finger mounts with pneumatic passages hold inflatable fingers, and tension fastener(s) secure and compress the finger mounts toward the hub by passing through the pneumatic passages and fastening under tension in a direction of the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Curhan, Chikyung Won, Andrew George Goodale