Patents by Inventor Ash Robbins

Ash Robbins 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: 20250050188
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for predictive shoulder kinematics via immersive virtual reality. In one example, a system comprises an immersive virtual reality (iVR) system, the iVR system including a headset and a hand-held controller, and machine readable instructions executable to: predict joint kinematics using a machine learning model based on motion data received from the iVR system during gameplay of a virtual reality-guided exercise with the iVR system. In this way, physical rehabilitation may be performed remotely with increased evaluation accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Powell, Aviv Elor, Ash Robbins, Mircea Teodorescu, Sri Kurniawan
  • Patent number: 12070853
    Abstract: A robotic arm having one or more hybrid (soft-rigid) joints includes a first link, a second link, and a joint interconnecting the first link and the second link, such that the first link is movable relative to the second link along an axis of motion. The joint includes: a socket component coupled to a distal end portion of the second link and a ball component coupled to a proximal end portion of first link, the ball component is configured to rotationally fit within the socket component. The joint also includes a flexible membrane encasing the socket component and the ball component. The robotic arm is controllable using a reinforcement learning algorithm training using a simulation of the robotic arm and optionally, further training in a physical world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Ash Robbins, Mircea Teodorescu
  • Publication number: 20220281123
    Abstract: A robotic arm having one or more hybrid (soft-rigid) joints includes a first link, a second link, and a joint interconnecting the first link and the second link, such that the first link is movable relative to the second link along an axis of motion. The joint includes: a socket component coupled to a distal end portion of the second link and a ball component coupled to a proximal end portion of first link, the ball component is configured to rotationally fit within the socket component. The joint also includes a flexible membrane encasing the socket component and the ball component. The robotic arm is controllable using a reinforcement learning algorithm training using a simulation of the robotic arm and optionally, further training in a physical world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Ash Robbins, Mircea Teodorescu