Patents by Inventor Avi Kahani

Avi Kahani 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).

  • Robotic fruit harvesting machine with fruit-pair picking and hybrid motorized-pneumatic robot arms
    Patent number: 11477942
    Abstract: A harvesting system includes a vertical frame, a plurality of linear robots, a plurality of cameras and a processor. The vertical frame is configured to be positioned opposite a sector to be harvested. The robots are arranged in pairs stacked vertically in the frame, each pair including first and second robots that are configured to move together along a vertical axis, to move independently of one another along a horizontal axis, and have respective first and second robot arms that are configured to approach the sector and harvest fruit. The plurality of cameras is configured to acquire images of the sector. The processor is configured to identify the fruit in the images and control the robots to harvest the fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: FFROBOTICS LTD.
    Inventors: Gideon Avigad, Shaul Salomon, Avi Kahani, Yoav Koster
  • Robotic Fruit Harvesting Machine with Fruit-Pair Picking and Hybrid Motorized-Pneumatic robot arms
    Publication number: 20200128744
    Abstract: A harvesting system includes a vertical frame, a plurality of linear robots, a plurality of cameras and a processor. The vertical frame is configured to be positioned opposite a sector to be harvested. The robots are arranged in pairs stacked vertically in the frame, each pair including first and second robots that are configured to move together along a vertical axis, to move independently of one another along a horizontal axis, and have respective first and second robot arms that are configured to approach the sector and harvest fruit. The plurality of cameras is configured to acquire images of the sector. The processor is configured to identify the fruit in the images and control the robots to harvest the fruit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Gideon Avigad, Shaul Salomon, Avi Kahani, Yoav Koster
  • Multi-robot crop harvesting machine
    Patent number: 9475189
    Abstract: A harvesting system includes multiple robots, one or more sensors and one or more computers. The robots are mounted on a common frame facing an area to be harvested, and are each configured to harvest crop items by reaching and gripping the crop items from a fixed angle of approach. The sensors are configured to acquire images of the area. The computers are configured to identify the crop items in the images, and to direct the robots to harvest the identified crop items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: FFMH-TECH LTD.
    Inventor: Avi Kahani
  • MULTI-ROBOT CROP HARVESTING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20160243696
    Abstract: A harvesting system includes multiple robots, one or more sensors and one or more computers. The robots are mounted on a common frame facing an area to be harvested, and are each configured to harvest crop items by reaching and gripping the crop items from a fixed angle of approach. The sensors are configured to acquire images of the area. The computers are configured to identify the crop items in the images, and to direct the robots to harvest the identified crop items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Avi Kahani