Patents by Inventor Carl Allendorph

Carl Allendorph 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: 20250133991
    Abstract: Systems and methods capable of selecting and positively grasping objects of interest within a cluttered environment are described. Some aspects of the present disclosure provide for real-time control of a robot that uses various sensors and reacts to sensor input in real time to adjust the robot's path. In some embodiments, a robotic item picker includes an end effector having a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end, a carriage configured to rotate about and translate along an intermediate portion of the shaft between a proximal position and a distal position, a suction device coupled to the distal end of the shaft, and a plurality of fingers spaced radially about the carriage. The robot may be a t-bot including a longitudinal member rotatable about a lengthwise axis of the longitudinal member, a carriage translatable along the lengthwise axis, and a radial member slidably mounted to the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Cedric Jeanty, Carl Allendorph, Marc Grossman
  • Patent number: 12004451
    Abstract: Systems and methods capable of selecting and positively grasping objects of interest within a cluttered environment are described. Some aspects of the present disclosure provide for real-time control of a robot that uses various sensors and reacts to sensor input in real time to adjust the robots path. In some embodiments, a robotic item picker includes an end effector having a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end, a carriage configured to rotate about and translate along an intermediate portion of the shaft between a proximal position and a distal position, a suction device coupled to the distal end of the shaft, and a plurality of fingers spaced radially about the carriage. The robot may be a t-bot including a longitudinal member rotatable about a lengthwise axis of the longitudinal member, a carriage translatable along the lengthwise axis, and a radial member slidably mounted to the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Farm Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Cedric Jeanty, Carl Allendorph, Marc Grossman
  • Publication number: 20230239452
    Abstract: Stereo imaging systems and devices are disclosed. A stereo imaging system can include one or more stereo imaging modules and an image processing module connected to the one more stereo imaging modules by a coaxial cable that carries two-way communication signals and transfers electrical power from the image processing module to the stereo imaging modules. The stereo imaging modules each include a plurality of image sensors positioned to capture images of at least partially overlapping fields of view, and processing circuitry configured to transmit the captured images to the stereo imaging module via the coaxial cable. The processing module includes processing circuitry configured to receive and process the captured images, and power circuitry configured to provide electrical power to the stereo imaging module via the coaxial cable. The plurality of image sensors may be color image sensors configured to collect color images for stereo image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: Carl Allendorph
  • Publication number: 20210337734
    Abstract: Systems and methods capable of selecting and positively grasping objects of interest within a cluttered environment are described. Some aspects of the present disclosure provide for real-time control of a robot that uses various sensors and reacts to sensor input in real time to adjust the robots path. In some embodiments, a robotic item picker includes an end effector having a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end, a carriage configured to rotate about and translate along an intermediate portion of the shaft between a proximal position and a distal position, a suction device coupled to the distal end of the shaft, and a plurality of fingers spaced radially about the carriage. The robot may be a t-bot including a longitudinal member rotatable about a lengthwise axis of the longitudinal member, a carriage translatable along the lengthwise axis, and a radial member slidably mounted to the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Cedric Jeanty, Carl Allendorph, Marc Grossman