Patents by Inventor Christopher David Boyce

Christopher David Boyce 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 systems and methods for vehicle fueling and charging
    Patent number: 11584633
    Abstract: A robotic system for fueling or charging a vehicle having a vehicle connector, the robotic system including a robotic arm having a plurality of sequentially arranged articulated links and at least one group of operating cables extending from a proximal end of the arm to terminate at a control link, for controlling the position of that link, the cables each having a path comprising a passage in each successive more proximal link for closely receiving the cable, a flexible conduit operably connected with the robotic arm for delivering a fluid or an electrical current, respectively, to a vehicle, the conduit being connected to a source at a first end and a delivery connector at a second end, and a control system for operating the robotic arm and the hose or cable, wherein the control system directs the robotic arm to engage the vehicle connector with the delivery connector and, upon engagement of the vehicle connector and delivery connector, the control system relaxes the robotic arm to an under-constrained cond
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: OLIVER CRISPIN ROBOTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Crispin Graham, Christopher David Boyce, Tim Henri Ann Francois, Jason Ralph Gordon Curle, Trevor Owen Hawke
  • Robotic systems and methods for vehicle fueling and charging
    Patent number: 11413979
    Abstract: A robotic system for fueling or charging a vehicle having a vehicle connector, the robotic system including a robotic arm having a plurality of sequentially arranged articulated links and at least one group of operating cables extending from a proximal end of the arm to terminate at a control link, for controlling the position of that link, the cables each having a path comprising a passage in each successive more proximal link for closely receiving the cable, a flexible conduit operably connected with the robotic arm for delivering a fluid or an electrical current, respectively, to a vehicle, the conduit being connected to a source at a first end and a delivery connector at a second end, and a control system for operating the robotic arm and the hose or cable, wherein the control system directs the robotic arm to engage the vehicle connector with the delivery connector and, upon engagement of the vehicle connector and delivery connector, the control system relaxes the robotic arm to an under-constrained cond
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: OLIVER CRISPIN ROBOTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Crispin Graham, Christopher David Boyce, Peter John Nisbet, Jason Ralph Gordon Curle, Trevor Owen Hawke
  • ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE FUELING AND CHARGING
    Publication number: 20210198093
    Abstract: A robotic system for fueling or charging a vehicle having a vehicle connector, the robotic system including a robotic arm having a plurality of sequentially arranged articulated links and at least one group of operating cables extending from a proximal end of the arm to terminate at a control link, for controlling the position of that link, the cables each having a path comprising a passage in each successive more proximal link for closely receiving the cable, a flexible conduit operably connected with the robotic arm for delivering a fluid or an electrical current, respectively, to a vehicle, the conduit being connected to a source at a first end and a delivery connector at a second end, and a control system for operating the robotic arm and the hose or cable, wherein the control system directs the robotic arm to engage the vehicle connector with the delivery connector and, upon engagement of the vehicle connector and delivery connector, the control system relaxes the robotic arm to an under-constrained cond
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Crispin Graham, Christopher David Boyce, Tim Henri Ann Francois, Jason Ralph Gordon Curle, Trevor Owen Hawke
  • ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE FUELING AND CHARGING
    Publication number: 20210197684
    Abstract: A robotic system for fueling or charging a vehicle having a vehicle connector, the robotic system including a robotic arm having a plurality of sequentially arranged articulated links and at least one group of operating cables extending from a proximal end of the arm to terminate at a control link, for controlling the position of that link, the cables each having a path comprising a passage in each successive more proximal link for closely receiving the cable, a flexible conduit operably connected with the robotic arm for delivering a fluid or an electrical current, respectively, to a vehicle, the conduit being connected to a source at a first end and a delivery connector at a second end, and a control system for operating the robotic arm and the hose or cable, wherein the control system directs the robotic arm to engage the vehicle connector with the delivery connector and, upon engagement of the vehicle connector and delivery connector, the control system relaxes the robotic arm to an under-constrained cond
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Crispin Graham, Christopher David Boyce, Peter John Nisbet, Jason Ralph Gordon Curle, Trevor Owen Hawke