Patents by Inventor Daniel Posfai

Daniel Posfai 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).

  • Patent number: 11654561
    Abstract: An automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within the work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; a machine vision system configured to scan a target area and generate target area information; and a computational system configured to: process the target area information to identify a surface defect, generate one or more remedial instructions based, at least in part, upon the surface defect identified, and manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly based, at least in part, upon the one or more remedial instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Ascend Robotics LLC
    Inventors: David Askey, Shumei Yin, Daniel Posfai
  • Publication number: 20200061827
    Abstract: An automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within the work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; a machine vision system configured to scan a target area and generate target area information; and a computational system configured to: process the target area information to identify a surface defect, generate one or more remedial instructions based, at least in part, upon the surface defect identified, and manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly based, at least in part, upon the one or more remedial instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: David Askey, Shumei Yin, Daniel Posfai
  • Publication number: 20200061828
    Abstract: An automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within the work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; and a computational system configured to: manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly; detect contact of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and/or the arm assembly with an object, and adjust the manipulation of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and/or the arm assembly in response to sensing such contact with the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Shumei YIN, Daniel POSFAI, David ASKEY
  • Publication number: 20200064817
    Abstract: A variable-duty-cycle microcontroller is configured for use within an automated construction robot system and includes: an inlet port configured to receive coating material from a coating supply system; an outlet port configured to provide a regulated quantity of coating material to a head assembly; and a coating material regulation system configured to control the passage of the coating material from the inlet port to the outlet port, wherein the coating material regulation system is configured to process a variable-duty-cycle control signal and regulate the quantity of coating material applied to a work surface via the head assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: DAVID ASKEY, Daniel Posfai