Patents by Inventor Dave O'Toole

Dave O'Toole 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).

  • Teaching point program selection method for robot simulator
    Patent number: 9339932
    Abstract: A method of selecting a teaching point program in a three-dimensional graphical representation of a workcell includes the steps of generating the three-dimensional graphical representation of the workcell, calculating a three-dimensional boundary box for each teaching point program associated with the workcell, converting each boundary box to a two-dimensional boundary area, and recognizing which boundary areas overlap a selected area drawn over a two-dimensional display screen. Each boundary area that has been recognized as overlapping the selected area is identified to a user and presented in a list if multiple candidate boundary areas are recognized and identified. The user may then edit those teaching point programs identified as being associated with the selected area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Fanuc America Corporation
    Inventors: Takeyoshi Kanehara, Dave O'Toole
  • TEACHING POINT PROGRAM SELECTION METHOD FOR ROBOT SIMULATOR
    Publication number: 20140135986
    Abstract: A method of selecting a teaching point program in a three-dimensional graphical representation of a workcell includes the steps of generating the three-dimensional graphical representation of the workcell, calculating a three-dimensional boundary box for each teaching point program associated with the workcell, converting each boundary box to a two-dimensional boundary area, and recognizing which boundary areas overlap a selected area drawn over a two-dimensional display screen. Each boundary area that has been recognized as overlapping the selected area is identified to a user and presented in a list if multiple candidate boundary areas are recognized and identified. The user may then edit those teaching point programs identified as being associated with the selected area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Takeyoshi Kanehara, Dave O'Toole