Patents by Inventor David F. Hanson

David F. Hanson 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).

  • Human emulation robot system
    Patent number: 8594839
    Abstract: A robot system comprising a flexible artificial skin operable to be mechanically flexed under the control of a computational system. The system comprises a first set of software instructions operable to receive and process input images to determine that at least one human likely is present. The system comprises a second set of software instructions operable to determine a response to a perceived human presence, whereby the computational system shall output signals corresponding to the response, such that, in at least some instances, the output signals cause the controlled flexing of the artificial skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventor: David F. Hanson
  • Human emulation robot system
    Patent number: 7113848
    Abstract: One aspect is a robot system comprising a flexible artificial skin operable to be mechanically flexed under the control of a computational system. The system comprises a first set of software instructions operable to receive and process input images to determine that at least one human likely is present. The system comprises a second set of software instructions operable to determine a response to a perceived human presence, whereby the computational system shall output signals corresponding to the response, such that, in at least some instances, the output signals cause the controlled flexing of the artificial skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Inventor: David F. Hanson
  • Human emulation robot system
    Publication number: 20040249510
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a robot system comprising a flexible artificial skin operable to be mechanically flexed under the control of a computational system. The system comprises a first set of software instructions operable to receive and process input images to determine that at least one human likely is present. The system comprises a second set of software instructions operable to determine a response to a perceived human presence, whereby the computational system shall output signals corresponding to the response, such that, in at least some instances, the output signals cause the controlled flexing of the artificial skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventor: David F. Hanson