Patents by Inventor David Pepley

David Pepley 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: 11911801
    Abstract: Apparatuses, method and computer program products for automatically performing sorting operations are disclosed herein. An example apparatus may comprise: an array of gripping elements, and at least one processing component configured to: obtain image data corresponding with the plurality of items; identify, from the image data, one or more characteristics of the plurality of items; determine, based at least in part on the one or more characteristics, an ordered sequence corresponding with the plurality of items; and generate a control indication to cause at least one of the gripping elements to perform the sorting operations based at least in part on the ordered sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Wicks, David Pepley
  • Publication number: 20230110253
    Abstract: Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a container unloader device. The container unloader device comprises a platform to receive a container, wherein the container comprises a package. The container unloader device also comprises a front panel configured to move between a raised orientation and a lowered orientation, wherein when the front panel being is in the raised orientation, the front panel is orthogonal with respect to the platform, and when the front panel is in the lowered orientation, the front panel and the platform form a continuous surface. The platform can be pivoted from a first angle to a second angle, that is greater than the first angle. The package leans against the front panel the front panel is in the raised orientation. The package is released on a surface of a conveyor when the front panel is in the lowered orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Sai Prasanth KRISHNAMOORTHY, Ramdas PAI, David PEPLEY, Darius SCOTT
  • Patent number: 11548742
    Abstract: Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a container unloader device. The container unloader device comprises a platform to receive a container, wherein the container comprises a package. The container unloader device also comprises a front panel configured to move between a raised orientation and a lowered orientation, wherein when the front panel being is in the raised orientation, the front panel is orthogonal with respect to the platform, and when the front panel is in the lowered orientation, the front panel and the platform form a continuous surface. The platform can be pivoted from a first angle to a second angle, that is greater than the first angle. The package leans against the front panel the front panel is in the raised orientation. The package is released on a surface of a conveyor when the front panel is in the lowered orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
    Inventors: Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, Ramdas Pai, David Pepley, Darius Scott
  • Publication number: 20220348426
    Abstract: Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a container unloader device. The container unloader device comprises a platform to receive a container, wherein the container comprises a package. The container unloader device also comprises a front panel configured to move between a raised orientation and a lowered orientation, wherein when the front panel being is in the raised orientation, the front panel is orthogonal with respect to the platform, and when the front panel is in the lowered orientation, the front panel and the platform form a continuous surface. The platform can be pivoted from a first angle to a second angle, that is greater than the first angle. The package leans against the front panel the front panel is in the raised orientation. The package is released on a surface of a conveyor when the front panel is in the lowered orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Sai Prasanth KRISHNAMOORTHY, Ramdas Pai, David Pepley, Darius Scott
  • Patent number: 11373553
    Abstract: A haptic robotic training system includes a haptic robot arm, a position tracking system, a scanning surface, a monitor and a computer. The robotic arm includes a haptic feedback system and holds a custom syringe in place. The position tracking system includes a positon tracking probe shaped like an ultrasound probe and a motion tracker. The scanning surface is a soft pad made from a synthetic phantom tissue. A simulation software receives the positioning data for the syringe from the robotic arm, and for the virtual ultrasound probe from the position tracking system and generates a virtual environment which mimics an actual ultrasound image. The user receives a real time feedback in the form of a haptic feel through the robotic arm, a virtual ultrasound image on the screen, and a performance feedback on the simulation software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Scarlett Miller, Jason Z. Moore, David Han, Katelin Mirkin, David Pepley, Mary Yovanoff, Inki Kim
  • Publication number: 20220184666
    Abstract: Apparatuses, method and computer program products for automatically performing sorting operations are disclosed herein. An example apparatus may comprise: an array of gripping elements, and at least one processing component configured to: obtain image data corresponding with the plurality of items; identify, from the image data, one or more characteristics of the plurality of items; determine, based at least in part on the one or more characteristics, an ordered sequence corresponding with the plurality of items; and generate a control indication to cause at least one of the gripping elements to perform the sorting operations based at least in part on the ordered sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Wicks, David Pepley
  • Publication number: 20210043112
    Abstract: A haptic robotic training system (200) includes a haptic robot arm (300), a position tracking system (210 and 212), a scanning surface (208), a monitor (214) and a computer. The robotic arm (300) includes a haptic feedback system and holds a custom syringe (500) in place. The position tracking system includes a position tracking probe (210) shaped like an ultrasound probe and a motion tracker (212). The scanning surface (208) is a soft pad made from a synthetic phantom tissue. A simulation software receives the positioning data for the syringe from the robotic arm, and for the virtual ultrasound probe from the position tracking system and generates a virtual environment which mimics an actual ultrasound image. The user receives a real time feedback in the form of a haptic feel through the robotic arm, a virtual ultrasound image on the screen, and a performance feedback on the simulation software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Scarlett Miller, Jason Z. Moore, David Han, Katelin Mirkin, David Pepley, Mary Yovanoff, Inki Kim