Patents by Inventor Dean McGee

Dean McGee 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).

  • Method of controlling an intelligent assist device
    Patent number: 6204620
    Abstract: A method of controlling a powered manipulator (10) is disclosed. The powered manipulator (10) includes at least one motor (12), at least one force sensor (14) on a manual control handle (16) and a microprocessor (18) combined with the plurality of the force sensors (14) for controlling a powered manipulator (10) within physical limits of a workspace. The method comprises the steps of the operator imparting a force on the control handle (16), sensing the direction and magnitude of the force with the plurality of force sensors (14) and sending the force data to the microprocessor (18), processing the force data from the plurality of force sensors (14) with the microprocessor (18) to create movement commands for the powered manipulator (10) and moving the powered manipulator (10) in response to the movement commands from the microprocessor (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Fanuc Robotics North America
    Inventors: Dean McGee, Peter Swanson