Patents by Inventor Derek W. Mitchell

Derek W. Mitchell 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).

  • System and method for quick scripting of tasks for autonomous robotic manipulation
    Patent number: 9486918
    Abstract: Described is a system for a system for autonomous robotic manipulation. The system is configured to receiving a selected task from a task file library. The task is associated with causing a robot end effector to perform an action with a particular item, such as picking up an item. The selected task is transformed into a state machine. Thereafter, the system executes the state machine and, in doing so, causes the robot end effector to perform the selected task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Darren J. Earl, Derek W. Mitchell, Heiko Hoffmann