Patents by Inventor Didier M. Rouaud

Didier M. Rouaud 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 of performing operations on artifacts with stowable robotic pods
    Patent number: 11213955
    Abstract: A system and method for operating at least one stowable automated robotic pod in a workplace having a workpiece is disclosed. The pod includes a robot on a base that can also include one or both of a tool nest and process equipment. A door to subfloor storage allows the pod to raise its base vertical, placing the robot into the desired vertical position in the workspace. Once operations on the workpiece are complete, the pod withdraws back to the subfloor storage and the doors to the storage volume close.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Michael G. Nelson, Timothy A. Brownlee, Robert J. Santen, Didier M. Rouaud, Douglas B. Polkinghome
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING OPERATIONS ON ARTIFACTS WITH STOWABLE ROBOTIC PADS
    Publication number: 20170203441
    Abstract: A system and method for operating at least one stowable automated robotic pod in a workplace having a workpiece is disclosed. The pod includes a robot on a base that can also include one or both of a tool nest and process equipment. A door to subfloor storage allows the pod to raise its base vertical, placing the robot into the desired vertical position in the workspace. Once operations on the workpiece are complete, the pod withdraws back to the subfloor storage and the doors to the storage volume close.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Michael G. Nelson, Timothy A. Brownlee, Robert J. Santen, Didier M. Rouaud, Douglas B. Polkinghome