Patents by Inventor Eric Cousineau

Eric Cousineau 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).

  • Systems and methods for deformable object manipulation using air
    Patent number: 12528190
    Abstract: Systems and methods for manipulating deformable objects using air are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for manipulating a deformable object, the system includes a first robot arm having a first gripper, a second robot arm having a second gripper, a blower robot arm having an air pump, and one or more processors programmed to control the first robot arm and the second robot arm to grasp the deformable object using the first gripper and the second gripper, respectively, and to control the blower robot arm to perform a plurality of blowing actions onto the deformable object until an objective is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignees: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhenjia Xu, Cheng Chi, Benjamin Burchfiel, Eric Cousineau, Siyuan Feng, Shuran Song
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFORMABLE OBJECT MANIPULATION USING AIR
    Publication number: 20230256608
    Abstract: Systems and methods for manipulating deformable objects using air are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for manipulating a deformable object, the system includes a first robot arm having a first gripper, a second robot arm having a second gripper, a blower robot arm having an air pump, and one or more processors programmed to control the first robot arm and the second robot arm to grasp the deformable object using the first gripper and the second gripper, respectively, and to control the blower robot arm to perform a plurality of blowing actions onto the deformable object until an objective is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicants: Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Columbia University, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Zhenjia Xu, Cheng Chi, Benjamin Burchfiel, Eric Cousineau, Siyuan Feng, Shuran Song