Patents by Inventor Gerald A. Ross

Gerald A. Ross 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 and apparatus for picking/packing applications
    Patent number: 8315736
    Abstract: A system for picking and packing applications is provided. The system includes a plurality of robots and a plurality of robot controllers. Each robot controller includes a load re-balance subsystem, a load balance subsystem, a robot state change detector subsystem, a communicator subsystem, and a motion control subsystem. Each of the robot controllers is interconnected and in communication with one another via the communicator subsystems. Each of the robots has a workload that may be selectively balanced. A method for balancing the workloads of the robots using built-in processors which run motion control is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Fanuc Robotics America, Inc.
    Inventors: Genesh Kalbavi, Gordon Geheb, Min-Ren Jean, Gerald A. Ross, Jason Tsai, Rick Wunderlich
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PICKING/PACKING APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20090271034
    Abstract: A system for picking and packing applications is provided. The system includes a plurality of robots and a plurality of robot controllers. Each robot controller includes a load re-balance subsystem, a load balance subsystem, a robot state change detector subsystem, a communicator subsystem, and a motion control subsystem. Each of the robot controllers is interconnected and in communication with one another via the communicator subsystems. Each of the robots has a workload that may be selectively balanced. A method for balancing the workloads of the robots using built-in processors which run motion control is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Genesh Kalbavi, Gordon Geheb, Min-Ren Jean, Gerald A. Ross, Jason Tsai, Rick Wunderlich
  • Robotic system with teach pendant
    Patent number: 6560513
    Abstract: A robotic system for a robot includes a programmable controller coupled to the robot and a teach pendant coupled to the programmable controller. The teach pendant is adapted to control the robot and includes a processor capable of operating the teach pendant and a display coupled to the processor. The teach pendant also includes a web browser. The web browser is adapted to accept input data in a standard format and display the input data on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Fanuc Robotics North America
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Krause, Donald D. DeMotte, Claude A. Dinsmoor, Judy A. Evans, Glenn F. Nowak, Gerald A. Ross, Gary J. Rutledge, Charles F. Slabe
  • Robotic system with teach pendant
    Publication number: 20020045970
    Abstract: A robotic system for a robot includes a programmable controller coupled to the robot and a teach pendant coupled to the programmable controller. The teach pendant is adapted to control the robot and includes a processor capable of operating the teach pendant and a display coupled to the processor. The teach pendant also includes a web browser. The web browser is adapted to accept input data in a standard format and display the input data on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Krause, Donald D. DeMotte, Claude A. Dinsmoor, Judy A. Evans, Glenn F. Nowak, Gerald A. Ross, Gary J. Rutledge, Charles F. Slabe