Patents by Inventor J. Kenneth Salsbury

J. Kenneth Salsbury 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).

  • ELECTROMECHANICALLY COUNTERBALANCED HUMANOID ROBOTIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160158932
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to construction, configuration, and utilization of humanoid robotic systems and aspects thereof are described. A system may include a mobile base, a spine structure, a body structure, and at least one robotic arm, each of which is movably configured to have significant human-scale capabilities in prescribed environments. The one or more robotic arms may be rotatably coupled to the body structure, which may be mechanically associated with the mobile base and spine such that it may be deflectably elevated and rolled relative to the base simultaneously and independently. Aspects of the one or more arms may be counterbalanced with one or more spring-based counterbalancing mechanisms which facilitate backdriveability and payload features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keenan A. Wyrobek, Eric Berger, J. Kenneth Salsbury
  • ELECTROMECHANICALLY COUNTERBALANCED HUMANOID ROBOTIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140246258
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to construction, configuration, and utilization of humanoid robotic systems and aspects thereof are described. A system may include a mobile base, a spine structure, a body structure, and at least one robotic arm, each of which is movably configured to have significant human-scale capabilities in prescribed environments. The one or more robotic arms may be rotatably coupled to the body structure, which may be mechanically associated with the mobile base and spine such that it may be deflectably elevated and rolled relative to the base simultaneously and independently. Aspects of the one or more arms may be counterbalanced with one or more spring-based counterbalancing mechanisms which facilitate backdriveability and payload features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Keenan A. Wyrobek, Eric Berger, J. Kenneth Salsbury