Patents by Inventor Jake Goldsmith

Jake Goldsmith 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).

  • Publication number: 20250214259
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an underactuated end effector for a humanoid robot. The end effector includes a frame, a plurality of finger assemblies removably connected to the frame, and a thumb assembly removably connected to the frame. Each finger assembly includes a finger motor assembly. The thumb assembly includes a first thumb motor with a first thumb motor shaft configured to rotate about a first motor shaft axis, and a first motor gear connected to the first thumb motor shaft. The thumb assembly also includes a second thumb motor with a second thumb motor shaft configured to rotate about a second motor shaft axis, and a second motor gear connected to the second thumb motor shaft. The first motor shaft axis is substantially parallel to the second motor shaft axis, and the first motor gear axis is substantially parallel to the second motor gear axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Jake Goldsmith, Michael Stevens, Jacob Daniel Webb
  • Publication number: 20250205908
    Abstract: A mechanical end effector for a humanoid robot includes a plurality of identical finger assemblies. Each of the finger assemblies is removably connected to a frame. Each of the finger assemblies is fully self-contained and operable independently of every other one of the finger assemblies and independently of every other component connected to the frame. Each of the finger assemblies includes a single electric motor and is configured to be fully operable using only the single electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Jake Goldsmith, Michael Stevens
  • Patent number: D783736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Fondazione Instituto Italiano Di Technologia
    Inventors: Jake Goldsmith, Claudio Semini, Darwin Gordon Caldwell