Patents by Inventor Jiaji ZHOU

Jiaji ZHOU 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).

  • Robotic system for picking, sorting, and placing a plurality of random and novel objects
    Patent number: 10961061
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to pick and place robotic systems. An exemplary system for orienting an object comprises: a scanner configured to detect a label on the object; an upper conveyor belt; a flipping conveyor belt located at an end of the upper conveyor belt, wherein the upper conveyor belt is configured to transport the object toward the flipping conveyor belt, wherein the flipping conveyor belt is configured to, in a first orientation or position, rotate and exert a frictional force on the object to reorient the object while the object is in contact with the upper conveyor belt, wherein the flipping conveyor belt is configured to, in a second orientation or position, allow the object to drop off the end of the upper conveyor belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: XYZ Robotics Global Inc.
    Inventors: Aidan Eric Rose, Jason Chua Yap, Kuan-Ting Yu, Jiaji Zhou
  • ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR PICKING, SORTING, AND PLACING A PLURALITY OF RANDOM AND NOVEL OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20200017314
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to pick and place robotic systems. An exemplary system for orienting an object comprises: a scanner configured to detect a label on the object; an upper conveyor belt; a flipping conveyor belt located at an end of the upper conveyor belt, wherein the upper conveyor belt is configured to transport the object toward the flipping conveyor belt, wherein the flipping conveyor belt is configured to, in a first orientation or position, rotate and exert a frictional force on the object to reorient the object while the object is in contact with the upper conveyor belt, wherein the flipping conveyor belt is configured to, in a second orientation or position, allow the object to drop off the end of the upper conveyor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Aidan Eric ROSE, Jason Chua YAP, Kuan-Ting YU, Jiaji ZHOU