Patents by Inventor Kevin Spiczka

Kevin Spiczka 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).

  • Coordinating end effector and vision controls
    Patent number: 10203683
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated methodology providing a processor-controlled end effector that is selectively moveable according to end effector coordinates. A camera is positioned to detect objects according to camera coordinates that overlap the end effector coordinates. Logic executes computer instructions stored in memory to obtain a plurality of paired values of end effector coordinates and camera coordinates for each of a plurality of fiducial features, and to derive a transformation function from the plurality of paired values mapping the camera coordinates to the end effector coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pfeiffer, Kevin Spiczka
  • COORDINATING END EFFECTOR AND VISION CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20150025674
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated methodology providing a processor-controlled end effector that is selectively moveable according to end effector coordinates. A camera is positioned to detect objects according to camera coordinates that overlap the end effector coordinates. Logic executes computer instructions stored in memory to obtain a plurality of paired values of end effector coordinates and camera coordinates for each of a plurality of fiducial features, and to derive a transformation function from the plurality of paired values mapping the camera coordinates to the end effector coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pfeiffer, Kevin Spiczka