Patents by Inventor Lael Ulam Odhner

Lael Ulam Odhner 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).

  • Compliant adaptive robot grasper
    Patent number: 10259122
    Abstract: A compliant adaptive robot grasper comprises a multi-bar finger linkage, including a fingertip link, at least one base link, and front and rear links joining the base link via a first set of joints with the fingertip links via a second set of joints. The base link includes a mounting structure, allowing it to be mounted on a mounting block for rotary actuation. Linear connections between the joints form a shape substantially in the form of a parallelogram allowing the linear connections across the front and rear links to remain substantially parallel to one another as the front and rear links pivot about the base link without substantially changing the orientation of the fingertip link until and unless the multi-bar finger linkage contacts an external object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Lael Ulam Odhner, Leif Patrick Jentoft, Yaroslav Tenzer
  • Compliant Adaptive Robot Grasper
    Publication number: 20180117773
    Abstract: A compliant adaptive robot grasper comprises a multi-bar finger linkage, including a fingertip link, at least one base link, and front and rear links joining the base link via a first set of joints with the fingertip links via a second set of joints. The base link includes a mounting structure, allowing it to be mounted on a mounting block for rotary actuation. Linear connections between the joints form a shape substantially in the form of a parallelogram allowing the linear connections across the front and rear links to remain substantially parallel to one another as the front and rear links pivot about the base link without substantially changing the orientation of the fingertip link until and unless the multi-bar finger linkage contacts an external object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Lael Ulam Odhner, Leif Patrick Jentoft, Yaroslav Tenzer