Patents by Inventor Lakshman Kumar

Lakshman Kumar 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).

  • Patent number: 12182656
    Abstract: A distribution system is disclosed for use with an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides distribution of dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an urging system for urging an object on a conveyor from the conveyor to a chute that includes at least one actuatable door for selectively dropping the object through the at least one actuable door, said chute leading to a first receiving station with a second receiving station being positioned below the at least one actuable door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, Jr., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Publication number: 20240428029
    Abstract: An induction system is disclosed for filtering the induction of objects to a plurality of object processing systems. The induction system includes an evaluation means for evaluating at least one characteristic of an object, and routing means for routing the object in one of a plurality of directions responsive to the evaluated characteristic, at least one of the plurality of directions leading to a selected one of the plurality of object processing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas WAGNER, Matthew T. MASON, Christopher GEYER, John Richard AMEND, JR., Kyle MARONEY, Joseph MORANO, Victoria HINCHEY, Jeffrey KITTREDGE, Andrew GAUTHIER, Lakshman KUMAR, Prasanna VELAGAPUDI
  • Publication number: 20240412014
    Abstract: A distribution system is disclosed for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides distribution of dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an urging system for urging an object on a conveyor from the conveyor to one of a plurality of adjacent receiving stations via a receiving chute, wherein each receiving station is lower than the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas WAGNER, Matthew T. MASON, Christopher GEYER, John Richard AMEND, JR., Kyle MARONEY, Joseph ROMANO, Victoria HINCHEY, Jeffrey KITTREDGE, Andrew GAUTHIER, Lakshman KUMAR, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Patent number: 12164992
    Abstract: A distribution system for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an air intake system with an opening that is a fixed distance from a conveyor section, said air intake system aiding in moving an object on the conveyor section from the conveyor section to one of a plurality of adjacent transport units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, Jr., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Patent number: 12154064
    Abstract: A processing system for processing objects is disclosed that includes a plurality of receiving stations for receiving a plurality of objects, each object being associated with prerecorded data, and a plurality of processing stations, each of which is in communication with at least one processing station. Each processing station includes perception means for perceiving data regarding an identity of any of an object or a bin of objects, and capture means for capturing characteristic data regarding an object to provide captured data. Each processing station further includes comparison means for comparing the captured data with the prerecorded data to provide comparison data, and a plurality of distribution stations, each of which is in communication with at least one processing station for receiving objects from the at least one processing station responsive to the comparison data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshman Kumar, Abraham Schneider, Thomas Koletschka, Christopher Geyer, Joseph Romano, John Richard Amend, Jr., Benjamin Cohen, William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Kyle Maroney, Thomas Wagner
  • Patent number: 12112229
    Abstract: An induction system is disclosed for filtering the induction of objects to a plurality of object processing systems. The induction system includes an evaluation means for evaluating at least one characteristic of an object, and routing means for routing the object in one of a plurality of directions responsive to the evaluated characteristic, at least one of the plurality of directions leading to a selected one of the plurality of object processing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, Jr., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Publication number: 20240327144
    Abstract: An object processing system is disclosed that includes a mobile system for moving from a proximal base toward a plurality of objects to be processed, and a programmable motion device supported on the mobile unit at a proximal end of the programmable motion device, the programmable motion device including an end-effector at a distal end thereof, the end-effector including a first stationary portion that remains stationary with respect to the distal end of the programmable motion device, and a second movable portion that moves with respect to the first stationary portion, the second movable portion for contacting at least one object of the plurality of objects for urging the at least one object from the plurality of objects toward the mobile system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Carlton SMITH, Dominick FREEMAN, William FARMER, Conor O’NEIL, Joshua BEST, Adam James DEELEY, Kelvin Edward WIEBE, Robert WILLIAMS, Anthony PAUL, Joseph Corey MICHAL, Clayton Henry MANCHESTER, Michael Fangjin XIAO, Ryan Edward LEONARD, Vitalii RUSSINKOVSKII, Caris Mariah MOSES, Lakshman KUMAR, Nicholas ECKENSTEIN, Ananya TANDON, Thomas ALLEN, Yanchun WU, Ian Michael DESROCHERS, John Norman COGSWELL, III
  • Publication number: 20240330626
    Abstract: An induction system for filtering the induction of objects to an object processing system is disclosed. The induction system includes an evaluation means for evaluating at least one characteristic of an object, and a routing system for routing the object in one of a plurality of directions responsive to the evaluated characteristic, at least one of the plurality of directions leading to the object processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, JR., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Patent number: 12106175
    Abstract: A distribution system is disclosed for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides distribution of dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an urging system for urging an object on a conveyor from the conveyor to one of a plurality of adjacent receiving stations via a receiving chute, wherein each receiving station is lower than the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, Jr., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Patent number: 12099895
    Abstract: An induction system for filtering the induction of objects to an object processing system is disclosed. The induction system includes an evaluation means for evaluating at least one characteristic of an object, and a routing system for routing the object in one of a plurality of directions responsive to the evaluated characteristic, at least one of the plurality of directions leading to the object processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, Jr., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Publication number: 20240054302
    Abstract: In an induction system for use with an object processing system, a distribution system is disclosed for providing dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes a conveyor section that travels over a vacuum roller, and the plurality of receiving units arranged generally below the vacuum roller such that an object with a mass will fall toward one of the plurality of receiving units based on both the object's mass and a vacuum force applied to the object through the conveyor section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas WAGNER, Matthew T. MASON, Christopher GEYER, John Richard AMEND, Kyle MARONEY, Joseph ROMANO, Victoria HINCHEY, Jeffrey KITTREDGE, Andrew GAUTHIER, Lakshman KUMAR, Prasanna VELAGAPUDI
  • Publication number: 20240054303
    Abstract: A distribution system for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an air intake system with an opening that is a fixed distance from a conveyor section, said air intake system aiding in moving an object on the conveyor section from the conveyor section to one of a plurality of adjacent transport units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas WAGNER, Matthew T. MASON, Christopher GEYER, John Richard AMEND, JR., Kyle MARONEY, Joseph ROMANO, Victoria HINCHEY, Jeffrey KITTREDGE, Andrew GAUTHIER, Lakshman KUMAR, Prasanna VELAGAPUDI
  • Publication number: 20240033936
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for providing extrinsic calibration of a camera to a relative working environment of a programmable motion device that includes an end-effector. The system includes a fiducial located at or near the end-effector, at least one camera system for viewing the fiducial as the programmable motion device moves in at least three degrees of freedom, and for capturing a plurality of images containing the fiducial, and a calibration system for analyzing the plurality of images to determine a fiducial location with respect to the camera to permit calibration of the camera with the programmable motion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Yu DING, Christopher GEYER, Luis GALUP, Jeffrey KITTREDGE, Thomas KOLETSCHKA, Lakshman KUMAR, Anjana NELLITHIMARU, Ryan O'HERN, Jeremy SASLAW
  • Patent number: 11868840
    Abstract: In an induction system for use with an object processing system, a distribution system is disclosed for providing dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes a conveyor section that travels over a vacuum roller, and the plurality of receiving units arranged generally below the vacuum roller such that an object with a mass will fall toward one of the plurality of receiving units based on both the object's mass and a vacuum force applied to the object through the conveyor section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, Jr., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Patent number: 11847513
    Abstract: A distribution system for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an air intake system with an opening that is a fixed distance from a conveyor section, said air intake system aiding in moving an object on the conveyor section from the conveyor section to one of a plurality of adjacent transport units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, Jr., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Publication number: 20230401398
    Abstract: A distribution system is disclosed for use with an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides distribution of dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an urging system for urging an object on a conveyor from the conveyor to a chute that includes at least one actuatable door for selectively dropping the object through the at least one actuable door, said chute leading to a first receiving station with a second receiving station being positioned below the at least one actuable door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas WAGNER, Matthew T. MASON, Christopher GEYER, John Richard AMEND, JR., Kyle MARONEY, Joseph ROMANO, Victoria HINCHEY, Jeffrey KITTREDGE, Andrew GAUTHIER, Lakshman KUMAR, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Patent number: 11826918
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for providing extrinsic calibration of a camera to a relative working environment of a programmable motion device that includes an end-effector. The system includes a fiducial located at or near the end-effector, at least one camera system for viewing the fiducial as the programmable motion device moves in at least three degrees of freedom, and for capturing a plurality of images containing the fiducial, and a calibration system for analyzing the plurality of images to determine a fiducial location with respect to the camera to permit calibration of the camera with the programmable motion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Ding, Christopher Geyer, Luis Galup, Jeffrey Kittredge, Thomas Koletschka, Lakshman Kumar, Anjana Nellithimaru, Ryan O'Hern, Jeremy Saslaw
  • Publication number: 20230342573
    Abstract: An induction system is disclosed for filtering the induction of objects to a plurality of object processing systems. The induction system includes an evaluation means for evaluating at least one characteristic of an object, and routing means for routing the object in one of a plurality of directions responsive to the evaluated characteristic, at least one of the plurality of directions leading to a selected one of the plurality of object processing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Publication number: 20230334275
    Abstract: A distribution system is disclosed for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides distribution of dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an urging system for urging an object on a conveyor from the conveyor to one of a plurality of adjacent receiving stations via a receiving chute, wherein each receiving station is lower than the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas WAGNER, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, JR., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Patent number: 11748584
    Abstract: A distribution system is disclosed for use with an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides distribution of dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an urging system for urging an object on a conveyor from the conveyor to a chute that includes at least one actuatable door for selectively dropping the object through the at least one actuable door, said chute leading to a first receiving station with a second receiving station being positioned below the at least one actuable door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, Jr., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi