Patents by Inventor Lucas Whitaker

Lucas Whitaker 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).

  • Method and system for monitoring a container fullness comprising a lift mechanism to mody the working depth of the container
    Patent number: 11834312
    Abstract: The system can include: a container no, a set of sensors 120, and a controller 130. The system can optionally include a robot 140. However, the system 100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The system functions to monitor and/or maintain a fullness level of a container. The system can additionally or alternatively function to enable robotic picking out of the container (e.g., in a pick-and-place setting). The system can additionally function to maintain candidate objects within reach of the robot's end effector to increase robot uptime while minimizing the extent of the robot's required motion (e.g., in the z-axis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Intrinsic Innovation LLC
    Inventor: Lucas Whitaker
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A CONTAINER FULLNESS
    Publication number: 20230192459
    Abstract: The system can include: a container no, a set of sensors 120, and a controller 130. The system can optionally include a robot 140. However, the system 100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The system functions to monitor and/or maintain a fullness level of a container. The system can additionally or alternatively function to enable robotic picking out of the container (e.g., in a pick-and-place setting). The system can additionally function to maintain candidate objects within reach of the robot's end effector to increase robot uptime while minimizing the extent of the robot's required motion (e.g., in the z-axis).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Lucas Whitaker
  • Method and system for robotic pick-and-place comprising a container floor mounted to a transformable end of a lift mechanism and a set of container walls to define a container working volume with a working depth extends beyond a picking workspace of a robotic arm
    Patent number: 11591194
    Abstract: The system can include: a container 110, a set of sensors 120, and a controller 130. The system can optionally include a robot 140. However, the system 100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The system functions to monitor and/or maintain a fullness level of a container. The system can additionally or alternatively function to enable robotic picking out of the container (e.g., in a pick-and-place setting). The system can additionally function to maintain candidate objects within reach of the robot's end effector to increase robot uptime while minimizing the extent of the robot's required motion (e.g., in the z-axis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Intrinsic Innovation LLC
    Inventor: Lucas Whitaker