Patents by Inventor Myron M. Kutcher

Myron M. Kutcher 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 apparatus for calibrating a robot to compensate for inaccuracy of the robot
    Patent number: 4362977
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for calibrating a robot and using the results of this calibration to compensate for inaccuracies of the robot and also to diagnose robot deterioration. The method includes moving the robot to a set of nominal positions, commanded by the robot controller or measured by position encoders built into the robot, and determining the associated actual positions by measuring the robot position with an independent accurate measuring means or by aligning the robot end effector with an accurate calibration mask. The calibration results are stored and subsequently used to compensate for robot inaccuracy so that the robot moves to the actual desired positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Roger C. Evans, John E. Griffith, David D. Grossman, Myron M. Kutcher, Peter M. Will