Patents by Inventor Natan Linder
Natan Linder 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).
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Patent number: 10996660Abstract: An operator defines a process, such as a process for the manufacturing of a product, using templates that may be edited graphically. Each process includes a set of steps that a user must perform in order to accomplish the process. Each step in the process may be associated with one or more pieces of machinery on the floor to achieve the execution of the process, either in advance or at execution time. Each step may also provide various forms of instruction, monitoring, and feedback to aid the user of the associated machinery in performing the process. Data may be collected regarding the user's performance, analyzed, and used to inform the operator who may in turn edit the process with the goal of improving its execution.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2016Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Tulip Interfaces, Ine.Inventors: Natan Linder, Rony Kubat, Benjamin Weissmann, Mason Glidden, Douglas Sanchez, Marcus Boorstin
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Patent number: 10895868Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses relating to augmented-reality interfaces. Features of the present invention rely on robust touch detection methods, touch detection methods, calibration methods, and integrated projector and sensor apparatuses.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Tulip Interfaces, Inc.Inventors: Natan Linder, Rony Kubat, Roy Shilkrot, Matt Aldrich
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Publication number: 20180203437Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating manufacturing and, in particular, methods and systems that run at least one driver on at least one containerized processing unit to provide communication with at least one piece of machinery. By interfacing with existing machinery and running the driver(s) on a containerized processing unit, an operator is able to modify at least one operational parameter related to the at least one piece of machinery without risk of affecting the stability of other parts of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2016Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Tulip Interfaces, Inc.Inventors: Rony Kubat, Matt Aldrich, Natan Linder
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Publication number: 20180113598Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses relating to augmented-reality interfaces. Features of the present invention rely on robust touch detection methods, touch detection methods, calibration methods, and integrated projector and sensor apparatuses.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Tulip Interfaces, Inc.Inventors: Natan Linder, Rony Kubat, Roy Shilkrot, Matt Aldrich
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Publication number: 20180107198Abstract: An operator defines a process, such as a process for the manufacturing of a product, using templates that may be edited graphically. Each process includes a set of steps that a user must perform in order to accomplish the process. Each step in the process may be associated with one or more pieces of machinery on the floor to achieve the execution of the process, either in advance or at execution time. Each step may also provide various forms of instruction, monitoring, and feedback to aid the user of the associated machinery in performing the process. Data may be collected regarding the user's performance, analyzed, and used to inform the operator who may in turn edit the process with the goal of improving its execution.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Tulip Interfaces, Inc.Inventors: Natan Linder, Rony Kubat, Benjamin Weissmann, Mason Glidden, Douglas Sanchez, Marcus Boorstin
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Publication number: 20180107191Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring tool device usage and, in particular, methods and systems including at least one sensor mechanism configured to detect at least one operational parameter of the tool device. Information regarding usage of the tool device may be communicated to a processing unit and further communicated to a network-connected storage and/or to a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Tulip Interfaces, Inc.Inventors: Rony Kubat, Natan Linder, Matt Aldrich
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Patent number: 8996175Abstract: Robots may manipulate objects based on sensor input about the objects and/or the environment in conjunction with data structures representing primitive tasks and, in some embodiments, objects and/or locations associated therewith. The data structures may be created by instantiating respective prototypes during training by a human trainer.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Blumberg, Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Noelle Dye, Gerry Ens, Natan Linder, Michael Siracusa, Michael Sussman, Matthew M. Williamson
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Patent number: 8996167Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a user interface embedded into a robot facilitates robot training via direct and intuitive physical interactions. In some embodiments, the user interface includes a wrist cuff that, when grasped by the user, switches the robot into zero-force gravity-compensated mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Natan Linder, Rodney Brooks, Michael Sussman, Bruce Blumberg, Noelle Dye, Michael Caine, Elaine Y. Chen
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Patent number: 8990688Abstract: A proactive user interface, installed in (or otherwise control and/or be associated with) any type of computational device. The proactive user interface actively makes suggestions to the user, based upon prior experience with a particular user and/or various preprogrammed patterns from which the computational device could select, depending upon user behavior. These suggestions can be made by altering the appearance of at least a portion of the display, for example by changing a menu or a portion thereof; providing different menus for display; and/or altering touch screen functionality. The suggestions can also be made audibly.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2004Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Goo Lee, Eval Toledano, Natan Linder, Ran Ben-Yair, Yariv Eisenberg
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Patent number: 8958912Abstract: Robots may manipulate objects based on sensor input about the objects and/or the environment in conjunction with data structures representing primitive tasks and, in some embodiments, objects and/or locations associated therewith. The data structures may be created by instantiating respective prototypes during training by a human trainer.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Blumberg, Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Patrick A. Deegan, Matthew DiCicco, Noelle Dye, Gerry Ens, Natan Linder, Michael Siracusa, Michael Sussman, Matthew M. Williamson
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Patent number: 8751049Abstract: In exemplary implementations of this invention, an input/output device (“Bulb”) is attached to on an articulated, actuated robotic arm. The robotic arm can move the Bulb by translating it along three axes and by rotating it about the arm's base. In addition, the I/O can rotate about its own vertical axis. The Bulb comprises at least a pico-projector, two cameras, a depth sensor and an onboard computer. The onboard computer controls actuators in the robotic arm and Bulb that move the Bulb. It also processes visual data captured by the cameras in order to recognize objects or events, and to respond to them. This response may include changing the position of the Bulb or changing the parameters of an image projected by the pico-projector.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Natan Linder, Patricia Maes
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Patent number: 8717412Abstract: A method of assembling a panoramic image from a plurality of frames in a camera, the method comprising: (a) acquiring a video stream using a camera; (b) selecting an initial frame from the video stream for capture as a still image; (c) further selecting additional frames; and (d) stitching the additional frames to the initial frame in the camera to create a panoramic image.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2007Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Natan Linder, Eli Ben-Ami, Adar Shtainhart, Israel Distanik, Ehud Lavsky, Noam Sorek, Orna Bregman-Amitai, Lilach Armony-Shimoni, Tom Shenhav
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Publication number: 20130345873Abstract: Robots may manipulate objects based on sensor input about the objects and/or the environment in conjunction with data structures representing primitive tasks and, in some embodiments, objects and/or locations associated therewith. The data structures may be created by instantiating respective prototypes during training by a human trainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Blumberg, Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Patrick A. Deegan, Matthew DiCicco, Noelle Dye, Gerry Ens, Natan Linder, Michael Siracusa, Michael Sussman, Matthew M. Williamson
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Publication number: 20130345874Abstract: Robots may manipulate objects based on sensor input about the objects and/or the environment in conjunction with data structures representing primitive tasks and, in some embodiments, objects and/or locations associated therewith. The data structures may be created by instantiating respective prototypes during training by a human trainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Blumberg, Rodney Brooks, Christopher J. Buehler, Noelle Dye, Gerry Ens, Natan Linder, Michael Siracusa, Michael Sussman, Matthew M. Williamson
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Publication number: 20130345863Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a user interface embedded into a robot facilitates robot training via direct and intuitive physical interactions. In some embodiments, the user interface includes a wrist cuff that, when grasped by the user, switches the robot into zero-force gravity-compensated mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Rethink Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Natan Linder, Rodney Brooks, Michael Sussman, Bruce Blumberg, Noelle Dye, Michael Caine, Elaine Y. Chen
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Patent number: 8506404Abstract: A wireless gaming method and wireless gaming-enabled mobile terminal are provided for enabling a number of players to participate simultaneously in a game using their mobile terminals. A wireless gaming method of the present invention includes inviting, if a multi-player gaming mode for a game is activated, at least one counterpart terminal on a short range wireless communication network by transmitting a multi-player gaming mode request message; synchronizing, if an acknowledge message is received in response to the multi-player gaming mode request message, game data with the counterpart terminal transmitted the acknowledge message; and generating a game screen with an image taken by the camera as a background image after the game is synchronized; and starting the game with the game screen.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Israel Distanik, Eli Ben-Ami, Yael Dror, Kim Michael Lee, Asaf Barzilay, Eyal Sadeh, Amir Primov, Nitsan Goren, Natan Linder, Ehud Lavski
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Publication number: 20110288964Abstract: In exemplary implementations of this invention, an input/output device (“Bulb”) is attached to on an articulated, actuated robotic arm. The robotic arm can move the Bulb by translating it along three axes and by rotating it about the arm's base. In addition, the I/O can rotate about its own vertical axis. The Bulb comprises at least a pico-projector, two cameras, a depth sensor and an onboard computer. The onboard computer controls actuators in the robotic arm and Bulb that move the Bulb. It also processes visual data captured by the cameras in order to recognize objects or events, and to respond to them. This response may include changing the position of the Bulb or changing the parameters of an image projected by the pico-projector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Natan Linder, Patricia Maes
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Patent number: D722108Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Yoav Reches, Jason Livingston, Ian Ferguson, David Cranor, Maxim Lobovsky, Natan Linder
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Patent number: D734788Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Yoav Reches, Jason Livingston, Ian Ferguson, David Cranor, Maxim Lobovsky, Natan Linder
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Patent number: D783693Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Yoav Reches, Jason Livingston, Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos, Craig Broady, Colin B. Raney, Jeffery Morin, Ian Ferguson, Maxim Lobovsky, Natan Linder, Dávid Lakatos