Patents by Inventor Nicholas ECKENSTEIN

Nicholas ECKENSTEIN 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: 12709492
    Abstract: A method of processing objects with a programmable motion device includes receiving a plurality of received objects at an input area proximate the programmable motion device, selecting and grasping a first object of the plurality of received objects from the input area using the programmable motion device, moving the first object to a cache area using the programmable motion device, the cache area being proximate the programmable motion device, selecting and grasping a second object of the plurality of received objects, moving the second object to a first destination location using the programmable motion device, selecting and grasping the first object from the cache area using the programmable motion device, and moving the first object to the first destination location using the programmable motion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan O'Hern, Conor O'Neil, Joshua Best, John Richard Amend, Jr., Kyle Brown, Ashwin Deshpande, Nicholas Eckenstein, Dominick Freeman, Christopher Geyer, David King, Joseph Romano, Jeremy Saslaw
  • Publication number: 20240409326
    Abstract: A method of processing objects with a programmable motion device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of received objects at an input area proximate the programmable motion device, selecting and grasping a first object of the plurality of received objects from the input area using the programmable motion device, moving the first object to a cache area using the programmable motion device, said cache area being proximate the programmable motion device, selecting and grasping a second object of the plurality of received objects, moving the second object to a first destination location using the programmable motion device, selecting and grasping the first object from the cache area using the programmable motion device, and moving the first object to the first destination location using the programmable motion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan O'HERN, Conor O'NEIL, Joshua BEST, John Richard AMEND, JR., Kyle BROWN, Ashwin DESHPANDE, Nicholas ECKENSTEIN, Dominick FREEMAN, Christopher GEYER, David KING, Joseph ROMANO, Jeremy SASLAW
  • 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