Patents by Inventor Nicola Campagna

Nicola Campagna 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).

  • Process and system for monitoring backlash in a gear of a joint of an industrial robot
    Patent number: 11602838
    Abstract: A process for monitoring backlash in a gear of a joint of an industrial robot, wherein said joint includes a first joint body and a second joint body coupled together with the possibility of moving with respect to one other, a motor provided with an encoder, and a motion-transmission assembly designed to transmit the torque generated by said motor to said second joint body to bring about a movement of said second joint body with respect to said first joint body, said transmission assembly comprising said gear. The process is characterized in that the signal of the encoder of the motor for driving the joint is used without providing any additional sensor specifically dedicated to monitoring of the backlash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Comau S.p.A.
    Inventors: Eliana Giovannitti, Nicola Campagna
  • Process and System for Monitoring Backlash in a Gear of a Joint of an Industrial Robot
    Publication number: 20210008712
    Abstract: A process for monitoring backlash in a gear of a joint of an industrial robot, wherein said joint includes a first joint body and a second joint body coupled together with the possibility of moving with respect to one other, a motor provided with an encoder, and a motion-transmission assembly designed to transmit the torque generated by said motor to said second joint body to bring about a movement of said second joint body with respect to said first joint body, said transmission assembly comprising said gear. The process is characterized in that the signal of the encoder of the motor for driving the joint is used without providing any additional sensor specifically dedicated to monitoring of the backlash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Eliana Giovannitti, Nicola Campagna