Patents by Inventor Nils Landin

Nils Landin 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).

  • Systems and methods for capturing and recreating the feel of surfaces
    Patent number: 8988445
    Abstract: Systems and methods for capturing and recreating the feel of a surface are disclosed. A method for capturing a feel of a surface comprises contacting the surface with a handheld tool, recording data measured by the tool, and generating a texture model of the surface based on the recorded data. A method for recreating a feel of a surface comprises contacting a virtual surface with a handheld tool, determining an estimated contact force based on the data measured by the tool, generating a vibration waveform from a texture model based on the data measured by the tool; and actuating at least one actuator of the tool according to the vibration waveform. A system for capturing and recreating a feel of a surface comprises a handheld tool, a storage device, and a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, Joseph Romano, William McMahan, Nils Landin
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND RECREATING THE FEEL OF SURFACES
    Publication number: 20120026180
    Abstract: Systems and methods for capturing and recreating the feel of a surface are disclosed. A method for capturing a feel of a surface comprises contacting the surface with a handheld tool, recording data measured by the tool, and generating a texture model of the surface based on the recorded data. A method for recreating a feel of a surface comprises contacting a virtual surface with a handheld tool, determining an estimated contact force based on the data measured by the tool, generating a vibration waveform from a texture model based on the data measured by the tool; and actuating at least one actuator of the tool according to the vibration waveform. A system for capturing and recreating a feel of a surface comprises a handheld tool, a storage device, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, Joseph Romano, William McMahan, Nils Landin