Patents by Inventor Pier GRENON

Pier GRENON 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).

  • Robotic spearing device for performing item capture and sorting, spearing end effector and method for performing same
    Patent number: 11992955
    Abstract: A spearing end effector for a robotic spearing device capturing and sorting a selected item from a mass of items and having a robotic manipulator with the spearing end effector mounted at an end thereof. The robotic spearing device comprises: a spearing end effector body; a spike; a linear actuator having the spike mounted thereon; and a propeller. The spike is configurable between a retracted configuration where it is entirely located inside the spearing end effector body and an extended configuration where it extends outwardly from therefrom. The spike is engageable to the selected item when configured in the extended configuration. The linear actuator is movable to configure the spike between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration. The propeller is selectively activatable to propel the selected item in a propelling direction during an ejection of the selected item from the spearing end effector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Waste Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Camirand, Michel Laforest, Pier Grenon, Nicolas Belanger, Jean-Pierre Thibodeau, Frederic Martin
  • ROBOTIC SPEARING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING ITEM CAPTURE AND SORTING, SPEARING END EFFECTOR AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20210308868
    Abstract: A spearing end effector for a robotic spearing device capturing and sorting a selected item from a mass of items and having a robotic manipulator with the spearing end effector mounted at an end thereof. The robotic spearing device comprises: a spearing end effector body; a spike; a linear actuator having the spike mounted thereon; and a propeller. The spike is configurable between a retracted configuration where it is entirely located inside the spearing end effector body and an extended configuration where it extends outwardly from therefrom. The spike is engageable to the selected item when configured in the extended configuration. The linear actuator is movable to configure the spike between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration. The propeller is selectively activatable to propel the selected item in a propelling direction during an ejection of the selected item from the spearing end effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Eric CAMIRAND, Michel LAFOREST, Pier GRENON, Nicolas BELANGER, Jean-Pierre THIBODEAU, Frederic MARTIN