Patents by Inventor Pieter ABBEEL

Pieter ABBEEL 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).

  • Low-Cost Compliant Robot Arm and System for Manipulation
    Publication number: 20200039064
    Abstract: A compliant robot includes a base and a compliant robot arm. The compliant robot arm includes a first quasi-direct drive assembly operatively connected to said base such that said compliant robot arm has at least one degree of freedom for motion relative to said base. The first quasi-direct drive assembly provides passive compliance such that said compliant robot arm has a back-drivable mode of operation for interactions between said compliant robot arm and an environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Stephen Alan McKinley, David Gealy, Pieter Abbeel
  • Patient-specific temporary implants for accurately guiding local means of tumor control along patient-specific internal channels to treat cancer
    Patent number: 10286197
    Abstract: The present invention offers an alternative for cancer treatment where radiation, thermotherapy, or another therapeutic modality must be delivered to an internal cavity of a subject, for example to treat mouth, anal, cervical, and vaginal cancers. The invention is a new approach that builds on recent results in 3D printing and steerable needle motion planning to create customized implants containing customized curvature-constrained internal channels that fit securely, minimize air gaps, and precisely guide treatment sources through internal printed channels to accurately reach tumors and minimize damage to healthy tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jean Pouliot, Ken Goldberg, I-Chow Hsu, J. Adam M. Cunha, Animesh Garg, Sachin Patil, Pieter Abbeel, Timmy Siauw
  • PATIENT-SPECIFIC TEMPORARY IMPLANTS FOR ACCURATELY GUIDING LOCAL MEANS OF TUMOR CONTROL ALONG PATIENT-SPECIFIC INTERNAL CHANNELS TO TREAT CANCER
    Publication number: 20160271379
    Abstract: The present invention offers an alternative for cancer treatment where radiation, thermotherapy, or another therapeutic modality must be delivered to an internal cavity of a subject, for example to treat mouth, anal, cervical, and vaginal cancers. The invention is a new approach that builds on recent results in 3D printing and steerable needle motion planning to create customized implants containing customized curvature-constrained internal channels that fit securely, minimize air gaps, and precisely guide treatment sources through internal printed channels to accurately reach tumors and minimize damage to healthy tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Jean POULIOT, Ken GOLDBERG, I-Chow HSU, J. Adam M. CHNHA, Animesh GARG, Sachin PATEL, Pieter ABBEEL, Timmy SIAUW