Patents by Inventor Robb Colbrunn

Robb Colbrunn 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).

  • Publication number: 20250332721
    Abstract: An object can be moved via a robotic system with a combination of force and position control. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, at least one force sensor, at least one position sensor, and a controller. A position control output, a force control output, and a hybrid weighting value can each be determined by the controller based on sensor data and then combined to determine an amount of position control and/or force control to be applied to move the object and/or modify an object in motion's trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle, Callan Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20250318878
    Abstract: Described herein is the automatic re-registration of a bumped reference marker, where the navigation system includes the reference marker, a bump detection sensor(s), and a computing device. The computing device can store positional relationships between the reference marker, the bump detection sensor(s), and the anatomy from an initial image registration and receive position data of the reference marker and bump detection sensor(s) at times during use. The computing device can determine a delta matrix based on the stored and received information and then determine if the reference marker has been bumped. If the reference marker has been bumped the computing device can determine if automatic re-registration is required and complete the automatic re-registration if needed to correct for the bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Robb Colbrunn, Callan Gillespie, Joshua Golubovsky
  • Publication number: 20250269524
    Abstract: Movement of an object can occur while a control system corrects for compliance within a robotic system. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, a primary sensor positioned on the object, at least one ancillary sensor positioned on the object, and a controller. The sensors can record position and orientation data at different points on the object. The controller can use a sensor data and a delta value to correct for compliance in the robotic system. The delta value can be based on the differences between the primary sensor and the at least one ancillary sensor. The compliance correction can be applied to poses of the object to modify the trajectory of the object for more accurate movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Callan Gillespie, Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle
  • Patent number: 12377538
    Abstract: An object can be moved via a robotic system with a combination of force and position control. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, at least one force sensor, at least one position sensor, and a controller. A position control output, a force control output, and a hybrid weighting value can each be determined by the controller based on sensor data and then combined to determine an amount of position control and/or force control to be applied to move the object and/or modify an object in motion's trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle, Callan Gillespie
  • Patent number: 12322118
    Abstract: Teleoperative, partially automated, and fully automated robotic surgery systems and methods are described herein. These systems and methods relate to at least improvement of robotic movements, three dimensional tracking and pose correction for robots interacting with deformable objections, controlling and optimizing the redundant axis of a seven degree of freedom robotic arm, virtual robotic surgery and simulation, and task coordination and optimization for multi-robot surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jihad Kaouk, Nicholas Haas, Tara Nagle, Robb Colbrunn, Callan Gillespie, Keiran Cantilina
  • Patent number: 12290930
    Abstract: Movement of an object can occur while a control system corrects for compliance within a robotic system. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, a primary sensor positioned on the object, at least one ancillary sensor positioned on the object, and a controller. The sensors can record position and orientation data at different points on the object. The controller can use a sensor data and a delta value to correct for compliance in the robotic system. The delta value can be based on the differences between the primary sensor and the at least one ancillary sensor. The compliance correction can be applied to poses of the object to modify the trajectory of the object for more accurate movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Callan Gillespie, Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle
  • Patent number: 12279834
    Abstract: Described herein is the automatic re-registration of a bumped reference marker, where the navigation system includes the reference marker, a bump detection sensor(s), and a computing device. The computing device can store positional relationships between the reference marker, the bump detection sensor(s), and the anatomy from an initial image registration and receive position data of the reference marker and bump detection sensor(s) at times during use. The computing device can determine a delta matrix based on the stored and received information and then determine if the reference marker has been bumped. If the reference marker has been bumped the computing device can determine if automatic re-registration is required and complete the automatic re-registration if needed to correct for the bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Robb Colbrunn, Callan Gillespie, Joshua Golubovsky
  • Publication number: 20240131701
    Abstract: Movement of an object can occur while a control system corrects for compliance within a robotic system. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, a primary sensor positioned on the object, at least one ancillary sensor positioned on the object, and a controller. The sensors can record position and orientation data at different points on the object. The controller can use a sensor data and a delta value to correct for compliance in the robotic system. The delta value can be based on the differences between the primary sensor and the at least one ancillary sensor. The compliance correction can be applied to poses of the object to modify the trajectory of the object for more accurate movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Callan Gillespie, Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle
  • Publication number: 20230390925
    Abstract: An object can be moved via a robotic system with a combination of force and position control. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, at least one force sensor, at least one position sensor, and a controller. A position control output, a force control output, and a hybrid weighting value can each be determined by the controller based on sensor data and then combined to determine an amount of position control and/or force control to be applied to move the object and/or modify an object in motion's trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle, Callan Gillespie
  • Patent number: 11745341
    Abstract: Movement of an object can occur while a control system corrects for compliance within a robotic system. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, a primary sensor positioned on the object, at least one ancillary sensor positioned on the object, and a controller. The sensors can record position and orientation data at different points on the object. The controller can use a sensor data and a delta value to correct for compliance in the robotic system. The delta value can be based on the differences between the primary sensor and the at least one ancillary sensor. The compliance correction can be applied to poses of the object to modify the trajectory of the object for more accurate movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Callan Gillespie, Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle
  • Publication number: 20230248443
    Abstract: Described herein is the automatic re-registration of a bumped reference marker, where the navigation system includes the reference marker, a bump detection sensor(s), and a computing device. The computing device can store positional relationships between the reference marker, the bump detection sensor(s), and the anatomy from an initial image registration and receive position data of the reference marker and bump detection sensor(s) at times during use. The computing device can determine a delta matrix based on the stored and received information and then determine if the reference marker has been bumped. If the reference marker has been bumped the computing device can determine if automatic re-registration is required and complete the automatic re-registration if needed to correct for the bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Robb Colbrunn, Callan Gillespie, Joshua Golubovsky
  • Patent number: 11691280
    Abstract: An object can be moved via a robotic system with a combination of force and position control. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, at least one force sensor, at least one position sensor, and a controller. A position control output, a force control output, and a hybrid weighting value can each be determined by the controller based on sensor data and then combined to determine an amount of position control and/or force control to be applied to move the object and/or modify an object in motion's trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle, Callan Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20220370139
    Abstract: Teleoperative, partially automated, and fully automated robotic surgery systems and methods are described herein. These systems and methods relate to at least improvement of robotic movements, three dimensional tracking and pose correction for robots interacting with deformable objections, controlling and optimizing the redundant axis of a seven degree of freedom robotic arm, virtual robotic surgery and simulation, and task coordination and optimization for multi-robot surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jihad Kaouk, Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle, Callan Gillespie, Keiran Cantilina, Nicholas Haas
  • Publication number: 20220354585
    Abstract: Teleoperative, partially automated, and fully automated robotic surgery systems and methods are described herein. These systems and methods relate to at least improvement of robotic movements, three dimensional tracking and pose correction for robots interacting with deformable objections, controlling and optimizing the redundant axis of a seven degree of freedom robotic arm, virtual robotic surgery and simulation, and task coordination and optimization for multi-robot surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jihad Kaouk, Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle, Callan Gillespie, Keiran Cantilina, Nicholas Haas
  • Publication number: 20220354597
    Abstract: Teleoperative, partially automated, and fully automated robotic surgery systems and methods are described herein. These systems and methods relate to at least improvement of robotic movements, three dimensional tracking and pose correction for robots interacting with deformable objections, controlling and optimizing the redundant axis of a seven degree of freedom robotic arm, virtual robotic surgery and simulation, and task coordination and optimization for multi-robot surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jihad Kaouk, Nicholas Haas, Tara Nagle, Robb Colbrunn, Callan Gillespie, Keiran Cantilina
  • Publication number: 20220354586
    Abstract: Teleoperative, partially automated, and fully automated robotic surgery systems and methods are described herein. These systems and methods relate to at least improvement of robotic movements, three dimensional tracking and pose correction for robots interacting with deformable objections, controlling and optimizing the redundant axis of a seven degree of freedom robotic arm, virtual robotic surgery and simulation, and task coordination and optimization for multi-robot surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jihad Kaouk, Robb Colbrunn, Callan Gillespie, Keiran Cantilina, Nicholas Haas, Tara Nagle
  • Publication number: 20210229279
    Abstract: An object can be moved via a robotic system with a combination of force and position control. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, at least one force sensor, at least one position sensor, and a controller. A position control output, a force control output, and a hybrid weighting value can each be determined by the controller based on sensor data and then combined to determine an amount of position control and/or force control to be applied to move the object and/or modify an object in motion's trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle, Callan Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20210229278
    Abstract: Movement of an object can occur while a control system corrects for compliance within a robotic system. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, a primary sensor positioned on the object, at least one ancillary sensor positioned on the object, and a controller. The sensors can record position and orientation data at different points on the object. The controller can use a sensor data and a delta value to correct for compliance in the robotic system. The delta value can be based on the differences between the primary sensor and the at least one ancillary sensor. The compliance correction can be applied to poses of the object to modify the trajectory of the object for more accurate movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Callan Gillespie, Robb Colbrunn, Tara Nagle
  • Patent number: 8296950
    Abstract: Provided is a method of stabilizing an elastomeric property of an elastomeric material. The method includes placing the elastomeric material in a pressurizing chamber and applying a suitable hydrostatic pressure to the elastomeric material within the pressurizing chamber to at least partially compress the elastomeric material. Application of the hydrostatic pressure is maintained for a period of time suitable to at least partially stabilize a restorative force exhibited by the elastomeric material in response to subsequent exposures of the elastomeric material to a compressive force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Codonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robb Colbrunn, Scott Turk, Christopher Tainer, Pete Botten, Eric Lehuta, Lawrence Srnka
  • Publication number: 20070134044
    Abstract: A platen roller is placed in a fixture. A plurality of pressurizing rollers are placed in the fixture. At least one of the plurality of pressuring rollers applies a pressure to the platen roller to pre-age the roller. A platen roller is placed in a pressurized chamber. A hydrostatic pressure is applied to the platen roller to pre-age the roller. A pre-aging software program is executed to pre-age a platen roller. The printer is instructed to print a number of large format media prints. The printer is instructed to print a number of small format media prints. This cycling continues for either a pre-determined time or a threshold number of prints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Codonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robb Colbrunn, Scott Turk, Christopher Tainer, Pete Botten, Eric Lehuta, Lawrence Srnka