Patents by Inventor Rosario Cassano

Rosario Cassano 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).

  • Method for controlling at least two robots having respective working spaces including at least one region in common
    Patent number: 8818558
    Abstract: Methods for controlling at least two robots having respective working spaces, including at least one region in common are disclosed. The working space of each robot is modelled by defining one or more interference regions each constituted by an elementary geometrical figure. The interference regions are classified as: prohibited interference regions, defined as regions of space where the presence of the robot must without fail always be inhibited; monitored interference regions, defined as regions of space where the presence of the robot is accepted, but controlled, the robot being pre-arranged for sending a signal to the central control unit whenever it enters a monitored region and whenever it exits from a monitored region; and hybrid interference regions that are able to change between a status of monitored region and a status of prohibited region as a function of an input signal to the robot sent by said central control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Comau S.p.A.
    Inventors: Rosario Cassano, Bruno Cicciarello, Elena Grassi, Luca Lachello, Enrico Mauletti, Fabrizio Romanelli
  • Method for Controlling at Least Two Robots Having Respective Working Spaces Including at Least One Region in Common
    Publication number: 20130110288
    Abstract: Methods for controlling at least two robots having respective working spaces, including at least one region in common are disclosed. The working space of each robot is modelled by defining one or more interference regions each constituted by an elementary geometrical figure. The interference regions are classified as: prohibited interference regions, defined as regions of space where the presence of the robot must without fail always be inhibited; monitored interference regions, defined as regions of space where the presence of the robot is accepted, but controlled, the robot being pre-arranged for sending a signal to the central control unit whenever it enters a monitored region and whenever it exits from a monitored region; and hybrid interference regions that are able to change between a status of monitored region and a status of prohibited region as a function of an input signal to the robot sent by said central control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Comau S.p.A.
    Inventors: Rosario Cassano, Bruno Cicciarello, Elena Grassi, Luca Lachello, Enrico Mauletti, Fabrizio Romanelli