Patents by Inventor Ryan Wesley Diver

Ryan Wesley Diver 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).

  • End effector for a robot
    Patent number: 10717095
    Abstract: An end effector for a robot having a threaded shaft; a motor coupled to the shaft and configured to rotate the shaft about its axis; a nut threaded onto the shaft; a feature for preventing the nut from rotating about the axis of the shaft; and an elongate member fixed at one end to the nut and extending from the nut in a direction parallel to the axis of the shaft. The end effector may further include a container for containing a fluid having an elongate body portion having an opening at one end; and a reciprocable plunger extending into an opposite end of the body portion. A second end of the elongate member may be coupled to the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: BAE Systems plc, The University of Sheffield
    Inventors: Martin Knott, Ryan Wesley Diver
  • END EFFECTOR FOR A ROBOT
    Publication number: 20190344293
    Abstract: An end effector for a robot comprising: a threaded shaft; a motor coupled to the shaft and configured to rotate the shaft about its axis; a nut threaded onto the shaft; means for preventing the nut from rotating about the axis of the shaft; and an elongate member fixed at one end to the nut and extending from the nut in a direction parallel to the axis of the shaft. The end effector may further comprise a container for containing a fluid comprising: an elongate body portion comprising an opening at one end; and a reciprocable plunger extending into an opposite end of the body portion. A second end of the elongate member may be coupled to the plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicants: BAE SYSTEMS PLC, THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
    Inventors: Martin Knott, Ryan Wesley Diver