Patents by Inventor Steven E. Nickel

Steven E. Nickel 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).

  • Robot multi-arm control system
    Patent number: 7860609
    Abstract: A robot multi-arm control system includes robot controllers that communicate via a network to transmit synchronization information from a master controller to one or more slave controllers in order to coordinate manufacturing processes. The system accounts for the network communication delay when synchronizing the event timing for process and motion synchronization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Fanuc Robotics America, Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro Yanagita, Jianming Tao, Tien L. Chang, Ho Cheung Wong, H. Dean McGee, Chi-Keng Tsai, Sai-Kai Cheng, Steven E. Nickel, Hadi Akeel