Patents by Inventor Steven W. West

Steven W. West 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).

  • Robotic picking of parts from a parts holding bin
    Patent number: 9008841
    Abstract: A robot system (10) for picking parts (41) from a bin (40) uses the image from one or more cameras (38) to determine if the robot gripper (24) has picked one part or more than one part and uses one or more images from one or more cameras (38) to determine the position/orientation of a picked part. If the robot (12) has picked more than one part from the bin (40) then attempt is made to return the excess picked parts to the bin (40). The position/orientation of a picked part that does not meet a predetermined criteria is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge, Carlos Martinez, Gregory F. Rossano, Steven W. West