Patents by Inventor Steven Wertenberger

Steven Wertenberger 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 systems and methods for operating a robot
    Patent number: 11365068
    Abstract: A method for operating a robot includes providing target data for a target object; determining whether a pre-pick target for the target object is reachable by the robot; determining whether a pick target is reachable by the robot; and executing a pick routine directing the robot to pick up the target object and deposit the target object at a desired location responsive to a determination that the pre-pick target and the pick target are reachable by the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Steven Wertenberger, Thomas Watson, Jonathan D. Ferrell
  • Robotic system for grasping objects
    Patent number: 11007648
    Abstract: A method is provided for grasping randomly sized and randomly located objects. The method may include assigning a score associated with the likelihood of successfully grasping an object. Other features of the method may include orientation of the end effector, a reachability check, and crash recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Steven Wertenberger, Thomas Watson, Matthew Sallee
  • ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A ROBOT
    Publication number: 20190070728
    Abstract: A method for operating a robot includes executing program instructions to determine that a robotic control program being executed on a robotic controller to operate the robot has been stopped; executing program instructions to determine whether a cause of the stoppage is a motion supervision error; executing program instructions to request a new target object from a vision system; and executing program instructions to resume normal robotic operation using the robotic control program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Wertenberger, Thomas Watson, Matthew Sallee, Matthew Henry Churchill
  • ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR GRASPING OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20190070734
    Abstract: A method is provided for grasping randomly sized and randomly located objects. The method may include assigning a score associated with the likelihood of successfully grasping an object. Other features of the method may include orientation of the end effector, a reachability check, and crash recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Wertenberger, Thomas Watson, Matthew Sallee
  • ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A ROBOT
    Publication number: 20190071261
    Abstract: A method for operating a robot includes providing target data for a target object; determining whether a pre-pick target for the target object is reachable by the robot; determining whether a pick target is reachable by the robot; and executing a pick routine directing the robot to pick up the target object and deposit the target object at a desired location responsive to a determination that the pre-pick target and the pick target are reachable by the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Wertenberger, Thomas Watson, Jonathan D. Ferrell