Patents by Inventor Terry L. Tupper

Terry L. Tupper 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).

  • System and method for setting the tool center point of a robotic tool
    Patent number: 8406922
    Abstract: A system for calibrating a robotic tool includes a housing including an aperture for receiving the robotic tool, an image generating device disposed in the housing and positioned to generate an image of the robotic tool received through the aperture of the housing, wherein the image generating device generates an image signal representing the image of the robotic tool, a light source disposed in the housing to backlight the robotic tool received through the aperture of the housing, and a processor responsive to the image signal for calculating and monitoring a configuration of the robotic tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Fanuc Robotics America, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Nemmers, Donald E. Jenkins, Terry L. Tupper
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING THE TOOL CENTER POINT OF A ROBOTIC TOOL
    Publication number: 20110029132
    Abstract: A system for calibrating a robotic tool includes a housing including an aperture for receiving the robotic tool, an image generating device disposed in the housing and positioned to generate an image of the robotic tool received through the aperture of the housing, wherein the image generating device generates an image signal representing the image of the robotic tool, a light source disposed in the housing to backlight the robotic tool received through the aperture of the housing, and a processor responsive to the image signal for calculating and monitoring a configuration of the robotic tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Nemmers, Donald E. Jenkins, Terry L. Tupper