Patents by Inventor Terry Tupper

Terry 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).

  • Dynamic laser touch-sensing with multiple robot dynamic user frame
    Patent number: 10639791
    Abstract: Methods and systems for touch-sensing to provide an updated user frame are provided. These include the provision of a user frame and the touch-sensing of a workpiece, where the touch-sensing includes performing a touch-sensing schedule. The touch-sensing schedule includes one of a laser touch-sensing event and a wire touch-sensing event, where one of the laser touch-sensing event and the wire touch-sensing event is switched to the other of the laser touch-sensing event and the wire touch-sensing event while performing the touch-sensing schedule. An offset of the workpiece relative to the user frame is determined based on the touch-sensing of the workpiece and the offset is applied to the user frame to provide the updated user frame. The unique dynamic user frame feature enables same touch sensing program to be cloned and applied on multiple robot controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tien L. Chang, Terry Tupper, Ho Cheung Wong, Sai-Kai Cheng, Jason Tsai
  • DYNAMIC LASER TOUCH-SENSING WITH MULTIPLE ROBOT DYNAMIC USER FRAME
    Publication number: 20170348853
    Abstract: Methods and systems for touch-sensing to provide an updated user frame are provided. These include the provision of a user frame and the touch-sensing of a workpiece, where the touch-sensing includes performing a touch-sensing schedule. The touch-sensing schedule includes one of a laser touch-sensing event and a wire touch-sensing event, where one of the laser touch-sensing event and the wire touch-sensing event is switched to the other of the laser touch-sensing event and the wire touch-sensing event while performing the touch-sensing schedule. An offset of the workpiece relative to the user frame is determined based on the touch-sensing of the workpiece and the offset is applied to the user frame to provide the updated user frame. The unique dynamic user frame feature enables same touch sensing program to be cloned and applied on multiple robot controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Tien L. Chang, Terry Tupper, Ho Cheung Wong, Sai-Kai Cheng, Jason Tsai