Patents by Inventor Thomas Hatherley

Thomas Hatherley 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).

  • Modular robotic system and method for sample processing
    Publication number: 20060229763
    Abstract: A method of processing objects using a bilateral architecture. The method comprises the steps of: arranging a plurality of instruments around a bi-directional conveyance device, the instruments spaced at fixed pitch intervals along the conveyance device; assigning dedicated movers to each of the instruments, the dedicated movers for loading and unloading of the objects to and from the instruments and the conveyance device; and controlling the operation of the conveyance device to have an interrupted motion, the interrupted motion for coordinating the loading and unloading of the objects; wherein the dedicated movers are positioned such that adjacent movers operate independently of one another. The method can be operated on an automated robotic system having a modular architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Hansjoerg Haas, Trevor Jones, Roger Hertz, Susan Hertz, Daniel McCrackin, Edgar Outhouse, Thomas Hatherley, Micheal Riff, Gregory Lowe, Bradley Klinck, Richard Huber, Jonathan Wittchen, Michael Peck
  • Modular robotic system and method for sample processing
    Publication number: 20050075757
    Abstract: A method of processing objects using a bilateral architecture. The method comprises the steps of: arranging a plurality of instruments around a bi-directional conveyance device, the instruments spaced at fixed pitch intervals along the conveyor device; assigning dedicated movers to each of the instruments, the dedicated movers for loading and unloading of the objects to and from the instruments and the conveyance device; and controlling the operation of the conveyance device to have an interrupted motion, the interrupted motion for co-ordinating the loading and unloading of the objects; wherein the dedicated movers are positioned such that adjacent movers operate independently of one another. The method can be operated on an automated robotic system having a modular architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Hansjoerg Haas, Trevor Jones, Roger Hertz, Daniel McCrackin, Edgar Outhouse, Thomas Hatherley, Michael Riff, Gregory Lowe, Richard Huber, Jonathan Wittchen, Bradley Klinck