Patents by Inventor Tormod Henne

Tormod Henne 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).

  • Control system and teach pendant for an industrial robot
    Patent number: 8010234
    Abstract: A live handle switch in the form of a hand operated safety switch for an industrial robot or a machine is described. The live handle comprises a safety certified switch for operating a robot or other machine safely while under manual control. The live handle switch may be comprised in a portable robot controller of the TPU Teach Pendant Unit type. Such a TPU may comprise control means for moving a robot in three or more degrees of freedom. In other aspects of the invention a system comprising a robot and a control unit and the live handle switch are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: ABB AS
    Inventor: Tormod Henne
  • Control system and teach pendant for an industrial robot
    Publication number: 20070164696
    Abstract: A live handle switch in the form of a hand operated safety switch for an industrial robot or a machine is described. The live handle comprises a safety certified switch for operating a robot or other machine safely while under manual control. The live handle switch may be comprised in a portable robot controller of the TPU Teach Pendant Unit type. Such a TPU may comprise control means for moving a robot in three or more degrees of freedom. In other aspects of the invention a system comprising a robot and a control unit and the live handle switch are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: ABB AS
    Inventor: Tormod Henne
  • Control and programming unit for robots
    Patent number: D577724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: ABB AS
    Inventor: Tormod Henne