Patents by Inventor Wayne Piekarski

Wayne Piekarski 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).

  • Digital foam
    Patent number: 7886621
    Abstract: A displacement sensor element and a haptic sensor arrangement using two or more displacement sensor elements are provided. The arrangements can be used for real-time capture of the shape of haptic deformation of the sensor arrangement. Although examples described in detail herein are primarily directed to tactile applications, the sensor can be used in the machine, robotic and medical fields where a sensor of this type can usefully be applied where only machine or computer controlled robotic elements are interacting, particularly if the machines or robotic elements are being used in human like applications but other force measurement applications are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: University of South Australia
    Inventors: Ross Travers Smith, Bruce Hunter Thomas, Wayne Piekarski
  • Digital Foam
    Publication number: 20100225340
    Abstract: A displacement sensor element and a haptic sensor arrangement using two or more displacement sensor elements are provided. The arrangements can be used for real-time capture of the shape of haptic deformation of the sensor arrangement. Although examples described in detail herein are primarily directed to tactile applications, the sensor can be used in the machine, robotic and medical fields where a sensor of this type can usefully be applied where only machine or computer controlled robotic elements are interacting, particularly if the machines or robotic elements are being used in human like applications but other force measurement applications are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Ross Travers Smith, Bruce Hunter Thomas, Wayne Piekarski