Patents by Inventor William Michael Meyers

William Michael Meyers 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).

  • Publication number: 20240149433
    Abstract: Disclosed is a robot apparatus with a capable and highly maneuverable drive system incorporating two differential swerve drive pods. The robot apparatus further includes a claw mechanism for grasping an object, a passthrough mechanism for moving the object horizontally and a lift mechanism for moving the object vertically. The robot apparatus allows for rapid manipulation and movement of objects such as cones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Nicolas Haller, William Michael Meyers, Joseph Michael Biersack, Julia Mary Biersack, Ian Setia, Rachael Setia, Andrew John Andersen, Ethan Christopher Emerton, Thomas Leland Hughes, William Charles Holt, Wyatt John Nicholson
  • Patent number: 11921054
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer imaging system for imaging a semiconductor wafer includes shroud panels defining a black box, a camera positioned in the black box for imaging the semiconductor wafer, and an illumination panel for directing diffuse light to the semiconductor wafer. A portion of the diffuse light is reflected off the semiconductor wafer and the camera images the semiconductor wafer by detecting the reflected diffuse light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Meyer, Justin Scott Kayser, John F. Valley, James Dean Eoff, Vandan Tanna, William L. Luter
  • Publication number: 20220176238
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for controlling a robot via a foot-operable controller. The foot-operable controller includes a grid of large pressure-sensitive tiles that are responsive to being stepped on. Signals from the pressure-sensitive tiles are provided to a controller interface that converts the signals to control messages compatible with existing robot control interfaces, such as a universal serial bus. The foot-operable controller may be used to control various robots, including for example a robot equipped with a claw arm or a robot equipped with a ring launcher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Grant Christian Ozaki, Benjamin James Miranda, Thomas Ryan Michael Greene, Brett Matthew Lopez, Charles Joseph Kilani, William Michael Meyers, Grace Ann Eberle, Ian Setia, Joseph Michael Biersack, Joseph Andrew Milazzo, Brett Richard Gallagher, Cassian Farias Kraus, Nicole Carol Allen, Kevin Nicolas Haller
  • Publication number: 20210154343
    Abstract: Disclosed is a decontamination robot. The robot includes a decontamination box including at least two arrays of ultraviolet LEDs, the two arrays arranged to irradiate an object placed inside the decontamination box from at least two independent directions, the decontamination box further including an interior surface with at least 90% reflectivity of ultraviolet light. The robot also includes a drivetrain including four swerve-drive units, each swerve-drive unit capable of rotating a wheel on an axis of the wheel and capable of orienting the wheel in a plane defined by the axes of the four wheels of the four swerve-drive units, whereby the four swerve-drive units coordinate to generate translational motion of the decontamination robot on a working surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin James Miranda, Thomas Ryan Michael Greene, Ethan James Dominic, Charles Joseph Kilani, William Michael Meyers, Daniel Thomas Mahon, John Michael Gebhardt, Joseph Michael Biersack, Ilam Maya, Gillian Nicole Kearney, Brett Richard Gallagher, Brigitte Noelle Gallagher, Ayda Rose Suing, Nicole Carol Allen, Cassian Farias Kraus, Zachary Clayton Naylor