Patents by Inventor William Paul Laceky

William Paul Laceky 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).

  • Generating electric power for a robotic end effector
    Patent number: 11770049
    Abstract: A robot device includes a first link and a second link coupled to the first link via an elbow. One or more of the first link or the second link rotates about an axis of the elbow. The robot device further includes a generator disposed in the elbow. The generator is configured to generate electrical power based on relative angular mechanical movement associated with the elbow. The robot device further includes an end effector configured to transport a substrate within a substrate processing system. The end effector is disposed at a distal end of the second link. The end effector is to receive the electrical power generated by the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Berger, Paul Lawrence Korff, William Paul Laceky, Jeffrey C. Hudgens, Rajkumar Thanu, Damon K. Cox, Matvey Farber
  • GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER FOR A ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR
    Publication number: 20220088803
    Abstract: A robot device includes a first link and a second link coupled to the first link via an elbow. One or more of the first link or the second link rotates about an axis of the elbow. The robot device further includes a generator disposed in the elbow. The generator is configured to generate electrical power based on relative angular mechanical movement associated with the elbow. The robot device further includes an end effector configured to transport a substrate within a substrate processing system. The end effector is disposed at a distal end of the second link. The end effector is to receive the electrical power generated by the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Berger, Paul Lawrence Korff, William Paul Laceky, Jeffrey C. Hudgens, Rajkumar Thanu, Damon K. Cox, Matvey Farber