Patents by Inventor Yannick SAVARD

Yannick SAVARD 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).

  • Apparatus and method for grouping and positioning items
    Patent number: 10017285
    Abstract: An apparatus displaces and positions items in a predetermined configuration. The apparatus includes a grouping station, a grouping manipulator using at least two degrees of freedom and having a prehension end-effector and a placing manipulator using at least four degrees of freedom and having a prehension end-effector. The grouping manipulator is configured to pick items at a first item location, displace the items towards the grouping station, and release the items at the grouping station to form a group of items. The placing manipulator is configured to pick the group of items at the grouping station, change an orientation of the group of items, and release the group of items at a receiving station in the predetermined configuration. A method displaces and positions items in a predetermined configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: PREMIER TECH TECHNOLOGIES LTEE
    Inventors: Jean-Robert Boudreau, Michel Corriveau, Yannick Savard, Sebastien Soucy
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GROUPING AND POSITIONING ITEMS
    Publication number: 20160039550
    Abstract: An apparatus displaces and positions items in a predetermined configuration. The apparatus includes a grouping station, a grouping manipulator using at least two degrees of freedom and having a prehension end-effector and a placing manipulator using at least four degrees of freedom and having a prehension end-effector. The grouping manipulator is configured to pick items at a first item location, displace the items towards the grouping station, and release the items at the grouping station to form a group of items. The placing manipulator is configured to pick the group of items at the grouping station, change an orientation of the group of items, and release the group of items at a receiving station in the predetermined configuration. A method displaces and positions items in a predetermined configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-Robert BOUDREAU, Michel CORRIVEAU, Yannick SAVARD, Sebastien SOUCY