Patents by Inventor Yuen Shan CHAN

Yuen Shan CHAN 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).

  • Patent number: 11124977
    Abstract: A robotic constructing system based on a cable-driven robot for constructing a structure formed by objects such as bricks is provided. The process of laying the bricks is performed by the cable-driven robot autonomously. The bricks are provided to the robotic constructing system by an external conveyor and a robot arm of the robotic constructing system is configured to pick up the bricks. The robot arm is then configured to place the bricks in a position to receive an adhesive from an adhesive dispenser of the robotic constructing system and further to load the bricks onto a linear rail. The linear rail can be configured to place the bricks within the proximity of the cable-driven robot. The cable-driven robot can be configured to pick up the bricks and lay the bricks in the designated position of a three-dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Darwin Tat Ming Lau, Adam Fingrut, Kristof Crolla, Yeung Yam, Yuen Shan Chan, Yulong Wu, Man Kit Cheung
  • Publication number: 20210180351
    Abstract: A robot system for maintenance of a building façade with an irregular façade surface is provided. The robot system includes a platform cooperating with a least four pairs of cables for positioning the platform at a distance from a building façade. At least one robot arm is situated on the platform, and includes an adaptor positioned at a distal end thereof for holding and manipulating a building façade maintenance tool. An actuator drives the cables to move the platform to any arbitrary position along the building façade. A controller cooperates with the actuator to instruct the actuator to drive the cables and to control movement of the robot arm, such that driving the actuator and movement of the robot arm is coordinated by the controller; any position deviations in the platform are compensated for by positioning or movement of the robot arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Darwin Tat Ming LAU, Yuen Shan CHAN
  • Publication number: 20200173186
    Abstract: A robotic constructing system based on a cable-driven robot for constructing a structure formed by objects such as bricks is provided. The process of laying the bricks is performed by the cable-driven robot autonomously. The bricks are provided to the robotic constructing system by an external conveyor and a robot arm of the robotic constructing system is configured to pick up the bricks. The robot arm is then configured to place the bricks in a position to receive an adhesive from an adhesive dispenser of the robotic constructing system and further to load the bricks onto a linear rail. The linear rail can be configured to place the bricks within the proximity of the cable-driven robot. The cable-driven robot can be configured to pick up the bricks and lay the bricks in the designated position of a three-dimensional space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Darwin Tat Ming LAU, Adam FINGRUT, Kristof CROLLA, Yeung YAM, Yuen Shan CHAN, Yulong WU, Man Kit CHEUNG