Patents by Inventor Zhenjia Xu

Zhenjia Xu 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFORMABLE OBJECT MANIPULATION USING AIR
    Publication number: 20230256608
    Abstract: Systems and methods for manipulating deformable objects using air are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for manipulating a deformable object, the system includes a first robot arm having a first gripper, a second robot arm having a second gripper, a blower robot arm having an air pump, and one or more processors programmed to control the first robot arm and the second robot arm to grasp the deformable object using the first gripper and the second gripper, respectively, and to control the blower robot arm to perform a plurality of blowing actions onto the deformable object until an objective is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicants: Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Columbia University, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Zhenjia Xu, Cheng Chi, Benjamin Burchfiel, Eric Cousineau, Siyuan Feng, Shuran Song
  • Compositions of zirconium chloride complex and its method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20060222612
    Abstract: The invention discloses a process for preparing highly active aluminum zirconium tetrochlorohydrate glycine powder by forming aluminum chloride glycine and zirconium chloride glycine solution individually, and then blending such aluminum chloride glycine and zirconium chloride glycine together to form aluminum zirconium tetrochlorohydrate glycine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Hangsheng Ni, Zhenjia Xu