The following table lists 50 inventions created by JPL Robotics personnel over the past 25 years. Please click on the titles for more information.
Date Issued |
Patent Number |
Title of Patent Application |
Inventor(s) |
7/20/2004 |
6766270 |
Gravity-reference vision system |
Udomkesmalee, Suraphol; |
6/22/2004 |
6754678 |
Securely and autonomously synchronizing data in a distributed computing environment |
Norris, Jeffery S.; Backes, Paul G.; |
6/22/2004 |
6754678 |
Securely and autonomously synchronizing data in a distributed computing environment |
Norris, Jeffery S.; Backes, Paul G.; |
4/6/2004 |
D488093 |
Mars exploration rover Athena |
Lindemann, Randel; Rainen, Richard A.; Voorhees, Christopher; Stone, James; Melko, Joseph P.; Karlmann, Paul; Boykins, Kobie; Harrington, Brian; Lee, Lawrence; Suchman, Jason; Krishnan, Satish; Shiraishi, Lori; Thelen, Michael P.; Nasif, Annette K.; Vacch |
3/23/2004 |
D487715 |
Mars exploration rover Athena |
Lindemann, Randel; Rainen, Richard A.; Cardone, John; Webster, Richard G.; Voorhees, Christopher; Stone, James; Melko, Joseph P.; Karlmann, Paul; Boykins, Kobie; Harrington, Brian; Lee, Lawrence; Suchman, Jason; Krishnan, Satish; Novak, Keith; Shiraishi, |
12/23/2003 |
6666831 |
Method, Apparatus And System For Automation Of Body Weight Support Training (BWST) Of Biped Locomotion Over A Treadmill Using A Programmable Stepper Device (PSD) Operating Like An Exoskeleton Drive System From A Fixed Base |
Edgerton, V. Reggie; Day, M. Kathleen; Harkema, Susan; Bejczy, Antal K.; Weiss, James R.; |
7/31/2001 |
6267196 |
High mobility vehicle |
Wilcox, Brian H.; Nasif, Annette K. |
5/16/2001 |
6385509 |
Tool actuation and force feedback on robot-assisted microsurgery system |
Das, Hari; Ohm, Tim R.; Boswell, Curtis D.; Steele, Robert D. |
5/15/2001 |
6233504 |
Tool actuation and force feedback on robot-assisted microsurgery system |
Das, Hari; Ohm, Tim R.; Boswell, Curtis D.; Steele, Robert D. |
9/5/2000 |
6112843 |
High mobility vehicle |
Wilcox, Brian H.; Nasif, Annette K. |
8/22/2000 |
6105695 |
Multifunction automated crawling system |
Bar-Cohen, Yoseph; Joffe, Benjamin; Backes, Paul; |
9/7/1999 |
D413551 |
Robotic vehicle |
Wilcox, Brian H.; Nasif, Annette K. |
4/6/1999 |
5890553 |
Multifunction automated crawling system |
Bar-Cohen, Yoseph; Joffe, Benjamin; Backes, Paul; |
10/27/1998 |
5828813 |
Six axis force feedback input device |
Ohm, Timothy; |
2/11/1997 |
5602968 |
Task space angular velocity blending for real-time trajectory generation |
Volpe, Richard A. |
8/27/1996 |
5550953 |
On-Line Method And Apparatus For Coordinated Mobility And Manipulation Of Mobile Robots |
Seraji, Homayoun; |
8/13/1996 |
5546508 |
Controlling Flexible Robot Arms Using A High Speed Dynamics Process |
Jain, Abhinandan; Rodriguez, Guillermo; |
5/21/1996 |
5519814 |
High Level Language-Based Robotic Control System |
Rodriguez, Guillermo; Kreutz, Kenneth K.; Jain, Abhinandan; |
3/12/1996 |
5499320 |
Extended Task Space Control For Robotic Manipulators |
Backes, Paul G.; Long, Mark K.; |
8/22/1995 |
5443354 |
Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Mobile Robot |
Stone, Henry W.; Lloyd, James W.; Alahuzos, George A. |
8/15/1995 |
5440916 |
Emergency Response Mobile Robot For Operations In Combustible Atmospheres |
Stone, Henry W.; Ohm, Timothy R.; |
7/4/1995 |
5430643 |
Configuration Control Of Seven Degree Of Freedom ( DOF ) Arms |
Seraji, Homayoun |
5/9/1995 |
5414799 |
Method and apparatus for adaptive force and position control of manipulators |
Seraji, Homayoun; |
12/27/1994 |
5377310 |
Controlling Under-Actuated Robot Arms Using A High Speed Dynamics Process |
Jain, Abhinandan; Rodriguez, Guillermo; |
12/13/1994 |
5372211 |
A Method For Surmounting An Obstacle By A Robotic Vehicle |
Wilcox, Brian H.; Ohm, Timothy R.; |
11/1/1994 |
5361367 |
Highly parallel reconfigurable computer architecture for robotic computation having plural processor cells each having right and left ensembles of plural processors |
Fijany, Amir Bejczy, Antal K. |
8/23/1994 |
5341459 |
Generalized compliant motion primitive |
Backes, Paul |
8/9/1994 |
5336982 |
Dual Arm Generalized Compliant Motion With Shared Control |
Backes, Paul G. |
7/19/1994 |
5331413 |
Adjustable Control Station With Movable Monitors And Cameras For Viewing Systems In Robotics And Teleoperations |
Diner, Daniel B. |
4/12/1994 |
5303384 |
High Level Language-Based Robotic Control System |
Rodriguez, Guillermo; Kreutz, Kenneth K.; Jain, Abhinandan; |
3/15/1994 |
5294873 |
Kinematic Functions For Redundancy
Resolution Using Configuration Control |
Seraji, Homayoun |
8/24/1993 |
5239246 |
Force reflection with compliance control |
Kim, Won S. |
7/27/1993 |
5231693 |
Telerobot Control System |
Backes, Paul G.; Tso, Kam S.; |
6/8/1993 |
5218709 |
Special Purpose Parallel Computer Architecture For Real-Time Control And Simulation In Robotic Applications |
Fijany, Amir Bejczy, Antal K. |
1/26/1993 |
5182641 |
Composite Video And Graphics Display For Camera Viewing System In Robotics And Teleoperation |
Diner, Daniel B.; Venema, Steven C. |
1/12/1993 |
5179441 |
Near Real-Time Stereo Vision System |
Anderson, Charles H.; Matthies, Larry H.; |
9/22/1992 |
5150026 |
Obstacle Avoidance For Redundant Robots
Using Configuration Control |
Seraji, Homayoun; Colbaugh, Richard D.; Glass, Kristin L. |
4/28/1992 |
5109425 |
Method And Apparatus For Predicting The Direction Of Movement In Machine Vision |
Lawton, Teri B. |
2/4/1992 |
5086400 |
Bilevel shared control for teleoperators |
Hayati, Samad A.; Venkataraman, Subramanian T. |
11/12/1991 |
5065236 |
Stereoscopic Camera And Viewing Systems With Undistorted Depth Presentation And Reduced Or Eliminated Erroneous Acceleration And Deceleration Perceptions, Or With Perceptions Produced Or Enhanced For Special Effects |
Diner, Daniel B. |
9/17/1991 |
5049796 |
Robust High Performance Control For Robotic Manipulators |
Seraji, Homayoun |
8/6/1991 |
5038089 |
Synchronized Computational Architecture For Generalized Bilateral Control Of Robot Arms |
Szakaly, Zoltan F |
6/11/1991 |
5023808 |
Dual-arm manipulators with adaptive control |
Seraji, Homayoun; |
3/12/1991 |
4999553 |
Method And Apparatus For Configuration Control Of Redundant Robots |
Seraji, Homayoun |
8/22/1989 |
4860215 |
Method and apparatus for adaptive force and position control of manipulators |
Seraji, Homayoun; |
5/2/1989 |
4826392 |
Method and apparatus for hybrid position/force control of multi-arm cooperating robots |
Hayati, Samad A.; |
4/11/1989 |
4819978 |
Grasp force sensor for robotic hands |
Scheinman, Victor D.; Bejczy, Antal K.; Primus, Howard C.; |
9/15/1987 |
4694153 |
Linear array optical edge sensor |
Bejczy, Antal K.; Primus, Howard C.; |
9/20/1983 |
4405197 |
Optical fiber tactile sensor |
Bejczy, Antal K. |
4/7/1981 |
4260187 |
Terminal guidance sensor system |
Frosch, Robert A.; Bejczy, Antal K. |