The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Chetan Kapoor, Austin, TX (US);
Changbeom Park, Austin, TX (US);
Ratheesh Rajan, Austin, TX (US);
Andrew Boddiford, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/427 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/0081 (2013.01); B25J 13/003 (2013.01); G05B 19/427 (2013.01); Y10S 901/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device including a housing configured to attach to a robot arm, and a multi-axis motion sensor provided within the housing. The multi-axis motion sensor is configured to detect movement of the housing, and is configured to communicate with a controller of the robot arm. The device further includes a user interface configured to operate in conjunction with the multi-axis motion sensor, and a connection port provided on the housing. The connection port is configured to connect to an external device.