Cedric Schwab

US Patent:

20230106285, Apr 6, 2023

Filed:

Dec 1, 2022

Appl. No.:

18/073329

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Cedric SCHWAB - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

A61B 34/35
A61B 34/00
B25J 13/02

Abstract:

Implementations relate to detecting user touch on a controller handle. In some implementations, a non-controlling mode of a control system is activated, and in the non-controlling mode, one or more actuators are controlled to cause a vibration to be provided on a handle of a controller. The vibration is sensed with one or more sensors, and a difference in the vibration is determined to have occurred relative to a reference vibration using the one or more sensors, where the difference satisfies one or more predetermined thresholds. A controlling mode of the system is activated in response to determining the difference in the vibration, and the vibration is modified on the handle in response to detecting the change in the vibration.

US Patent:

20210323174, Oct 21, 2021

Filed:

Sep 20, 2017

Appl. No.:

16/332563

Inventors:

- Hayward CA, US
Daniel C. Steere - Atherton CA, US
Michael Eriksen - San Francisco CA, US
Cedric Schwab - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

B25J 15/06
A01D 46/24
A01D 46/30
B25J 9/16
B25J 11/00
A01D 46/22

Abstract:

An example system includes a vacuum generating device, a robotic arm, and a harvesting device coupled to the robotic arm. The harvesting device includes an end-effector having an inlet; a vacuum tube coupled to the inlet of the end-effector and to the vacuum generating device, where the vacuum generating device is configured to generate a vacuum environment in the vacuum tube; an outlet mechanism coupled to the vacuum tube; and a deceleration structure configured to decelerate fruit that has traversed at least a portion of the vacuum environment.

US Patent:

20200196528, Jun 25, 2020

Filed:

Sep 5, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/642970

Inventors:

- Hayward CA, US
Daniel C. Steere - Atherton CA, US
Michael Eriksen - San Francisco CA, US
Cedric Schwab - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A01D 46/00
A01D 46/30
B25J 15/06
B25J 9/16
A01D 46/253

Abstract:

An example system includes a nozzle having an inlet: an outlet mechanism disposed longitudinally adjacent to the nozzle; a conduit longitudinally adjacent to the outlet mechanism where the conduit includes a distal chamber, a middle chamber, and a proximal chamber, that; are longitudinally disposed along a length of the conduit; a partition block configured to move between (i) a first position at which the partition block: is disposed laterally adjacent to the middle chamber, such that the partition block is offset from a longitudinal axis of the conduit, and (ii) a second position at which the partition block resides in the middle chamber between the distal chamber and the proximal chamber; and a deceleration structure disposed at a proximal, end of the conduit and bounding the proximal chamber, where the deceleration structure is configured to decelerate fruit feat has traversed the conduit.

US Patent:

20200015916, Jan 16, 2020

Filed:

Dec 14, 2017

Appl. No.:

16/470049

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Cedric SCHWAB - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 34/35
A61B 34/00
B25J 13/02

Abstract:

Implementations relate to detecting user touch on a controller handle. In some implementations, a non-controlling mode of a control system is activated, and in the non-controlling mode, one or more actuators are controlled to cause a vibration to be provided on a handle of a controller. The vibration is sensed with one or more sensors, and a difference in the vibration is determined to have occurred relative to a reference vibration using the one or more sensors, where the difference satisfies one or more predetermined thresholds. A controlling mode of the system is activated in response to determining the difference in the vibration, and the vibration is modified on the handle in response to detecting the change in the vibration.