Patents
US 11996742 B2: Robot drive with isolated optical encoder
- Granted
- 2024-05-28
- Filed
- 2022-10-11 application 17963616
- Type
- Utility · 32 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus including a frame, an optical sensor connected to the frame, and an environment separation barrier. The frame is configured to be attached to a housing of a motor assembly proximate an aperture which extends through the housing. The optical sensor comprises a camera. The environment separation barrier is configured to be connected to the housing at the aperture, where the environment separation barrier is at least partially transparent and located relative to the camera to allow the camera to view an image inside the housing through the environment separation barrier and the aperture.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240528.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Technologies Corporation 119 patents | US company or organization | Wakefield, MA | PERSIMMON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Persimmon Technologies Corp Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Poole | East Derry, NH | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Martin Hosek | Salem, NH | 146 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H02K | Dynamo-electric machines | H02K11/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B25J | Manipulators; chambers provided with manipulation devices | B25J9/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10S | Technical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests | Y10S901/23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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