Inventor

Kevin Ahearn

Inventor

Fort Mill, SC, US

Overview

2009–2021

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 58 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B25Jprimary

B25JManipulators22%

B65GTransport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors16%

G05BControl or regulating systems in general12%

B07CPostal sorting11%

G06KGraphical data reading6%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes6%

Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods5%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding3%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3%

F21SNon-portable lighting devices2%

PatentTitleYear

11,126,807Systems and methods for processing objects including space efficient distribution stations and automated output processing2021 11,123,866Systems and methods for providing processing of a variety of objects employing motion planning2021 11,117,271Systems and methods for providing dynamic communicative lighting in a robotic environment2021 11,117,760Systems and methods for processing objects including mobile matrix carrier systems2021 11,084,660Bin infeed and removal systems and methods for processing objects including mobile matrix carrier systems2021 10,875,185Systems and methods for providing contact detection in an articulated arm2020 10,875,057Systems and methods for providing for the processing of objects in vehicles2020 10,870,538Systems and methods for processing objects, including automated processing stations2020 10,857,682Systems and methods for providing high flow vacuum acquisition in automated systems2020 10,850,402Systems and methods for acquiring and moving objects2020 10,843,333Systems and methods for processing objects, including automated re-circulating processing stations2020 10,814,498Systems and methods for providing dynamic vacuum pressure at an end effector using a single vacuum source2020 10,807,795Systems and methods for processing objects including mobile matrix carrier systems2020 10,793,375Systems and methods for processing objects2020 10,796,116Systems and methods for processing objects including space efficient distribution stations and automated output processing2020 10,792,706Systems and methods for providing singulation of objects for processing using object movement redistribution2020 10,737,299Perception systems and methods for identifying and processing a variety of objects2020 10,730,077Perception systems and methods for identifying and processing a variety of objects2020 10,730,078Systems and methods for dynamic sortation of objects2020 10,723,019Systems and methods for acquiring and moving objects having complex outer surfaces2020 10,649,445Systems and methods for storing, retrieving and processing objects including stackable semicircular towers2020 10,647,005System and methods for providing vacuum valve assemblies for end effectors2020 10,647,002Systems and methods for providing dynamic robotic control systems2020 10,646,991Systems and methods for processing objects, including automated processing2020 10,639,787Systems and methods for efficiently moving a variety of objects2020 10,632,610Systems and methods for processing objects including a zone gantry system2020 10,632,631Systems and methods for providing dynamic communicative lighting in a robotic environment2020 10,625,305Systems and methods for dynamic processing of objects2020 10,625,432Processing systems and methods for providing processing of a variety of objects2020 10,621,402Robotic systems and methods for identifying and processing a variety of objects2020 10,618,177Systems and methods for providing contact detection in an articulated arm2020 10,618,745Systems and methods for processing objects provided in vehicles2020 10,611,021Systems and methods for processing objects, including automated mobile matrix carriers2020 10,596,696Systems and methods for processing objects including a linear gantry system2020 10,596,711Systems and methods for providing dynamic vacuum pressure in an articulated arm end effector2020 10,583,986Systems and methods for processing objects, including automated processing stations2020 10,583,553Systems and methods for processing objects including an auto-shuttle system2020 10,576,641Systems and methods for providing high flow vacuum acquisition in automated systems2020 10,576,621Systems and methods for processing objects, including automated mobile matrix bins2020 10,538,394Systems and methods for providing singulation of objects for processing2020 10,438,034Systems and methods for processing objects including space efficient distribution stations and automated output processing2019 10,399,236Systems and methods for providing dynamic vacuum pressure in an articulated arm end effector2019 10,357,884Systems and methods for providing dynamic vacuum pressure in an articulated arm end effector2019 10,350,755Systems and methods for providing processing of a variety of objects employing motion planning2019 10,343,284Systems and methods for providing contact detection in an articulated arm2019 10,335,956Systems and methods for acquiring and moving objects2019 10,315,315Systems and methods for providing dynamic vacuum pressure in an articulated arm end effector2019 10,300,612Systems and methods for providing vacuum valve assemblies for end effectors2019 10,265,872Systems and methods for providing dynamic communicative lighting in a robotic environment2019 10,118,300Systems and methods for providing high flow vacuum acquisition in automated systems2018 10,086,519Everting end effector for use with an articulated arm in a robotic system2018 10,011,020Systems and methods for acquiring and moving objects2018 10,007,827Systems and methods for identifying and processing a variety of objects2018 9,999,977Systems and methods for providing vacuum valve assemblies for end effectors2018 9,937,532Perception systems and methods for identifying and processing a variety of objects2018 9,109,766'Underwater lighting system'2015 8,123,372'Underwater lighting system'2012 7,591,564'Underwater lighting system'2009

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2009–2015Patents assigned to AHEARN KEVIN P (3)· patent assignee history

2009–2015Patents assigned to BALL BRADLEY A (3)· patent assignee history

2009–2015Based in Sarasota, FL, US· patent location history

2018–2021Patents assigned to BERKSHIRE GREY INC (55)· patent assignee history

2018–2020Based in Camden, SC, US· patent location history

2019–2021Based in Fort Mill, SC, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
BERKSHIRE GREY INC	55	2018–2021
AHEARN KEVIN Pself	3	2009–2015
BALL BRADLEY A	3	2009–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Fort Mill, SC, US	40	2019–2021
Camden, SC, US	15	2018–2020
Sarasota, Florida, US	3	2009–2015