Inventor

Ethan Rublee

Inventor

Mountain View, CA, US

Overview

2015–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 45 as inventor

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

Y10Sprimary

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests14%

B25JManipulators13%

G05BControl or regulating systems in general13%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general8%

B65GTransport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors8%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television7%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding7%

G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions6%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables6%

G06KGraphical data reading6%

PatentTitleYear

11,080,861Scene segmentation using model subtraction2021 11,080,884Point tracking using a trained network2021 10,997,448Arbitrary visual features as fiducial elements2021 10,967,506Determining a virtual representation of an environment by projecting texture patterns2021 10,946,524Safety system for integrated human/robotic environments2021 10,773,387Safety system for integrated human/robotic environments2020 10,671,088Communication of information regarding a robot using an optical identifier2020 10,666,929Hardware system for inverse graphics capture2020 10,518,410Object pickup strategies for a robotic device2019 10,455,212Projected pattern motion/vibration for depth sensing2019 10,122,995Systems and methods for generating and displaying a 3D model of items in a warehouse2018 10,081,106Safety system for integrated human/robotic environments2018 10,059,006Methods and systems for providing landmarks to facilitate robot localization and visual odometry2018 10,048,398Methods and systems for pallet detection2018 10,044,922Hardware system for inverse graphics capture2018 10,025,886Methods and systems for using projected patterns to facilitate mapping of an environment2018 9,987,746Object pickup strategies for a robotic device2018 9,937,621Battery and hard drive exchange station for robots2018 9,927,815'Heterogeneous fleet of robots for collaborative object processing'2018 9,870,002'Velocity control of position-controlled motor controllers'2018 9,862,093'Determining a virtual representation of an environment by projecting texture patterns'2018 9,802,317'Methods and systems for remote perception assistance to facilitate robotic object manipulation'2017 9,776,326'Battery and hard drive exchange station for robots'2017 9,733,646'Heterogeneous fleet of robots for collaborative object processing'2017 9,707,682'Methods and systems for recognizing machine-readable information on three-dimensional objects'2017 9,682,481'Communication of information regarding a robot using an optical identifier'2017 9,649,767'Methods and systems for distributing remote assistance to facilitate robotic object manipulation'2017 9,630,316'Real-time determination of object metrics for trajectory planning'2017 9,630,321'Continuous updating of plan for robotic object manipulation based on received sensor data'2017 9,630,320'Detection and reconstruction of an environment to facilitate robotic interaction with the environment'2017 9,507,995'Combination of stereo and structured-light processing'2016 9,498,887'Two-faced linearly actuated gripper'2016 9,492,924'Moveable apparatuses having robotic manipulators and conveyors to facilitate object movement'2016 9,486,921'Methods and systems for distributing remote assistance to facilitate robotic object manipulation'2016 9,457,477'Variable stiffness suction gripper'2016 9,427,874'Methods and systems for providing landmarks to facilitate robot localization and visual odometry'2016 9,393,686'Moveable apparatuses having robotic manipulators and conveyors to facilitate object movement'2016 9,393,693'Methods and systems for determining and modeling admissible gripper forces for robotic devices'2016 9,333,649'Object pickup strategies for a robotic device'2016 9,272,417'Real-time determination of object metrics for trajectory planning'2016 9,238,304'Continuous updating of plan for robotic object manipulation based on received sensor data'2016 9,233,470'Determining a virtual representation of an environment by projecting texture patterns'2016 9,227,323'Methods and systems for recognizing machine-readable information on three-dimensional objects'2016 9,205,558'Multiple suction cup control'2015 9,102,055'Detection and reconstruction of an environment to facilitate robotic interaction with the environment'2015

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2015–2017Patents assigned to GOOGLE INC (10)· patent assignee history

2015–2018Patents assigned to IND PERCEPTION INC (10)· patent assignee history

2015–2021Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history

2016–2021Patents assigned to X DEV LLC (25)· patent assignee history

2018Patents assigned to ARRAIY INC (1)· patent assignee history

2020–2021Patents assigned to MATTERPORT INC (4)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
X DEV LLC	25	2016–2021
GOOGLE INC	10	2015–2017
IND PERCEPTION INC	10	2015–2018
MATTERPORT INC	4	2020–2021
ARRAIY INC	1	2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Mountain View, California, US	45	2015–2021