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Jonathan L. Sample

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Most Active Art Unit
3664
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3664, 3657
Total Applications
1141
Issued Applications
928
Pending Applications
69
Abandoned Applications
169

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/006274
Robot grip detection using non-contact sensors Aug 27, 2020 Issued
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17/004918
Method for autonomously controlling speed of components and functions of a robot Aug 26, 2020 Issued
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18/023094
Methods and systems for improving controlling of a robot Aug 25, 2020 Issued
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16/944787
Vehicular driver warnings Jul 30, 2020 Issued
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16/943010
Drone package loading based on package characterization Jul 29, 2020 Issued
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16/934774
System and method for providing feedback during manual joint positioning Jul 20, 2020 Issued
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16/932133
Vehicle sensor calibration system Jul 16, 2020 Issued
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16/947058
CLEANING ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLEANING ROBOT Jul 15, 2020 Abandoned
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16/926988
Vehicle disturbance handling system Jul 12, 2020 Issued
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16/925030
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system Jul 8, 2020 Issued
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16/917431
Trajectory determination for four-wheel steering Jun 29, 2020 Issued
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16/898882
Robot hand controller, robot system, and robot hand control method Jun 10, 2020 Issued
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16/892889
Method for controlling door movements of the door of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle component Jun 3, 2020 Issued
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16/878891
Collaborative robot control system and method May 19, 2020 Issued
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16/870381
Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timing May 7, 2020 Issued
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16/868866
Vehicle control unit (VCU) and operating method thereof May 6, 2020 Issued
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16/862842
Systems and methods for providing improved navigation through interactive suggestion of improved solutions along a path of waypoints Apr 29, 2020 Issued
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16/862412
Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally-invasive surgical instrument Apr 28, 2020 Issued
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16/846554
Robot virtualization leveraging geo analytics and augmented reality Apr 12, 2020 Issued
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16/836602
Map surveillance system Mar 30, 2020 Issued
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