Inventor · Somerville, MA, US

Alexander Alspach

33Patents
4h-index
21Co-inventors
55Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 19, 2016 → May 26, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9802314B2 Soft body robot for physical interaction with humans Physics 11 Active
US10549428B2 Robots with compliant contact and geometry sensors having varying touch sensitivity and methods for providing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10668627B2 Deformable sensors and methods for detecting pose and force against an object Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10248085B2 Computational design of robots from high-level task specifications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US11389968B2 Systems and methods for determining pose of objects held by flexible end effectors Physics 4 Active
US11584026B2 Robot arm assemblies including fingers having deformable sensors Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US11667039B2 Systems and methods for estimating shape, contact forces, and pose of objects manipulated by robots having compliant contact and geometry sensors Physics 2 Active
US10628968B1 Systems and methods of calibrating a depth-IR image offset Physics 2 Active
US11891288B2 Sensors having a deformable layer and a rugged cover layer and robots incorporating the same Physics 1 Active
US11465296B2 Deformable sensors and methods for detecting pose and force against an object Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11628576B2 Deformable sensors and methods for detecting pose and force against an object Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11007652B2 Deformable sensors and methods for detecting pose and force against an object Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11819999B2 Input devices having a deformable membrane and methods of using the same Physics 0 Active
US11577395B2 Systems for determining location using robots with deformable sensors Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12234137B2 Lifting robots Physics 0 Active
US11185994B2 Deformable sensors having multiple time-of-flight emitters Physics 0 Active
US12071335B2 Sensor devices including force sensors and robots incorporating the same Physics 0 Active
US11806864B2 Robot arm assemblies including fingers having deformable sensors Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11408788B2 Variable geometry and stiffness control for fluid filled sensor Physics 0 Active
US12071334B2 Pressure sensor devices and robots including the same Physics 0 Active
US11951633B2 Systems for determining location using robots with deformable sensors Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11585715B2 Calibration device and calibration procedure for fluid filled sensor Physics 0 Active
US12304088B2 Systems and methods for calibrating deformable sensors Physics 0 Active
US12151361B2 Robust and perceptive manipulation through soft-bubble grippers and monocular depth Physics 0 Active
US12311529B2 Systems and devices for surface slip detection Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.