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LESSING JOSHUA AARON
US53 patents
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SOFT ROBOTICS INC
37 patentsUS10189168B2Jan 29, 2019
Soft robotic actuator enhancements
SOFT ROBOTICS INC24 citations93
US10179411B2Jan 15, 2019
Soft robotic grippers for cluttered grasping environments, high acceleration movements, food manipulation, and automated storage and retrieval systems
SOFT ROBOTICS INC20 citations93
US12053877B2Aug 6, 2024
User-assisted robotic control systems
SOFT ROBOTICS INC4 citations84
US11648663B2May 16, 2023
Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfaces
SOFT ROBOTICS INC4 citations84
US11179856B2Nov 23, 2021
User-assisted robotic control systems
SOFT ROBOTICS INC6 citations83
US11167422B2Nov 9, 2021
User-assisted robotic control systems
SOFT ROBOTICS INC4 citations83
US11110616B2Sep 7, 2021
Soft robotic actuator enhancements
SOFT ROBOTICS INC6 citations83
US10889004B2Jan 12, 2021
Soft robotic grippers for cluttered grasping environments, high acceleration movements, food manipulation, and automated storage and retrieval systems
SOFT ROBOTICS INC6 citations83
US10118301B2Nov 6, 2018
Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuators
SOFT ROBOTICS INC10 citations83
US10093023B2Oct 9, 2018
Enhancement of soft robotic grippers through integration of stiff structures
SOFT ROBOTICS INC7 citations83
US10974382B2Apr 13, 2021
Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfaces
SOFT ROBOTICS INC8 citations82
US11584002B2Feb 21, 2023
Pressurizing housing for a soft robotic actuator
SOFT ROBOTICS INC3 citations73
US10850391B2Dec 1, 2020
Pressurizing housing for a soft robotic actuator
SOFT ROBOTICS INC4 citations73
US11738471B2Aug 29, 2023
Soft robotic actuator enhancements
SOFT ROBOTICS INC3 citations72
US11077565B2Aug 3, 2021
Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuators
SOFT ROBOTICS INC4 citations72
US10702992B2Jul 7, 2020
Enhancement of soft robotic grippers through integration of stiff structures
SOFT ROBOTICS INC3 citations72
US10208925B2Feb 19, 2019
Soft conformal laparoscopic instrument
SOFT ROBOTICS INC3 citations72
US10179410B2Jan 15, 2019
Modular robotic systems
SOFT ROBOTICS INC1 citations72
US10173328B2Jan 8, 2019
Soft robotic actuators and methods of manufacturing the same
SOFT ROBOTICS INC2 citations72
US10172602B2Jan 8, 2019
Soft robotic retractors
SOFT ROBOTICS INC2 citations72
US11247348B2Feb 15, 2022
Soft actuators with tapered or skewed structures
SOFT ROBOTICS INC2 citations71
US11027423B2Jun 8, 2021
Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfaces
SOFT ROBOTICS INC3 citations71
US9975251B2May 22, 2018
Soft robotic actuators for positioning, packaging, and assembling
SOFT ROBOTICS INC3 citations70
US11389955B2Jul 19, 2022
Servo-pneumatic control systems for soft robotic actuators
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations62
US10946531B2Mar 16, 2021
Modular robotic systems
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations62
US12145259B2Nov 19, 2024
Soft robotic actuator enhancements
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations61
US11826905B2Nov 28, 2023
Soft actuator having a texturizable gripping surface
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations61
US11731292B2Aug 22, 2023
Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuators
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations61
US11660759B2May 30, 2023
User-assisted robotic control systems
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations61
US11173615B2Nov 16, 2021
User-assisted robotic control systems
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations61
US11161251B2Nov 2, 2021
Self-contained robotic gripper system
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations61
US11077562B2Aug 3, 2021
User-assisted robotic control systems
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations61
US10112310B2Oct 30, 2018
Food handling gripper
SOFT ROBOTICS INC1 citations61
US11154992B2Oct 26, 2021
Soft robotic actuators for positioning, packaging, and assembling
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations59
US10369704B2Aug 6, 2019
Base systems for supporting soft robotic actuators
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations52
US10850401B2Dec 1, 2020
Soft robotic actuators and methods of manufacturing the same
SOFT ROBOTICS INC0 citations51
US10028734B2Jul 24, 2018
Soft robotic retractors
SOFT ROBOTICS INC1 citations51
HARVARD COLLEGE
7 patentsUS10576643B2Mar 3, 2020
Sensors for soft robots and soft actuators
HARVARD COLLEGE8 citations82
US9993921B2Jun 12, 2018
Flexible and stretchable electronic strain-limited layer for soft actuators
HARVARD COLLEGE14 citations82
US10828788B2Nov 10, 2020
Distributed pressurization and exhaust systems for soft robots
HARVARD COLLEGE4 citations73
US10418145B2Sep 17, 2019
Stretchable conductive composites for use in soft devices
HARVARD COLLEGE5 citations73
US9956745B2May 1, 2018
Rigidized inflatable structures
HARVARD COLLEGE4 citations72
US10349927B2Jul 16, 2019
Soft retractors
HARVARD COLLEGE1 citations62
US10792807B2Oct 6, 2020
Flexible and stretchable electronic strain-limited layer for soft actuators
HARVARD COLLEGE1 citations60
APPHARVEST TECH INC
3 patentsUS11647692B2May 16, 2023
Gripper with tunable compliance for dexterous object manipulation
APPHARVEST TECH INC4 citations67
US12239078B2Mar 4, 2025
Ripeness detection system using hue color space and peak finding
APPHARVEST TECH INC0 citations57
US11490071B1Nov 1, 2022
Depth and vision sensors for challenging agricultural environments
APPHARVEST TECH INC1 citations52
SCHMALZ FLEXIBLE GRIPPING INC
2 patentsOXIPITAL AI INC
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 53 patents by PatentIndex Score.