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Kevin Blankespoor
Also filed as: BLANKESPOOR KEVIN
58 granted patents·7 pending applications·832 citations·filing 2004–2025
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65 records- 0198US11654569B2Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 23, 2023·10 cites·20 claims
- 0298US9594377B1Auto-height swing adjustmentGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 14, 2017·80 cites·20 claims
- 0397US11726481B2Auto-swing height adjustmentBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 15, 2023·4 cites·22 claims
- 0497US11654984B2Slip detection for robotic locomotionBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 23, 2023·7 cites·20 claims
- 0597US10888999B2Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 12, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 0697US10528051B1Auto-height swing adjustmentBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 7, 2020·15 cites·17 claims
- 0797US10300969B1Slip detection for robotic locomotionBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 28, 2019·21 cites·18 claims
- 0897US9561592B1Ground plane compensation for legged robotsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 7, 2017·47 cites·20 claims
- 0997US9499219B1Touch-down sensing for robotic devicesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·24 cites·20 claims
- 1097US9387588B1Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timingGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 12, 2016·62 cites·20 claims
- 1196US12128570B2Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 29, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 1296US11407107B2Palletizing boxesBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 9, 2022·7 cites·26 claims
- 1396US10220518B2Touch-down sensing for robotic devicesBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 5, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
- 1496US9926025B1Slip avoidanceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 27, 2018·30 cites·20 claims
- 1596US9618937B1Slip detection using robotic limbsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 11, 2017·58 cites·17 claims
- 1696US9352470B1Yaw slip handling in a robotic deviceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 31, 2016·77 cites·20 claims
- 1795US12139217B2Slip detection for robotic locomotionBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 12, 2024·2 cites·23 claims
- 1895US10550860B2Actuator limit controllerBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 4, 2020·7 cites·18 claims
- 1995US10406690B1Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 10, 2019·18 cites·21 claims
- 2095US9546672B2Actuator limit controllerGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 17, 2017·11 cites·20 claims
- 2195US9446518B1Leg collision avoidance in a robotic deviceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·47 cites·18 claims
- 2295US9387896B1Slip avoidanceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 12, 2016·44 cites·20 claims
- 2394US12130625B2Auto swing-height adjustmentBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 29, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 2494US11203385B1Slip detection for robotic locomotionBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 21, 2021·11 cites·20 claims
- 2594US10668624B2Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 2, 2020·10 cites·20 claims
- 2694US10226870B1Yaw slip handling in a robotic deviceBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 12, 2019·24 cites·18 claims
- 2794US9908240B1Ground plane compensation for legged robotsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·19 cites·20 claims
- 2894US9833899B1Adaptive response to loadGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 5, 2017·16 cites·13 claims
- 2994US9789611B1Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timingGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 17, 2017·13 cites·20 claims
- 3094US9259838B1Systems and methods for ground plane estimationGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·17 cites·21 claims
- 3193US11188081B2Auto-swing height adjustmentBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 3293US9623568B1Yaw slip handling in a robotic deviceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 18, 2017·12 cites·20 claims
- 3392US10780578B2Reaching mobile robotsBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 22, 2020·10 cites·22 claims
- 3492US9931753B1Methods and devices for automatic gait transitionGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 3, 2018·17 cites·19 claims
- 3590US9895804B1Failure modeGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 20, 2018·20 cites·20 claims
- 3690US9663165B1Slip avoidanceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 30, 2017·11 cites·20 claims
- 3789US11192261B2Touch-down sensing for robotic devicesBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 7, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 3889US10434651B1Failure modeBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 8, 2019·7 cites·23 claims
- 3989US9969087B1Leg collision avoidance in a robotic deviceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 15, 2018·7 cites·18 claims
- 4088US9789919B1Mitigating sensor noise in legged robotsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 17, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 4188US2025115315A1Whole body manipulation on a legged robot using dynamic balanceBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4288US2025153361A1Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4387US12466501B2Detecting and responding to disturbances to a gait of a legged robotBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4487US11780515B2Mitigating sensor noise in legged robotsBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 10, 2023·1 cites·22 claims
- 4585US10351189B2Whole body manipulation on a legged robot using dynamic balanceBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 16, 2019·6 cites·17 claims
- 4685US2025164991A1Auto swing-height adjustmentBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4784US12172719B2Whole body manipulation on a legged robot using dynamic balanceBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 24, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4884US2024157573A1Touch-down sensing for robotic devicesBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4983US12240105B2Dynamic mass estimation methods for an integrated mobile manipulator robotBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 4, 2025·1 cites·29 claims
- 5083US9804600B1Systems and methods for ground plane estimationGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 31, 2017·3 cites·22 claims
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