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Ryan Knopf — 7 Patents in 2018

SRSoft Robotics: 7 patents #1 of 10Top 10%
Harvard University: 1 patents #94 of 455Top 25%
Cambridge, MA: #31 of 1,336 inventorsTop 3%
Massachusetts: #251 of 12,682 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (2018): #13,008 of 503,207Top 3%
7 Patents 2018

Issued Patents 2018

Showing 1–7 of 7 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
10118301 Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuators Joshua Aaron Lessing, Carl Everett Vause, Kevin Alcedo 2018-11-06
10112310 Food handling gripper Joshua Aaron Lessing, Daniel Vincent Harburg, Kevin Alcedo, Grant Sellers, Mark Chiappetta 2018-10-30
10093023 Enhancement of soft robotic grippers through integration of stiff structures Joshua Aaron Lessing, Daniel Vincent Harburg, Carl Everett Vause 2018-10-09
10046462 Self-contained robotic gripper system Joshua Aaron Lessing, Daniel Vincent Harburg, Grant Sellers, Kevin Alcedo 2018-08-14
10028734 Soft robotic retractors Joshua Aaron Lessing, Marc Graham, Carl Everett Vause 2018-07-24
9975251 Soft robotic actuators for positioning, packaging, and assembling Joshua Aaron Lessing, Daniel Vincent Harburg, Sarv Parteek Singh, Mark Chiappetta 2018-05-22
9956745 Rigidized inflatable structures Kevin C. Galloway, Joshua Aaron Lessing 2018-05-01