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Joshua Aaron Lessing
Also filed as: LESSING JOSHUA · LESSING JOSHUA AARON
58 granted patents·10 pending applications·192 citations·filing 2015–2024
98Inventor score
Files withSOFT ROBOTICS INC44HARVARD COLLEGE11APPHARVEST TECH INC7SCHMALZ FLEXIBLE GRIPPING INC2OXIPITAL AI INC1
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68 records- 0198US12053877B2User-assisted robotic control systemsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 6, 2024·4 cites·20 claims
- 0296US11648663B2Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfacesSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 16, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 0396US11584002B2Pressurizing housing for a soft robotic actuatorSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 21, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 0495US11738471B2Soft robotic actuator enhancementsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 29, 2023·3 cites·17 claims
- 0595US10189168B2Soft robotic actuator enhancementsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 29, 2019·24 cites·27 claims
- 0695US10179411B2Soft robotic grippers for cluttered grasping environments, high acceleration movements, food manipulation, and automated storage and retrieval systemsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 15, 2019·20 cites·16 claims
- 0793US9993921B2Flexible and stretchable electronic strain-limited layer for soft actuatorsHARVARD COLLEGE·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 12, 2018·14 cites·26 claims
- 0892US11286144B2Soft robotic actuators for positioning, packaging, and assemblingSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 29, 2022·3 cites·16 claims
- 0992US10118301B2Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuatorsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 6, 2018·10 cites·9 claims
- 1091US11179856B2User-assisted robotic control systemsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 23, 2021·6 cites·16 claims
- 1191US9956745B2Rigidized inflatable structuresHARVARD COLLEGE·Filed 2015·Granted May 1, 2018·4 cites·45 claims
- 1289US11110616B2Soft robotic actuator enhancementsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 7, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
- 1389US10974382B2Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfacesSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 13, 2021·8 cites·11 claims
- 1489US10597275B2Soft robotic actuators for positioning, packaging, and assemblingSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 24, 2020·5 cites·16 claims
- 1588US10889004B2Soft robotic grippers for cluttered grasping environments, high acceleration movements, food manipulation, and automated storage and retrieval systemsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 12, 2021·6 cites·17 claims
- 1688US10093023B2Enhancement of soft robotic grippers through integration of stiff structuresSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 9, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 1788US9975251B2Soft robotic actuators for positioning, packaging, and assemblingSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 22, 2018·3 cites·14 claims
- 1887US10418145B2Stretchable conductive composites for use in soft devicesHARVARD COLLEGE·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 17, 2019·5 cites·19 claims
- 1987US10173328B2Soft robotic actuators and methods of manufacturing the sameSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 8, 2019·2 cites·9 claims
- 2087US10046462B2Self-contained robotic gripper systemSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·5 cites·8 claims
- 2186US11077565B2Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuatorsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 3, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2286US10850391B2Pressurizing housing for a soft robotic actuatorSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 1, 2020·4 cites·18 claims
- 2386US10576643B2Sensors for soft robots and soft actuatorsHARVARD COLLEGE·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 3, 2020·8 cites·33 claims
- 2485US11167422B2User-assisted robotic control systemsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 9, 2021·4 cites·24 claims
- 2583US12397445B2User-assisted robotic control systemsOXIPITAL AI INC·Filed 2024·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2683US11027423B2Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfacesSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 8, 2021·3 cites·19 claims
- 2782US12145259B2Soft robotic actuator enhancementsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 19, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2882US10828788B2Distributed pressurization and exhaust systems for soft robotsHARVARD COLLEGE·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 10, 2020·4 cites·44 claims
- 2981US10702992B2Enhancement of soft robotic grippers through integration of stiff structuresSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 7, 2020·3 cites·21 claims
- 3080US11647692B2Gripper with tunable compliance for dexterous object manipulationAPPHARVEST TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 16, 2023·4 cites·75 claims
- 3179US11247348B2Soft actuators with tapered or skewed structuresSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 15, 2022·2 cites·14 claims
- 3279US10576640B2Self-contained robotic gripper systemSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 3, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
- 3379US10208925B2Soft conformal laparoscopic instrumentSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 19, 2019·3 cites·19 claims
- 3478US11660759B2User-assisted robotic control systemsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 30, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3577US12251836B2Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfacesSCHMALZ FLEXIBLE GRIPPING INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 18, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3677US10172602B2Soft robotic retractorsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 8, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 3776US11826905B2Soft actuator having a texturizable gripping surfaceSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 3875US11752641B2Self-contained robotic gripper systemSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 12, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 3974US11731292B2Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuatorsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 22, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4072US10850401B2Soft robotic actuators and methods of manufacturing the sameSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 1, 2020·0 cites·7 claims
- 4172US10349927B2Soft retractorsHARVARD COLLEGE·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 16, 2019·1 cites·13 claims
- 4270US11173615B2User-assisted robotic control systemsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 16, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 4370US11077562B2User-assisted robotic control systemsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 3, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 4469US12239078B2Ripeness detection system using hue color space and peak findingAPPHARVEST TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·26 claims
- 4568US12275136B2Modular robotics systemsSCHMALZ FLEXIBLE GRIPPING INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 4667US11490071B1Depth and vision sensors for challenging agricultural environmentsAPPHARVEST TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 1, 2022·1 cites·41 claims
- 4767US10179410B2Modular robotic systemsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 15, 2019·1 cites·11 claims
- 4867US10112310B2Food handling gripperSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 30, 2018·1 cites·12 claims
- 4966US10028734B2Soft robotic retractorsSOFT ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 24, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 5066US9907545B2Soft retractorsHARVARD COLLEGE·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·1 cites·45 claims
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