Gregory Scott Howe

US Patent:

20230083204, Mar 16, 2023

Filed:

Feb 17, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/904402

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Gregory William HOWE - Larkspur CA, US
Aditya RAO - Oakland CA, US
Nico WALKER - Wendlingen, DE
Joseph J. HEBENSTREIT - San Francisco CA, US
Shawn Mitchell KIRSCH - Oakland CA, US
Michael Raj KUBBA - San Mateo CA, US
Ilan Ellison MOYER - Chapel Hill NC, US

Assignee:

Shaper Tools, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

B25H 1/10
B25H 1/04

Abstract:

Workstation for performing a task on a workpiece using a tool. Some implementations of the invention allow an adjustable shelf to be used to position a workpiece on the workstation. Some implementations of the invention include a support bar for partially supporting a tool as the task is performed on a workpiece coupled to the workstation. Some implementations of the invention allow a workpiece to be positioned at a reference location or orientation relative to the workstation. Some implementations of the invention allow a tool to perform an action based on determining the position of the tool relative to the workstation using computer vision techniques to analyze a feature of the workstation.