Patents by Inventor John Sinnigen

John Sinnigen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cleaning of pet areas by autonomous cleaning robots
    Patent number: 11930992
    Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface; a receiver configured to receive an indication of cat activity in a cat box; and a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the cat box to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of cat activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Bialek, John Sinnigen, Colin Angle, Michael J. Halloran
  • Cleaning of Pet Areas by Autonomous Cleaning Robots
    Publication number: 20220133110
    Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface; a receiver configured to receive an indication of cat activity in a cat box; and a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the cat box to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of cat activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Anders Bialek, John Sinnigen, Colin Angle, Michael J. Halloran
  • Cleaning of pet areas by autonomous cleaning robots
    Patent number: 11191407
    Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface; a receiver configured to receive an indication of cat activity in a cat box; and a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the cat box to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of cat activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Bialek, John Sinnigen, Colin Angle, Michael J. Halloran
  • Mobile Cleaning Robot Artificial Intelligence for Situational Awareness
    Publication number: 20210224579
    Abstract: A mobile cleaning robot includes a cleaning head configured to clean a floor surface in an environment, and at least one camera having a field of view that extends above the floor surface. The at least one camera is configured to capture images that include portions of the environment above the floor surface. The robot includes a recognition module is configured to recognize objects in the environment based on the images captured by the at least one camera, in which the recognition module is trained at least in part using the images captured by the at least one camera. The robot includes a storage device is configured to store a map of the environment. The robot includes a control module configured to control the mobile cleaning robot to navigate in the environment using the map and operate the cleaning head to perform cleaning tasks taking into account of the objects recognized by the recognition module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher V. Jones, Gary Ellis Hall, Steven J. Baron, Brent Hild, Stefan Zickler, John Sinnigen
  • Mobile cleaning robot artificial intelligence for situational awareness
    Patent number: 10878294
    Abstract: A mobile cleaning robot includes a cleaning head configured to clean a floor surface in an environment, and at least one camera having a field of view that extends above the floor surface. The at least one camera is configured to capture images that include portions of the environment above the floor surface. The robot includes a recognition module is configured to recognize objects in the environment based on the images captured by the at least one camera, in which the recognition module is trained at least in part using the images captured by the at least one camera. The robot includes a storage device is configured to store a map of the environment. The robot includes a control module configured to control the mobile cleaning robot to navigate in the environment using the map and operate the cleaning head to perform cleaning tasks taking into account of the objects recognized by the recognition module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher V. Jones, Gary Ellis Hall, Steven J. Baron, Brent Hild, Stefan Zickler, John Sinnigen
  • Cleaning of Pet Areas by Autonomous Cleaning Robots
    Publication number: 20200245836
    Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface; a receiver configured to receive an indication of cat activity in a cat box; and a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the cat box to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of cat activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Anders Bialek, John Sinnigen, Colin Angle, Michael J. Halloran
  • Cleaning of pet areas by autonomous cleaning robots
    Patent number: 10463217
    Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface; a receiver configured to receive an indication of cat activity in a cat box; and a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the cat box to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of cat activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Bialek, John Sinnigen, Colin Angle, Michael J. Halloran
  • Mobile Cleaning Robot Artificial Intelligence for Situational Awareness
    Publication number: 20190213438
    Abstract: A mobile cleaning robot includes a cleaning head configured to clean a floor surface in an environment, and at least one camera having a field of view that extends above the floor surface. The at least one camera is configured to capture images that include portions of the environment above the floor surface. The robot includes a recognition module is configured to recognize objects in the environment based on the images captured by the at least one camera, in which the recognition module is trained at least in part using the images captured by the at least one camera. The robot includes a storage device is configured to store a map of the environment. The robot includes a control module configured to control the mobile cleaning robot to navigate in the environment using the map and operate the cleaning head to perform cleaning tasks taking into account of the objects recognized by the recognition module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher V. Jones, Gary Ellis Hall, Steven J. Baron, Brent Hild, Stefan Zickler, John Sinnigen