Patents by Inventor Mark Joseph Chiappetta

Mark Joseph Chiappetta 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).

  • Celestial navigation system for an autonomous vehicle
    Patent number: 8972052
    Abstract: A navigation control system for an autonomous vehicle comprises a transmitter and an autonomous vehicle. The transmitter comprises an emitter for emitting at least one signal, a power source for powering the emitter, a device for capturing wireless energy to charge the power source, and a printed circuit board for converting the captured wireless energy to a form for charging the power source. The autonomous vehicle operates within a working area and comprises a receiver for detecting the at least one signal emitted by the emitter, and a processor for determining a relative location of the autonomous vehicle within the working area based on the signal emitted by the emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventor: Mark Joseph Chiappetta
  • Celestial navigation system for an autonomous robot
    Patent number: 7706917
    Abstract: A navigational control system for an autonomous robot includes a transmitter subsystem having a stationary emitter for emitting at least one signal. An autonomous robot operating within a working area utilizes a receiving subsystem to detect the emitted signal. The receiver subsystem has a receiver for detecting the emitted signal emitted by the emitter and a processor for determining a relative location of the robot within the working area upon the receiver detecting the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Chiappetta, James Paul Frankel
  • CELESTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100082193
    Abstract: A navigation control system for an autonomous vehicle comprises a transmitter and an autonomous vehicle. The transmitter comprises an emitter for emitting at least one signal, a power source for powering the emitter, a device for capturing wireless energy to charge the power source, and a printed circuit board for converting the captured wireless energy to a form for charging the power source. The autonomous vehicle operates within a working area and comprises a receiver for detecting the at least one signal emitted by the emitter, and a processor for determining a relative location of the autonomous vehicle within the working area based on the signal emitted by the emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: Mark Joseph Chiappetta