Patents by Inventor Michael C. DiPietro

Michael C. DiPietro 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).

  • Recharge docking system for mobile robot
    Patent number: 4777416
    Abstract: A recharge docking system for a battery-powered mobile robot which senses when the battery charge is below a predetermined level and halts the travel of the robot at its next navigational node, following which the robot independently plots and negotiates a path from the next node back to a base node at a recharge station, where the batteries are charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: Denning Mobile Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. George, II, Michael C. DiPietro, Mark B. Kadonoff, James F. Maddox