Patents Assigned to Preferred Robotics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12429889
    Abstract: A conveyance object is configured to be coupled to an autonomous vehicle and conveyed by the autonomous vehicle to move. The conveyance object includes a bottom plate; a coupling provided on a lower surface of the bottom plate and configured to be coupled to the autonomous vehicle; a pair of guide frames provided on the lower surface and configured to guide the autonomous vehicle so as to move to a position of the coupling from a predetermined direction; and a pair of brackets provided to extend downward from the lower surface between the pair of guide frames and disposed on both sides of the coupling in the predetermined direction, each of the brackets being provided with a marking that faces the predetermined direction and that is recognizable by the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: Preferred Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshito Ito, Takahiro Yamana, Toru Isobe
  • Patent number: 12393207
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle includes one or more sensors configured to obtain one or more images of a conveyance target that includes one or more markings; and a controller configured to control the autonomous vehicle. The controller includes one or more processors, and one or more memories storing one or more programs, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to identify the conveyance target based on a recognition result of the one or more markings included in the one or more images, and control conveyance of the conveyance target by the autonomous vehicle based on an identification result of the conveyance target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Preferred Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kondo, Koji Terada, Kenichi Hidai