Patents by Inventor Andrew AMARAL

Andrew AMARAL 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).

  • Publication number: 20240099529
    Abstract: A mobile cleaning robot can include a body and a cleaning assembly. The body can include a suction duct. The cleaning assembly can be operable to ingest debris from a surface of an environment. The cleaning assembly can include a dustpan engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct. The dust pan can be movable with respect to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Erik Amaral, Timothy R. Ohm, Andrew Deschenes
  • Patent number: 10996017
    Abstract: A quickly deployable tripod is comprised of a helmet unit formed at the top thereof, a ball unit connected inside the helmet unit, a yoke unit connected at the bottom of the ball unit, and a plurality of the leg units connected to the yoke unit. The helmet unit is configured to fix an object thereon. The ball unit is configured to adjust orientation of the helmet unit. The yoke unit is configured to adjust position of the plurality of leg units. And the plurality of the leg units is configured to adjust orientation thereof respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventor: Andrew Amaral
  • Publication number: 20210088303
    Abstract: A quickly deployable tripod is comprised of a helmet unit formed at the top thereof, a ball unit connected inside the helmet unit, a yoke unit connected at the bottom of the ball unit, and a plurality of the leg units connected to the yoke unit. The helmet unit is configured to fix an object thereon. The ball unit is configured to adjust orientation of the helmet unit. The yoke unit is configured to adjust position of the plurality of leg units. And the plurality of the leg units is configured to adjust orientation thereof respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Andrew AMARAL