Patents by Inventor Andrew Joseph Valentine

Andrew Joseph Valentine 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).

  • Robot power source charging station
    Patent number: 8618766
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system for recharging a mobile robot as a power source. In one embodiment the system comprises a power transmission link having a first end positioned at a selectively located charging station and a second end connected to the battery carried by the robot, the transmission link being configured to transmit power from its first end to its second end to charge the battery. The system further comprises a first wireless power transmitter coupled to receive power from a specified power source, and a first wireless power receiver, connected to the first end of the transmission link and located at a prespecified distance from the first wireless power transmitter. The first wireless power receiver is configured to receive power transmitted across the prespecified distance from the first wireless power transmitter, and to provide power to the first end of the transmission link, for transmission to charge the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Noel Wayne Anderson, Alex D. Foessel, Andrew Joseph Valentine
  • ROBOT POWER SOURCE CHARGING STATION
    Publication number: 20120074891
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system for recharging a mobile robot as a power source. In one embodiment the system comprises a power transmission link having a first end positioned at a selectively located charging station and a second end connected to the battery carried by the robot, the transmission link being configured to transmit power from its first end to its second end to charge the battery. The system further comprises a first wireless power transmitter coupled to receive power from a specified power source, and a first wireless power receiver, connected to the first end of the transmission link and located at a prespecified distance from the first wireless power transmitter. The first wireless power receiver is configured to receive power transmitted across the prespecified distance from the first wireless power transmitter, and to provide power to the first end of the transmission link, for transmission to charge the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Noel Wayne Anderson, Alex D. Foessel, Andrew Joseph Valentine
  • Pet bowl
    Patent number: D699009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventors: Kyle Hansen, Lauren Jenna Martinez, Rebecca Sturges Murray, Andrew Joseph Valentine, Darren Macca
  • Pet bowl
    Patent number: D705999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: The Kyjen Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Hansen, Lauren Jenna Martinez, Rebecca Sturges Murray, Andrew Joseph Valentine, Darren Macca
  • Pet bowl
    Patent number: D706000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: The Kyjen Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren Jenna Martinez, Rebecca Sturges Murray, Andrew Joseph Valentine, Darren Macca, Kyle Hansen
  • Pet bowl
    Patent number: D706493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: The Kyjen Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Hansen, Lauren Jenna Martinez, Rebecca Sturges Murray, Andrew Joseph Valentine, Darren Macca