Patents by Inventor Andrew William Taylor

Andrew William Taylor 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).

  • Surface wave detection of surface defects
    Patent number: 11420692
    Abstract: A moving robot has at least one surface wave transducer or a transmitter and receiver, to identify defects on or in a surface on which the robot moves, and provide data indicative of the location, size and/or orientation of the defects from robot position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Invert Robotics Limited
    Inventors: Paul David Harris, Andrew William Taylor
  • SURFACE WAVE DETECTION OF SURFACE DEFECTS
    Publication number: 20190077472
    Abstract: A moving robot has at least one surface wave transducer or a transmitter and receiver, to identify defects on or in a surface on which the robot moves, and provide data indicative of the location, size and/or orientation of the defects from robot position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Invert Robotics Limited
    Inventors: Paul David HARRIS, Andrew William TAYLOR
  • ORAL CARE ARTICLE COMPRISING A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20180170646
    Abstract: An oral article comprising a six sided carton (suitable for containing a tube of dentifrice) having a front-top flap that is unfolded open along a line of weakness, wherein at least a portion of the line of weakness includes a ½ cut line of weakness on the top side of the carton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew William TAYLOR, Amanda Sue HOGAN, Xiaojie GENG, Ming QI
  • Robotic climbing platform
    Patent number: 9738335
    Abstract: A robotic climbing platform has a chassis and a carriage adapted to support and move the chassis relative to a climbing surface. An adhesion mechanism provides an adhesion force between the climbing platform and the climbing surface. The adhesion mechanism has one or more suction pads adapted to retain an adhesion force between the climbing platform and the climbing surface during movement of the chassis relative to the climbing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: INVERT ROBOTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Henry Davies, Benjamin James Kumar Sachdeva, Liam George Somerville, Andrew William Taylor, James Grant Robertson, XiaoQi Chen
  • ROBOTIC CLIMBING PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20140216836
    Abstract: A robotic climbing platform has a chassis and a carriage adapted to support and move the chassis relative to a climbing surface. An adhesion mechanism provides an adhesion force between the climbing platform and the climbing surface. The adhesion mechanism has one or more suction pads adapted to retain an adhesion force between the climbing platform and the climbing surface during movement of the chassis relative to the climbing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: INVERT ROBOTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Henry Davies, Benjamin James Kumar Sachdeva, Liam George Somerville, Andrew William Taylor, James Grant Robertson, XizoQi Chen
  • Dip-tube positioner
    Patent number: D598289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Andrew William Taylor
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D640927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Seum, Andrew William Taylor, Gary Michael Ferguson, James Christopher Dorn