Patents by Inventor Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY 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).
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Patent number: 12156494Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area, wherein the mower body further includes a signal detecting module arranged to detect a signal representative of a navigational marker.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GPInventors: Brian Vines, Xing Zhang, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery, Syed Kashif Hassan
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Publication number: 20240049628Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower (100) comprises a mower body (102) having at least one motor (210) arranged to drive a cutting blade (212b) and to propel the mower body (102) on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement. The mower body (102) includes a navigation system (204) arranged to assist a controller (202) to control the operation of the mower body (102) within the predefined operating area (208). The navigation system includes an odometry module (106, 220), a rotatable optical surveying module (222), a sonic obstacle detection module (224), a heat absorbing unit set on the outer surface of the mower body (102) for directing the heat generated within the mower body towards the atmosphere, and a detachable docking module (816) arranged to receive the mower body (102).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
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Patent number: 11832552Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower (100) comprises a mower body (102) having at least one motor (210) arranged to drive a cutting blade (212b) and to propel the mower body (102) on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement. The mower body (102) includes a navigation system (204) arranged to assist a controller (202) to control the operation of the mower body (102) within the predefined operating area (208). The navigation system includes an odometry module (106, 220), a rotatable optical surveying module (222), a sonic obstacle detection module (224), a heat absorbing unit set on the outer surface of the mower body (102) for directing the heat generated within the mower body towards the atmosphere, and a detachable docking module (816) arranged to receive the mower body (102).Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery, Nikolai Ensslen, Levent Yildirim
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Patent number: 11357166Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
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Patent number: 11172608Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
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Patent number: 11172609Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
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Patent number: 11172605Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower (100) and a system for navigating the same are disclosed. The autonomous lawn mower (100) comprises a mower body (102) having at least one motor (210) arranged to drive a cutting blade (212b) and to propel the mower body (102) on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement. The mower body (102) includes a navigation system (204) arranged to assist a controller (202) to control the operation of the mower body (102) within the predefined operating area (208). The system comprises a plurality of navigation modules (202), each arranged to obtain individual navigation information associated with the navigation of the autonomous mower (100). The navigation modules (202) operate to generate a virtual representation of the operation area (208) of the lawn mower (100) during an initialization mode, and the virtual representation of the operation area (208) is processed with the obtained navigation information during the operation of the lawn mower (100).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery, Nikolai Ensslen, Levent Yildirim
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Patent number: 11172607Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
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Publication number: 20210176915Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area, wherein the mower body further includes a signal detecting module arranged to detect a signal representative of a navigational marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Brian Vines, Xing Zhang, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery, Syeci Kashif Hassan
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Publication number: 20190327886Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower (100) and a system for navigating the same are disclosed. The autonomous lawn mower (100) comprises a mower body (102) having at least one motor (210) arranged to drive a cutting blade (212b) and to propel the mower body (102) on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement. The mower body (102) includes a navigation system (204) arranged to assist a controller (202) to control the operation of the mower body (102) within the predefined operating area (208). The system comprises a plurality of navigation modules (202), each arranged to obtain individual navigation information associated with the navigation of the autonomous mower (100). The navigation modules (202) operate to generate a virtual representation of the operation area (208) of the lawn mower (100) during an initialization mode, and the virtual representation of the operation area (208) is processed with the obtained navigation information during the operation of the lawn mower (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY, Nikolai ENSSLEN, Levent YILDIRIM
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Publication number: 20190258267Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower (100) comprises a mower body (102) having at least one motor (210) arranged to drive a cutting blade (212b) and to propel the mower body (102) on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement. The mower body (102) includes a navigation system (204) arranged to assist a controller (202) to control the operation of the mower body (102) within the predefined operating area (208). The navigation system includes an odometry module (106, 220), a rotatable optical surveying module (222), a sonic obstacle detection module (224), a heat absorbing unit set on the outer surface of the mower body (102) for directing the heat generated within the mower body towards the atmosphere, and a detachable docking module (816) arranged to receive the mower body (102).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY, Nikolai ENSSLEN, Levent YILDIRIM
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Publication number: 20190216014Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
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Publication number: 20190216011Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
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Publication number: 20190216012Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
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Publication number: 20190208700Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY