Patents by Inventor Charles Doty

Charles Doty 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: 20180079591
    Abstract: An automated trash cart that transports trash, recycling, and other waste (“waste”) from a home station to a designated pickup station along a designated route when instructed by a user via a smart mobile device. After the waste is picked up, the automated trash cart returns along the designated route to the home station. The automated trash cart comprises a cart, onboard microcontroller, network connection, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or cellular, and other sensors. The onboard microcontroller software is accessible online via smart device applications. The automated trash cart navigates autonomously, alerts the user if there are obstacles in its designated route, and charges itself while at home station. Once programmed, the device is capable of numerous ancillary functions such as opening and closing garage doors as needed to travel along the designated route as per user instructions and programming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Charles Doty, Kamal S Ali
  • Patent number: 8360776
    Abstract: A training system and method to calculate actual coordinates of a projectile impact at one or more screens has been disclosed. A projectile is launched at a screen. One or more targets are projected onto the screen. A calibrated sensor is directed at the screen surface. The sensor continually captures thermal images of a screen surface. The sensor comprises software to detect and isolate thermal images of the projectile impacting the screen. These impact images are transmitted to a computer connected to the sensor. A computer comprises software to calculate the actual impact coordinates relative to a projected target. The calculated coordinates are digitally sent to feedback devices for display purposes. The system further comprises virtual training scenarios that are triggered upon notification of actual impact coordinates. These training scenarios simulate real life situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Laser Shot, Inc.
    Inventors: Paige Manard, Charles Doty
  • Publication number: 20080213732
    Abstract: A training system and method to calculate actual coordinates of a projectile impact at one or more screens has been disclosed. A projectile is launched at a screen. One or more targets are projected onto the screen. A calibrated sensor is directed at the screen surface. The sensor continually captures thermal images of a screen surface. The sensor comprises software to detect and isolate thermal images of the projectile impacting the screen. These impact images are transmitted to a computer connected to the sensor. A computer comprises software to calculate the actual impact coordinates relative to a projected target. The calculated coordinates are digitally sent to feedback devices for display purposes. The system further comprises virtual training scenarios that are triggered upon notification of actual impact coordinates. These training scenarios simulate real life situations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Paige Manard, Charles Doty
  • Publication number: 20070160960
    Abstract: A training system and method to calculate actual coordinates of a projectile impact at one or more screens has been disclosed. A projectile is launched at a screen. One or more targets are projected onto the screen. A calibrated sensor is directed at the screen surface. The sensor continually captures thermal images of the screen surface. The sensor comprises software to detect and isolate thermal images of the projectile impacting the screen. These impact images are transmitted to a computer connected to the sensor. The computer comprises software to calculate the actual impact coordinates relative to a projected target. The calculated coordinates are digitally sent to feedback devices for display purposes. The system further comprises virtual training scenarios that are triggered upon notification of actual impact coordinates. These training scenarios simulate real life situations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Paige Manard, Charles Doty