Patents by Inventor Charles Duquette

Charles Duquette 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).

  • Patent number: 11951620
    Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, Jr., Michael Duquette, Martin R. Elliott, Julian Warhurst, Charles W. Su, Alan Grant
  • Publication number: 20240092576
    Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure. In one example, the compliant drive comprises a drive shaft having splines configured to provide rotational play that prevents jamming of a vertical drive gear on the end of the shaft with a rack in a vertical track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, JR., Michael Duquette, Martin R. Elliott, Julian D. Warhurst, Charles W. Su, Alan J. Grant
  • Patent number: 6273441
    Abstract: An anti-roll suspension stabilizer for a vehicle having a leaf spring suspension system. The device features an elongated stabilizing spring communicating roll resistance to the attached axle of the vehicle at a center section and concurrent force at each of two ends of the stabilizing spring to the leaf spring of the vehicle through an attachment thereto using a shackle. Adjustment of the device is achieved by use of a plurality of mounting apertures for the shackles located at varying distances from the center of the stabilizing spring thereby allowing for adjustment by the user for desired performance characteristics. Further force adjustment is achieved using one or a combination of an optional axle spacer which can be made from one or both of solid rubber like material, or a pneumatic pillow which can vary in dimension, which would be located at the center section of the stabilizing spring where it communicates with the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Inventors: Thomas Neavitt, Charles Duquette