Patents by Inventor Chris Grace

Chris Grace 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).

  • Debris evacuation for cleaning robots
    Patent number: 12004704
    Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Walter Morin, Harold Boeschenstein, Faruk Bursal, Chris Grace
  • Debris Evacuation for Cleaning Robots
    Publication number: 20200000301
    Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Russell Walter Morin, Harold Boeschenstein, Faruk Bursal, Chris Grace
  • Debris evacuation for cleaning robots
    Patent number: 10405718
    Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Walter Morin, Harold Boeschenstein, Faruk Bursal, Chris Grace
  • Debris Evacuation for Cleaning Robots
    Publication number: 20180008111
    Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Russell Walter Morin, Harold Boeschenstein, Faruk Bursal, Chris Grace
  • Debris evacuation for cleaning robots
    Patent number: 9788698
    Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Walter Morin, Harold Boeschenstein, Faruk Bursal, Chris Grace
  • DEBRIS EVACUATION FOR CLEANING ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20160166126
    Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Russell Walter Morin, Harold Boeschenstein, Faruk Bursal, Chris Grace
  • Battery
    Patent number: D1114728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Rogelio Manfred Neumann, Chris Grace, Jason Thompson