Patents by Inventor Christopher Gidwell
Christopher Gidwell 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: 11827500Abstract: Embodiments described herein related to a robotic system for transporting a container. The robotic system includes a lifting mechanism and a container storage assembly coupled to the lifting mechanism. The container storage assembly includes at least one bracket assembly that further includes a bracket elongated member. The bracket elongated member includes a surface having at least one slot and a locking mechanism within the at least one slot. The at least one slot and the locking mechanism are configured to slidably receive and positively lock at least one locking member of the container.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Aimee S. Goncalves, Joseph Bondaryk, Paul W. Baim, Christopher Gidwell, Toffee Albina
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Patent number: 11597098Abstract: An assistive robot system includes a lifting mechanism, a movable arm assembly, a processing device, and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processing device. The processing device transmits a command to the lifting mechanism to cause the lifting mechanism to move the movable arm assembly such that a container is gripped within the movable arm assembly, transmits a first one or more signals to the movable arm assembly to cause the movable arm assembly to extend in a system longitudinal direction such that the movable arm assembly grips the container. The movable arm assembly is positioned at a release location and transmits a second one or more signals to the movable arm assembly to cause the movable arm assembly to extend in a system lateral direction such that the container gripped within the movable arm assembly is released from the movable arm assembly at the release location.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Aimee S. Goncalves, Christopher Gidwell, Joseph Bondaryk, Paul W. Baim, Toffee Albina
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Patent number: 11420338Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an assistive robot system. The assistive robot system includes a lifting mechanism, a movable arm assembly coupled to the lifting mechanism, a container tilting arm assembly, a processing device communicatively coupled to the lifting mechanism and the movable arm assembly, and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processing device. The non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium causes the processing device to transmit a command to the lifting mechanism to cause the lifting mechanism to move the movable arm assembly such that the container tilting arm assembly makes contact with a container and transmits one or more signals to the movable arm assembly to cause the movable arm assembly to extend in a system longitudinal direction such that the container within the movable arm assembly is pivoted against the container tilting assembly to tilt the container within the movable arm assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Joseph Bondaryk, James D. C. Lent, Aimee S. Goncalves, Paul W. Baim, Christopher Gidwell, Toffee Albina
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Publication number: 20200206946Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an assistive robot system. The assistive robot system includes a lifting mechanism, a movable arm assembly coupled to the lifting mechanism, a container tilting arm assembly, a processing device communicatively coupled to the lifting mechanism and the movable arm assembly, and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processing device. The non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium causes the processing device to transmit a command to the lifting mechanism to cause the lifting mechanism to move the movable arm assembly such that the container tilting arm assembly makes contact with a container and transmits one or more signals to the movable arm assembly to cause the movable arm assembly to extend in a system longitudinal direction such that the container within the movable arm assembly is pivoted against the container tilting assembly to tilt the container within the movable arm assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Bondaryk, James D. C. Lent, Aimee S. Goncalves, Paul W. Baim, Christopher Gidwell, Toffee Albina
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Publication number: 20200206909Abstract: An assistive robot system includes a lifting mechanism, a movable arm assembly, a processing device, and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processing device. The processing device transmits a command to the lifting mechanism to cause the lifting mechanism to move the movable arm assembly such that a container is gripped within the movable arm assembly, transmits a first one or more signals to the movable arm assembly to cause the movable arm assembly to extend in a system longitudinal direction such that the movable arm assembly grips the container. The movable arm assembly is positioned at a release location and transmits a second one or more signals to the movable arm assembly to cause the movable arm assembly to extend in a system lateral direction such that the container gripped within the movable arm assembly is released from the movable arm assembly at the release location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Aimee S. Goncalves, Christopher Gidwell, Joseph Bondaryk, Paul W. Baim, Toffee Albina
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Publication number: 20200207597Abstract: Embodiments described herein related to a robotic system for transporting a container. The robotic system includes a lifting mechanism and a container storage assembly coupled to the lifting mechanism. The container storage assembly includes at least one bracket assembly that further includes a bracket elongated member. The bracket elongated member includes a surface having at least one slot and a locking mechanism within the at least one slot. The at least one slot and the locking mechanism are configured to slidably receive and positively lock at least one locking member of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Aimee S. Goncalves, Joseph Bondaryk, Paul W. Baim, Christopher Gidwell, Toffee Albina
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Patent number: 9516979Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus may include a surface cleaning head having a dirty air inlet and a support structure moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head. A cleaning unit having an air flow path extending from a cleaning unit air inlet to a clean air outlet, a suction motor and a cyclone chamber provided in the airflow path, and a dirt collection chamber may be configured so that the cleaning unit air inlet is detachably connectable to the support structure to fluidly connect the dirty air inlet. The apparatus can be configured in a use configuration, in which the cleaning unit air inlet is connected to the support structure, and a storage configuration in which the cleaning unit air inlet is disconnected from the dirty air inlet and the cleaning unit is mounted on at least one of the support structure and the surface cleaning head.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventor: Christopher Gidwell
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Patent number: D731720Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Euro-Pro Operating LLCInventors: Christopher Gidwell, Gary Palladino
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Patent number: D738583Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Euro-Pro Operating LLCInventors: Christopher Gidwell, Gary Palladino
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Patent number: D740505Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Euro-Pro Operating LLCInventor: Christopher Gidwell
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Patent number: D742083Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Euro-Pro Operating LLCInventors: Christopher Gidwell, Gary Palladino
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Patent number: D788392Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Christopher Gidwell, James R. Varney, James M. Ormond
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Patent number: D796755Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Christopher Gidwell, James R. Varney, James M. Ormond
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Patent number: D847559Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLCInventors: Devin Coakley, Christopher Gidwell, Cory R. Smith, Joyce Tu
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Patent number: D865438Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLCInventors: Devin Coakley, Christopher Gidwell, Cory R. Smith, Joyce Tu
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Patent number: D915486Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventor: Christopher Gidwell
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Patent number: D924294Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventor: Christopher Gidwell
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Patent number: D937920Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventor: Christopher Gidwell
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Patent number: D939004Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventor: Christopher Gidwell
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Patent number: D949220Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventor: Christopher Gidwell