Patents by Inventor Christopher PINHEIRO

Christopher PINHEIRO 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).

  • ROBOTIC CLEANER HAVING SURFACE TYPE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20210386261
    Abstract: A combination surface type sensor may include a housing including a first receptacle, a second receptacle, a third receptacle, and a fourth receptacle, a first surface type detector disposed within the first receptacle, a second surface type detector disposed within the fourth receptacle, an emitter disposed within the second receptacle, and a drop-off detector disposed within the third receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Chad WOODROW, Brendan C. UCHENDU, Christopher PINHEIRO
  • METHOD OF SURFACE TYPE DETECTION AND ROBOTIC CLEANER CONFIGURED TO CARRY OUT THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210386262
    Abstract: A method of surface type detection may include traversing a cleaning area, generating a plurality of cluster points while traversing the cleaning area, each cluster point being associated with a corresponding surface type and a location, and determining at least one surface type region within the cleaning area based, at least in part, on a comparison of the plurality of cluster points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brendan C. UCHENDU, Christopher PINHEIRO