Patents by Inventor Clifton Eric Smith

Clifton Eric Smith 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).

  • CLEANING PRIORITIZATION FOR MOBILE CLEANING ROBOT
    Publication number: 20250386990
    Abstract: A method of prioritizing cleaning of rooms of an environment for a mobile cleaning robot can include generating a cleanliness score for each room of the environment using a controller. Each of the cleanliness scores can be indicative of an amount of debris expected in each respective room by the mobile cleaning robot. The method can also include generating a room cleaning priority based at least partially on the cleanliness score of each of the rooms. The method can also include scheduling operations of the mobile cleaning robot for a planned mission based on the room cleaning priority of each of the rooms of the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Inventors: Steven J. Baron, Matthew Weyant, Ryan Schneider, Michael Foster, Clifton Eric Smith, Ajay Changulani, Collin Prather, Laura Tramontozzi, Jonathan Sanjeev Withers
  • Cleaning prioritization for mobile cleaning robot
    Patent number: 12461528
    Abstract: A method of prioritizing cleaning of rooms of an environment for a mobile cleaning robot can include generating a cleanliness score for each room of the environment using a controller. Each of the cleanliness scores can be indicative of an amount of debris expected in each respective room by the mobile cleaning robot. The method can also include generating a room cleaning priority based at least partially on the cleanliness score of each of the rooms. The method can also include scheduling operations of the mobile cleaning robot for a planned mission based on the room cleaning priority of each of the rooms of the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Baron, Matthew Weyant, Ryan Schneider, Michael Foster, Clifton Eric Smith, Ajay Changulani, Collin Prather, Laura Tramontozzi, Jonathan Sanjeev Withers
  • CLEANING PRIORITIZATION FOR MOBILE CLEANING ROBOT
    Publication number: 20250068161
    Abstract: A method of prioritizing cleaning of rooms of an environment for a mobile cleaning robot can include generating a cleanliness score for each room of the environment using a controller. Each of the cleanliness scores can be indicative of an amount of debris expected in each respective room by the mobile cleaning robot. The method can also include generating a room cleaning priority based at least partially on the cleanliness score of each of the rooms. The method can also include scheduling operations of the mobile cleaning robot for a planned mission based on the room cleaning priority of each of the rooms of the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Steven J. Baron, Matthew Weyant, Ryan Schneider, Michael Foster, Clifton Eric Smith, Ajay Changulani, Collin Prather, Laura Tramontozzi, Jonathan Sanjeev Withers
  • Mobile cleaning robot teaming and persistent mapping
    Patent number: 11614746
    Abstract: A multi-robot system includes a first a mobile cleaning robot that has a local storage device to store a persistent map of an environment, at least one sensor to sense the environment, and a control module. The control module is configured to: control the mobile cleaning robot to navigate in the environment using the persistent map and sensing data provided by the at least one sensor, share the persistent map with a second mobile cleaning robot, and coordinate with the second mobile cleaning robot to perform cleaning tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Fong, Clifton Eric Smith, Mario Munich, Stephen Ernest O'Dea
  • MOBILE CLEANING ROBOT TEAMING AND PERSISTENT MAPPING
    Publication number: 20190212752
    Abstract: A multi-robot system includes a first a mobile cleaning robot that has a local storage device to store a persistent map of an environment, at least one sensor to sense the environment, and a control module. The control module is configured to: control the mobile cleaning robot to navigate in the environment using the persistent map and sensing data provided by the at least one sensor, share the persistent map with a second mobile cleaning robot, and coordinate with the second mobile cleaning robot to perform cleaning tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Fong, Clifton Eric Smith, Mario Munich, Stephen Ernest O'Dea