Patents by Inventor Cory ROUSE

Cory ROUSE 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).

  • Interactive autonomous robot configured for deployment within a social environment
    Patent number: 11590660
    Abstract: An interactive autonomous robot is configured for deployment within a social environment. The disclosed robot includes a show subsystem configured to select between different in-character behaviors depending on robot status, thereby allowing the robot to appear in-character despite technical failures. The disclosed robot further includes a safety subsystem configured to intervene with in-character behavior when necessary to enforce safety protocols. The disclosed robot is also configured with a social subsystem that interprets social behaviors of humans and then initiates specific behavior sequences in response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle G. Freeman, Michael Fusco, Jeremy Andrew Mika, Michael Richard Honeck, Jon Hayes Snoddy, Shelley Short, Cory Rouse, Raymond J. Scanlon, Clifford Wong, Lance Duane Updyke, Jeremie Papon, Daniel Pike
  • INTERACTIVE AUTONOMOUS ROBOT CONFIGURED FOR DEPLOYMENT WITHIN A SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20200094417
    Abstract: An interactive autonomous robot is configured for deployment within a social environment. The disclosed robot includes a show subsystem configured to select between different in-character behaviors depending on robot status, thereby allowing the robot to appear in-character despite technical failures. The disclosed robot further includes a safety subsystem configured to intervene with in-character behavior when necessary to enforce safety protocols. The disclosed robot is also configured with a social subsystem that interprets social behaviors of humans and then initiates specific behavior sequences in response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle G. FREEMAN, Michael FUSCO, Jeremy Andrew MIKA, Michael Richard HONECK, Jon Hayes SNODDY, Shelley SHORT, Cory ROUSE, Raymond J. SCANLON, Clifford WONG, Lance Duane UPDYKE, Jeremie PAPON, Daniel PIKE