Patents by Inventor Daniel E.C. Grande

Daniel E.C. Grande 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).

  • MOBILE CLEANING ROBOT INCLUDING SCRUBBING FEATURES
    Publication number: 20240407618
    Abstract: A mobile cleaning robot can include a body, a drive system, a mopping pad assembly, and a scrubbing system. The drive system can be connected to the body and can be operable to move the mobile cleaning robot about a floor surface of an environment. The mopping pad assembly can be connected to the body and can be configured to hold a mopping pad that is engageable with the floor surface. The scrubbing system can be connected to the body in front of the mopping pad assembly, The scrubbing system can be operable to engage and scrub the floor surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Eric J. Burbank, Timothy R. Ohm, Daniel E.C. Grande, Stephen A. Hickey, Jiaqian Wu
  • Battery assembly for autonomous mobile robot
    Patent number: 10581038
    Abstract: An autonomous mobile cleaning robot includes a cavity along a bottom portion of the robot, and a drive configured to support the robot above a floor surface. The drive is configured to propel the robot along the floor surface. The robot further includes a first electrical terminal disposed in the cavity and connected to electrical circuitry of the robot, a battery assembly, and a dovetail joint. The battery assembly includes a battery housing, a battery contained within the battery housing, and a second electrical terminal mounted to the battery housing and configured to engage with the first electrical terminal. The dovetail joint includes a vertically extending projection portion and a vertically extending socket portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Rogelio Manfred Neumann, Daniel E. C. Grande
  • BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT
    Publication number: 20190189981
    Abstract: An autonomous mobile cleaning robot includes a cavity along a bottom portion of the robot, and a drive configured to support the robot above a floor surface. The drive is configured to propel the robot along the floor surface. The robot further includes a first electrical terminal disposed in the cavity and connected to electrical circuitry of the robot, a battery assembly, and a dovetail joint. The battery assembly includes a battery housing, a battery contained within the battery housing, and a second electrical terminal mounted to the battery housing and configured to engage with the first electrical terminal. The dovetail joint includes a vertically extending projection portion and a vertically extending socket portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Rogelio Manfred Neumann, Daniel E.C. Grande