Patents by Inventor Dylan Duke

Dylan Duke 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).

  • Publication number: 20240051155
    Abstract: Provided is a process including: receiving inspection path information indicating a path for a robot to travel, and a plurality of locations along the path to inspect; determining, based on information received via a location sensor, that a distance between a location of the robot and a first location of the plurality of locations is greater than a threshold distance; in response, causing a refrigeration system of an optical gas imaging (OGI) camera to decrease cooling; moving along the path; in response to determining that the robot is at a first location of the plurality of locations, sending a second command to the sensor system, wherein the second command causes the refrigeration system of the OGI camera to increase cooling; causing the sensor system to record a first video with an OGI camera; and causing the sensor system to store the first video in memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Dylan Duke, Jason Acerbi
  • Patent number: 11858121
    Abstract: Robots and sensor systems may be used to inspect facilities or other infrastructure and detect gas leaks. A process may include obtaining path information indicating a path for the robot to travel, and locations along the path to inspect with the sensor system. The robot may move along the path and may determine, based on information received via a location sensor, that the robot is at a first location of the locations indicated by the path information. In response to determining that the robot is at the first location, the robot may adjust the sensor system based on first orientation information associated with the first location. An image or video may be recorded via the sensor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MFE Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan Duke, Jason Acerbi
  • Patent number: 11858122
    Abstract: Provided is a process including: obtaining a first set of one or more images generated via an optical gas imaging (OGI) camera and a second set of one or more images generated via a second camera, wherein the first set and the second set correspond to a first location of a plurality of locations in a facility; classifying, via a convolutional neural network (CNN), the first set of one or more images according to whether the one or more images depict a gas leak; and storing a result of classifying the first set in memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MFE Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan Duke, Jason Acerbi
  • Patent number: 11833667
    Abstract: Provided is a process including: receiving inspection path information indicating a path for a robot to travel, and a plurality of locations along the path to inspect; determining, based on information received via a location sensor, that a distance between a location of the robot and a first location of the plurality of locations is greater than a threshold distance; in response, causing a refrigeration system of an optical gas imaging (OGI) camera to decrease cooling; moving along the path; in response to determining that the robot is at a first location of the plurality of locations, sending a second command to the sensor system, wherein the second command causes the refrigeration system of the OGI camera to increase cooling; causing the sensor system to record a first video with an OGI camera; and causing the sensor system to store the first video in memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MFE Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan Duke, Jason Acerbi
  • Publication number: 20230008829
    Abstract: Robots and sensor systems may be used to inspect facilities or other infrastructure and detect gas leaks. A process may include obtaining path information indicating a path for the robot to travel, and locations along the path to inspect with the sensor system. The robot may move along the path and may determine, based on information received via a location sensor, that the robot is at a first location of the locations indicated by the path information. In response to determining that the robot is at the first location, the robot may adjust the sensor system based on first orientation information associated with the first location. An image or video may be recorded via the sensor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Dylan Duke, Jason Acerbi
  • Publication number: 20230008107
    Abstract: Provided is a process including: obtaining a first set of one or more images generated via an optical gas imaging (OGI) camera and a second set of one or more images generated via a second camera, wherein the first set and the second set correspond to a first location of a plurality of locations in a facility; classifying, via a convolutional neural network (CNN), the first set of one or more images according to whether the one or more images depict a gas leak; and storing a result of classifying the first set in memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Dylan Duke, Jason Acerbi
  • Publication number: 20230011503
    Abstract: Provided is a process including: receiving inspection path information indicating a path for a robot to travel, and a plurality of locations along the path to inspect; determining, based on information received via a location sensor, that a distance between a location of the robot and a first location of the plurality of locations is greater than a threshold distance; in response, causing a refrigeration system of an optical gas imaging (OGI) camera to decrease cooling; moving along the path; in response to determining that the robot is at a first location of the plurality of locations, sending a second command to the sensor system, wherein the second command causes the refrigeration system of the OGI camera to increase cooling; causing the sensor system to record a first video with an OGI camera; and causing the sensor system to store the first video in memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Dylan Duke, Jason Acerbi