Patents by Inventor Edlund Leif

Edlund Leif 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).

  • Patent number: 5867800
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a system for proximate field orientation of an autonomous device and utilizes a transmitted wave having a first frequency of slow propagation, whereby reflections from obstacles within a proximate area are detected. According to the present invention receivers are arranged in a slanted plane or preferably along a curved base-line to, in a simple way, obtain a three-dimensional direction to an obstacle reflecting the frequency of slow propagation. Additionally, an absorber or a screen or a combination thereof is arranged above at least one receiver to act as an "eyebrow" attenuating undesired reflections which at the receiver come from overhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Electrolux
    Inventor: Edlund Leif