Patents by Inventor Edward S. King

Edward S. King 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).

  • System and method for preventing depletion of a robotic energy source
    Patent number: 11675364
    Abstract: A system to prevent depletion of a robotic energy source includes: a mobile robot; a server operably connected to the robot via a communication system, the server configured to manage the robot; a robotic energy source configured to provide energy to the robot; a controller operably connected to the robot, the controller operably connected to the server, the controller configured to control the robot, the controller further configured to monitor an energy level of the robot; and a charging station configured to operably connect to the energy source, the charging station further configured to replenish the energy source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Ferguson, Edward S. King
  • System and Method for Preventing Depletion of a Robotic Energy Source
    Publication number: 20200348680
    Abstract: A system to prevent depletion of a robotic energy source includes: a mobile robot; a server operably connected to the robot via a communication system, the server configured to manage the robot; a robotic energy source configured to provide energy to the robot; a controller operably connected to the robot, the controller operably connected to the server, the controller configured to control the robot, the controller further configured to monitor an energy level of the robot; and a charging station configured to operably connect to the energy source, the charging station further configured to replenish the energy source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Fetch Robotics, Inc
    Inventors: Michael Ferguson, Edward S. King
  • System and method for preventing depletion of a robotic energy source
    Patent number: 10754346
    Abstract: A system to prevent depletion of a robotic energy source includes: a mobile robot; a server operably connected to the robot via a communication system, the server configured to manage the robot; a robotic energy source configured to provide energy to the robot; a controller operably connected to the robot, the controller operably connected to the server, the controller configured to control the robot, the controller further configured to monitor an energy level of the robot; and a charging station configured to operably connect to the energy source, the charging station further configured to replenish the energy source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Fetch Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ferguson, Edward S. King
  • System and Method for Preventing Depletion of a Robotic Energy Source
    Publication number: 20190270198
    Abstract: A system to prevent depletion of a robotic energy source includes: a mobile robot; a server operably connected to the robot via a communication system, the server configured to manage the robot; a robotic energy source configured to provide energy to the robot; a controller operably connected to the robot, the controller operably connected to the server, the controller configured to control the robot, the controller further configured to monitor an energy level of the robot; and a charging station configured to operably connect to the energy source, the charging station further configured to replenish the energy source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Fetch Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ferguson, Edward S. King